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Two clubs, Output in Williamsburg and Le Baron in Chinatown, have banned photography, along with No. 8 and Sankeys. The reason? Partially, to protect the privacy of celebrity patrons. But, it's also to maintain the exclusivity of the club and its happenings. As No. 8's Amy Sacco told The New York Times, "If it's everywhere, it's not a cool party." In other words, even the likes of Rihanna would be prohibited from Instagramming her 40/40 NYE rave, as to preserve the mystery surrounding the elite venues of NYC nightlife. As the Times' Billy Gray notes,
it "could be a desire to shield the famous; codify a pretentious air of mystery; or, in Output’s case, instill a purer, but no less innocent, party mind-set driven by, well, partying and not by retro-filtered Instagram portraits."