Why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
  
  

Sunset over Cape Royal, the southernmost viewpoint of the Grand Canyon’s north rim
Sunset over Cape Royal, the southernmost viewpoint of the Grand Canyon’s north rim in Arizona. Photograph: Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images

I’ve just been looking at my photos from a recent trip to the Grand Canyon and I’m thoroughly unimpressed. Why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice? Alex Robinson, Suffolk

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