For travel memories, Russell Banks prefers words to images

Writer Russell Banks shares thoughts on the difference between a traveler and a tourist. More

Novelist and poet Russell Banks used to feel guilty about not taking pictures to document his trips. Now, he doesn't even bring a camera with him, believing that visually recording an experience would effectively remove him from it. In contrast, describing sights in writing imprints images upon his memory. Banks shares an essay on how a camera can distinguish between a traveler and a tourist.

AIR DATE 8/30/16