Now and then I take a couple of pics. Nothing special. It’s just a hobby of mine. Abstract, landscape, portraiture, they all interest me and many others too. Over the last few years, since September 11th, I’ve read reports of casual photographers being stopped by the police, challenged about their right to take pictures and sometimes have threat of deletion or confiscation. There is no restriction on photography in public (bar some government buildings) but police and security guards continue to bully people practising their hobby. Here’s another example. A tourist. I’d stop him from wearing those specs though.
22
Apr
09
Surely it’s only a problem if it’s without their consent? Those two look pretty happy to be photographed
Jo, he’s the photographer, and son. They were taking pics of Vauxhall train station or something.
For at least two years there has been an on-going campaign to champion the rights of photographers, notably supported by the parliamentary group of photographers and Amateur Photography magazine.
During the law lectures on the photojournalism course which I took in 1996 we were always told that there is no restriction on the taking of images in public places.
In recent years things have become more complicated due to anti-terror legislation (often wrongly applied or without common-sense), privacy (Celebrities hounded by press snappers have brought this to the fore) and last but not least the worry about who might be photographing our children.
It is still true that no policeman has a right to ask you to delete images on the street or rip the film out of your camera!!!
is that yer man that used to be on corrie? eh, looks like him…..