Comments on: I'm a Photogrpher Not a Terrorist

By: K. Praslowicz

K. Praslowicz — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:21:36 +0000

The doopy tourist method is probably very valid. The speed in which I can use my camera is what freaked out the woman who got the cops set on me in the first place.

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:04:54 +0000

Over the past few years on trips to Europe I have found the general populance far more reluctant to have their images taken, although the UK has more street CCTV than any country in the world this doesn’t seem to bother them.
Last November I was in both Paris and London and although I shoot as discretely as possible I had people shaking fingers at me. In Paris, one individual came up a flight of stairs and asked me to delete the image I had caught of him from overhead. On the other hand in London, I had some Police Constables stand to one side as I caught a shot of some office girls outside on a cigarette break ????
There appears to be a growing Paranoia in regards to street photographers that wasn’t evident 10 years ago. I normally am not discernible from the locals but have been considering dressing up like a typical dump tourist, be blatant, and shoulder a couple of SLRs.
My current stealth with my G10 (with a FlipBac angle viewer) is maybe more obvious and questionable in these changed times.

By: Jack Clarfelt

Jack Clarfelt — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:39:27 +0000

This is the most centralist controllong government in the western world, it’s using the blanket terrorist laws as a method to control us in any way it wants. It belives people are the servants of goverment and not government is the servant of the people.
It is creating an atmosphere of guilt and fear in photographers and others and must be resisted by any legal ways possible and shewn that we will not be easily subjugated. So far we still have the balot box.
Anyone that believes in liberty and freedom must use their vote in the general election to get rid of this Labour government.
All that evil needs to suceed is for good men to do nothing.

By: Miserere

Miserere — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:50:06 +0000

Well, I know you’ve had your own “adventures” with the police here in the US. Tough time for street photographers…especially those with infrared strobes

By: K. Praslowicz

K. Praslowicz — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:32:52 +0000

If only I lived near London…