Photography: Everyone's doing it

I go to lots of craft sales and over the last few years I've noticed a trend of more and more people selling photos. It is easy to imagine why more people are taking up photography - anyone can look like an expert with digital cameras and editing software. I don't begrudge people their vacation photos (I like to take pictures too), but seriously, how many pictures of Split Rock Lighthouse do we need? While in CO, I lost count of the number of people taking long hikes with expensive digital cameras and tripods. Do all these people think they are going to be the next photography superstar? Again, how many pictures of Emerald Lake can the calendars support? I've come to the conclusion that photography is now a competitive sport - played mostly by men. Yes, women carry cameras too, but they are more likely to take quick snapshots with a $150 camera. It is the men who wait an hour to compose a shot. It is the men who get up at 4am to catch the morning's first rays coming over the mountain peak. It is the men who debate the merits of their photos online. And, it is the men who I see trying to make a buck at a craft sale. The whole thing is curious to me.