Abstract There are calls for increasing the uptake of visual methods in tourism research. This paper makes a distinct contribution to visual methodology by focusing on images generated by local residents. We examine the opportunities and challenges of utilising participant-generated photo-elicitation. Specifically, through participant-generated images, this research studies tourism impacts in the coastal destination of Imbassai, in the state of Bahia in the Northeast of Brazil. The unusual experience of looking through a camera on their lives, enabled participants to reflect on and make sense of their social worlds in relation to tourism impacts. Photo-elicitation effectively engages participants and provides more nuanced insights into social phenomena. There are however organisational, ethical and practical challenges that need to be considered.

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带相机的居民：通过参与者生成的图像探索旅游影响

摘要 人们呼吁在旅游研究中增加对视觉方法的采用。本文通过关注当地居民生成的图像，对视觉方法做出了独特的贡献。我们研究了利用参与者生成的照片引发的机遇和挑战。具体而言，本研究通过参与者生成的图像研究了巴西东北部巴伊亚州因巴萨伊沿海目的地的旅游业影响。通过相机观察他们生活的不寻常经历使参与者能够反思并理解与旅游影响相关的社会世界。照片引出有效地吸引了参与者，并提供了对社会现象更细致入微的见解。然而，需要考虑组织、道德和实践方面的挑战。