it hurts a bit but its worth it, the main problenm you get is having to remove any scabs that have just formes from beaing dragged over teh sand because they are filled with sand and other nastyness and if you dont clean it all out then it can get a little infected which isnt nice.
not heard anything about the guy with the camera so im guessing it was just a random out for a walk and decided to take some pics. whould have been nice to see if he had any good ones though