Influencers issue warning after sharing Uluru images
An Australian couple has issued a warning to photographers and content creators visiting Uluru, after they received a lengthy list of potential fines following a visit to the iconic site.
Britt and Tim Cromie, known online as Life of the Cromies, shared photos and videos from their trip through the Northern Territory earlier this year.
Three months after their visit, they were notified of multiple breaches under the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park media guidelines.
“In the notice there are about 20 fineable offences,” Britt explained in a recent Instagram post, adding that they hadn’t realised content creators needed a permit.
While the pair had respected signs banning photography in certain areas, they were unaware that broader rules applied to filming and sharing content publicly.
However, Britt stressed that their post on the matter was not a complaint but a warning to other content creators.
“We’ve taken down our Uluru + Kata Tjuta video and a few photos from our socials. Not because we’re mad. Not because we don’t care. But because we do, and we weren't across the guidelines when we visited,” the couple wrote in their Instagram post.
According to visiting regulations within the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, photography of culturally sensitive sites is strictly prohibited, with certain details of the site considered equivalent to sacred scripture by the local Anangu people.
The restrictions also extend to areas where photography and videography are permitted, where photographers must still follow strict conditions such as using wide shots to obscure sacred features, or blocking them with objects like trees or dunes.
In most cases permits are required as well.
The Cromies said that after their visit they retroactively obtained and paid for a permit, while also removing all content featuring sensitive sites.
They were, however, surprised to be flagged for other actions, including swatting flies with a branch, a move deemed a breach of environmental guidelines aimed at protecting flora and fauna in the area.
The couple now plans to take down their entire YouTube video from the trip, saying editing out the flagged moments isn’t feasible.
Authorities had warned the pair their actions could attract fines, though no penalties were ultimately imposed.