No way you just shared a festival post but didn't post it in Festival Mania community! Joking 😁
But yeah, no doubt it's a beautiful festival that it's quite suggestive for those who are interested in cultures of our country. There was held something similar (but on a larger scale) in Sibiu at the beginning of the month. I'm still sorry that I missed it but it happened during my birthday when I was away from town so I think it's a good excuse, lol 😁
Also, not very funny story at the end of the post, honestly. That's the behaviour I expect to receive when taking such pictures and that's why I prefer taking some less professional ones from the distance or hide through tourists so they won't see me while taking a picture lol. Those from Sibiu are quite disgusting with their behaviour most of the time so I try to avoid starting a fight like that if I can, even though I lose a lot by posting poor content. I'm curious though if they tell the same thing if you also purchase something from them, because perhaps that's their biggest problem - taking pictures with their art and then walking away without buying anything. In Sibiu I met a lot of "art" with the "made in china" or jumbo labels on the products, lol
I forgot about your community, to be totally honest. I need to join and keep an eye on it. Also, it's good to know you're not referring only to music festivals. Need to read the rules.
And trust me, this was quite a big one, what you see here is just a tiny portion, with the booths that had a story to tell, not that the others don't. I'm going to post more, just have to schedule my time wisely.
I understand your concern and trust me, I know what you mean. It's not easy to take decent photos when you know you can be chased away any moment. Every time I go to a fair I have this thought and try to act accordingly. But it's difficult when you don't have tome to align the lines or you cut the frame wrong, leave the sides out because you are afraid of them. Most likely they are afraid of taxman, that's the explanation I find for this behavior, but who knows? Once I went to a fair in Medias with my niece and told her, "if sh*t hits the fan, run as fast as you can, then we meet somewhere after" 😂. We got out of it safe, but you never know. I just hope this kind of behavior will disappear soon as it's not healthy.
No worries, it was just a joke 😁 but yeah, it's quite vast and can become home to a lot of festivals and events out there.
As for the behaviour, I do feel you but honestly I don't think this will change anytime soon. Unless there are some grandparents selling stuff who don't pay too much attention on such details 🤣
I still hope they will understand the meaning and we don't have to be afraid of taking photos anymore.