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Posted by bmtlines on Mon Jul 26 10:06:32 2010, in response to Re: SubChat Exposé (Re: Encounter With Security Guard At 23rd Street), posted by HarryP on Sun Jul 25 09:22:05 2010. I haven't encountered many problems personally but the issue is important because of the chilling effect it has had on myself and other photographers. I gave up many opportunities ot take pictures of the redbirds when they were being retired in the early 2000's because I do not like to be questioned or confronted by police. There came a point where I just decided that enough was enough, I was not going to allow my camera to become a worthless paperweight, and chose to fight back instead through the photo rights movements.The straw that broke my back were the proposed MOFTB regulations two years ago that would have required permits for virtually all photography in New York. That threat succeeded in bringing together such disparate groups like photographers, artists, railfans, photojournalists, videographers, the NYCLU and the NPPA. We fought the proposals through petition drives and protests and WON! At least on paper New York now has some of the most liberal photo regulations in the country - you can even use a tripod without a permit. That only came about because photographers fought for it, not by remaining silent and aquiescing to whatever rules the city devised for us! When our photo club was taking pictures of the VZ bridge two weeks ago we thought that the police might try to question us. A police car did pass by, slowed down to look, but did not approach us. Some nosey neighbors did though - they wanted to know why there were so many photographers there and if we were waiting for a celebrity to cross the bridge or some other event... The most serious argument I got into with a passerby was whether Nikon or Canon were better - he was a Canon lover :( If it were not for the photo rights movement and the resulting memo to police, I am sure we would have been harassed. As late as last year photographers were still reporting being harassed for taking pics of bridges from below. I will say that the type of photography I do especially when working with models does not generate the same type of reaction from the public that I have read about here. I find people excusing themselves to pass or going out of thier way not to disturb my shot. At the other extreme are those who want to ham it up and get their picture taken with my model... |
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