Sound Advice from Outside
Outside is one of those magazines I don’t think about much until I see it at a newsstand or something. Then I’ll pick it up, read some of the stuff in there, and think, boy, I should read this magazine more often. The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air appeared as articles in the magazine before they were books; other writers who have contributed to the magazine include E. Annie Proulx and Edward Abbey.
This morning, while waiting at the doctor’s office, I was browsing through a recent issue, the one with one of Martin Schoeller’s big-head photos on the cover. Inside was this:
Sound Advice
The Ten Worst Adventure-Photo Cliches
1. Nalgene swigging
2. Sunsets
3. Boulder hopping
4. Stream crossing
5. Boot soles
6. Coiled-rope throwing
7. Blurry stars
8. Yoga
9. Wading, pack aloft
10. Rainbows
Having not read the magazine enough to know any better, I suppose this is helpful stuff. I’ve ever seen a picture of Nalgene swigging and wouldn’t have known it was a cliche.