Immediacy, Photography and Memory: The Tourist Experience of Machu Picchu

A study on the tourist experience at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast, reveals how visitors' expectations shape their immediate experiences and long-term memories. The research highlights that photography plays a significant role in mediating these experiences, influencing both the perception of the site during the visit and its recollection afterward. By analyzing visitor interactions with the site through a combination of surveys, interviews, and observational data, the study underscores the importance of emotional immediacy and visual documentation in shaping the tourist narrative. This insight contributes to a broader understanding of how World Heritage Sites are experienced and remembered by visitors.

(Ed.). (2016). Immediacy, Photography and Memory: The Tourist Experience of Machu Picchu. World Heritage, Tourism and Identity, 143–158. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315546315-14