It appears to me that the two people in the front of the picture are preparing for the next curve to their right. The photog is standing in the curve. The cyclists are swinging wide. There's no good reason to be out there to the left of the yellow, but it could be that she (looks like a she) came down the hill fast, and is compensating for the speed and the curve. She can probably see far enough ahead to be out there.

I wouldn't notice a photographer standing out there. I'd be concentrating on the road.

Still, it does look bad on its face.

Karen