Comments on: Police to Be Off-Limits to Photographers in the UK http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment Fri, 18 May 2012 18:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: rebecca http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-547 rebecca Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:39:57 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-547 Oh my, thanks for bringing this situation to light. Oh my, thanks for bringing this situation to light.

]]> By: Peter Zack http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Peter Zack Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:55:40 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-548 Thanks for joining in Rebecca and have you seen this latest development? http://enticingthelight.com/2010/01/22/im-a-photogrpher-not-a-terrorist/ Thanks for joining in Rebecca and have you seen this latest development?

http://enticingthelight.com/2010/01/22/im-a-photogrpher-not-a-terrorist/

]]> By: Steve http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Steve Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:00:56 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-546 That is called "secret police" That is called “secret police”

]]> By: Miserere http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Miserere Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:23:54 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-545 Marina, thanks for taking the picture in the first place! Andrew, you should watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McB9tsabPn0" rel="nofollow">this video</a>. Marina, thanks for taking the picture in the first place!

Andrew, you should watch this video.

]]> By: AndrewG NY http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-544 AndrewG NY Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:28:16 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-544 I have increasingly worried about getting harassed for taking pictures of bridges or railroad-related subjects as well. Sooner or later, lakes will be off-limits too--we might be eco-terrorists, or planning on poisoning the water supply, right? I have increasingly worried about getting harassed for taking pictures of bridges or railroad-related subjects as well. Sooner or later, lakes will be off-limits too–we might be eco-terrorists, or planning on poisoning the water supply, right?

]]> By: Marina Scukina http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Marina Scukina Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:20:56 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-543 Hey, thanks for keeping credits. We have to fight for our rights to photograph! Hey, thanks for keeping credits.

We have to fight for our rights to photograph!

]]> By: Miserere http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Miserere Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:16:10 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-542 The problem we face is that once a major country like the UK implements such a law, others will follow. There are already too many cases of law-enforcement officers (both in the UK and USA) not respecting photographers' rights and harassing them, even arresting them with absolutely no legal grounds to do so. Everyone, but especially the police, should know that anyone can legally take a photo from a public place of anything that is visible from a public place. It really <em>is</em> that simple! The problem we face is that once a major country like the UK implements such a law, others will follow. There are already too many cases of law-enforcement officers (both in the UK and USA) not respecting photographers’ rights and harassing them, even arresting them with absolutely no legal grounds to do so. Everyone, but especially the police, should know that anyone can legally take a photo from a public place of anything that is visible from a public place. It really is that simple!

]]> By: Peter Zack http://enticingthelight.com/2009/02/16/police-to-be-off-limits-to-photographers-in-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Peter Zack Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:47:00 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=1501#comment-541 Miserere, This situation is getting out of control. CBC Toronto reported today that a wedding photographer was arrested because a cop thought she was taking too many shots around an historic building. Didn't matter that the bride and groom were in every shot. She was taken from the scene in the middle of her work and all the gear was confiscated. Leaving the bride and groom standing there. There have been several reports of other photographers and photographic artists arrested. Another was reported by the Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/photographers-criminalised-as-police-abuse-antiterror-laws-1228149.html?action=Popup&gallery=no Miserere, This situation is getting out of control. CBC Toronto reported today that a wedding photographer was arrested because a cop thought she was taking too many shots around an historic building. Didn’t matter that the bride and groom were in every shot. She was taken from the scene in the middle of her work and all the gear was confiscated. Leaving the bride and groom standing there.

There have been several reports of other photographers and photographic artists arrested. Another was reported by the Independent.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/photographers-criminalised-as-police-abuse-antiterror-laws-1228149.html?action=Popup&gallery=no

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