| The way I see it, there are a number of advantages | | | | album comes out as completely unique. Though they all |
| to handcrafted, eco-friendly photo albums. Although a | | | | are easily recognizable from their picture on the |
| photo album can be eco-friendly without being | | | | various websites, as compared to what you would |
| handcrafted, that same album is very definitely | | | | find in the package you receive from these sites, you |
| eco-friendly if it is handcrafted, as can be said for that | | | | will also note that because of slightly nuanced |
| business at large, provided that handcrafting is all they | | | | differences in the shade and pattern of the bamboo, |
| do. | | | | leaf, seed or flower incorporated in that particular |
| From my point of view, the only way it could affect | | | | organic photo album, it is unlikely to have an exact |
| the environment is if one of the artists came to work | | | | match anywhere else in the world. |
| with bad breath, which is quite a minuscule effect--a | | | | Though this would present problems in the automobile |
| point, though rather facetious, which we can all agree | | | | industry, this is a real advantage, rather than a |
| upon. In the handcrafting industry at large, there are no | | | | disadvantage, in the photo album industry. The reason I |
| chemicals, oil, smoke, noise, or light polluting the | | | | say this is that you end up, as a matter of course, |
| environment, provided the work shift starts and finishes | | | | buying a completely one-of-a-kind work of art. Since |
| during daylight hours. | | | | an original painting can cost hundreds of thousands of |
| Also, because the construction materials used in the | | | | dollars, and even duplicates can be expensive, these |
| crafting of these photo albums, which are found on | | | | photo albums seem to be a real bargain. |
| various Internet sites, are not mass produced, each | | | | |