Natural Bridge in Virginia

Natural Bridge in Virginia
Originally uploaded by patrickwoodward

I find this image especially intriguing because the focus here is suppose to be on the Natural Bridge in Virginia that poses to be natural. However, instead of capturing the bridge, the photographer chooses to focus on the commentary written about the bridge instead. Is it natural enough to read text and admire pictures relevant to the history of a bridge instead of looking at the bridge itself? Is this why schools have long encourage students to learn and read from textbooks because the real thing is just not that important? Is this educative process natural?