Fear reigns supreme in these times. Sad.
That's probably true but here's an excerpt from the link below...
"If someone waves you off when you try to photograph him or her, you may be well within your legal rights to take the shot, but ask yourself if it’s worth the verbal or even physical altercation that it may yield. Confrontation aside, I’d always advise being respectful and considerate towards your subjects, and if they express that they’d rather not be photographed, I’d suggest simply moving on."
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What do you base that on -- evidence? Hearsay?
There are people who engage in cannibalism. Therefore we should ban all knives and large cooking pots...same exact logic.
A few years ago I was walking downtown with my camera and stopped to photograph an interesting building. Immediately, an irate woman approached me and accused me of "photographing children". I did not notice any children around me at the time, and later analysis revealed absolutely no children present in the frames I took. I think much of the paranoid public perception that people with cameras are up to no good is driven by sensationalist news media. Although pedophiles certainly exist, the vast majority of people are not pedophiles.Parents do indeed get hysterical and most people who run into trouble are perfectly innocent, however there are pedophiles that take pictures of children - sometimes as a way of assembling a folder or pin-up board of potential "targets", and thus it's understandable that some parents lose their mind a bit when strange men start photographing their children.
Theo - I always thought you were a bit of a gambler.Since I'm always being mistaken for Omar Sharif, I simply think people are admiring my good looks and it doesn't bother me.
+1its easy to makethe "cheap shots" of homeless passed out on the pile of trash or whatever
If I see you pointing your camera at me and I hold my hand up to block the view and shake my head 'no' then I expect you to stop pointing your camera at me. End of story... no discussion... just don't do it.
... I was photographing an islamic street vendor ...He saw me and became violently angry shouting in my face.
at-tasweer haraam
Some believe photography (of people) is forbidden entirely. Others will accept photography of persons, such as at a wedding, but photos should be in an album and not displayed openly.
I am half-Hungarian, half-Syrian. The Arabic side of my family had no such beliefs and in fact enjoyed photographs. Others in the community, though,
took the issue very seriously.
If you are in a public area, you have no right at all to stop someone. You can put a bag over your head, you have that right. You also have the right to leave.
Umkay... try it.
as you can seein my earlier post I have no problem trying it. I've stood down punks much bigger than me, several times.Umkay... try it.
as you can seein my earlier post I have no problem trying it. I've stood down punks much bigger than me, several times.
This thread appears to be headed into religion, which means it may have to be moved to the soap box... just a heads up...
Has nothing to do with religion. Some cultures believe that a photograph steals your soul.
If you are in indian territory you must be careful also. Remember the official designation of these lands is that of sovereign states independent from the US. They have their own laws, police forces, and constitutions. You will probably be asked politely to pay the subjects a small fee for the photograph. Refuse and you may be escorted from the reservation.
+1I'm seeing moral issues here not ethical ones.
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