Alex Ritson

So we are in a consuming and fast society.

We want also to take a kind of shortcut.

And that's wrong.

Yeah, it's interesting you talk about lack of knowledge.

I mean, in this case, it sounds as if the photographers moved the little frogs to try and get a better shot, move them from underneath the logs that are their habitat to get a better shot.

I mean, I was quite surprised by that.

And they did that without wearing gloves.

How common is it to move animals into a place where you can take a better photo?

Well, probably it's more common, you may think, because especially for amphibians or snakes, a lot of amateur photographers or even professional photographers, they can move the animal just in a better place for light or for a better background.

just to have a better picture.

It's quite a common habit, even from the past, and still a wrong habit.

We're always thinking that it's not a problem, but in some species it can be a very big problem indeed.

I mean, do you think that is unethical?

I mean, do you think it's wrong to move creatures that they should be photographed in their natural habitat?

If we want to put the limit, we always do something more because we need that picture.

It's a difficult balance, isn't it?

Because getting the shot and getting a shot that's going to get attention may be good for that creature in that it brings awareness of that creature.

But as you say, I mean, it can be, well, very harmful.

But for most amateur photographers, beginners or even professionals, you're always asking yourself why you are doing this.

Photographer Stefano Untatina.