Do people really steal garden gnomes to travel with and photograph?

Do they really travel the world with them photographing them in front of famous landmarks only to then mail that photo to the gnome's owner? I travel quite a lot and I like photography....this seems like a perfectly reasonable tourist activity that would make a trip more interesting.|||Yes I am an addicted gnomgraph. Whoa that felt good. I have been stealing them for years. In my dark basement I have hundreds of photos of gnomes in unpopular places and positions. I have a bunch in North Korea. THIS FEELS SO GOOD TO COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT MY PROBLEM THANK YOU%26lt;|||i thing gnomes are evil and take over people's minds and tell them to take them on vacation...-_-