#eiffel tower

i just got back from a trip to paris and i'm still fuming about my photography experience. i had been planning this trip for months, scouting out locations and waiting for the perfect light. but when i got to the eiffel tower, there were so many tourists it was impossible to get a clean shot. and to make matters worse, a bunch of other photographers were being super aggressive, trying to push me out of the way to get their own shots. i feel like i barely got any decent photos. maybe i'm just being impatient, but it seems like travel photography is getting more and more competitive 🙄. anyone else have experiences like this?