posted Friday, 16 May 2008, 20:50 (+0800), by Martin
Every now and then, I'll be doing a Quick Links post, where I provide some brief info
and links to interesting stories/articles.
This first Quick Links post focuses on photographer's rights.
A Los Angeles photographer recently received a suprise visit from two agents from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force after a photoshoot at the Port of Los Angeles.
From the original post:
Do you know your rights as a photographer? If not, then I would strongly recommend you read on to find out more about your rights.
Rui M Leal from Lighting Mods recently blogged some detailed useful information on this subject in a blog post titled Know Your Photographic Rights. Note that it's mostly US-specific, but at the end of the blog post, the author also links to some pages with information specific to other countries.
For Australians such as myself, there's detailed information on Australian street photography legal issues, covering your right to take photos, and limitations on photo rights, along with lots of links to more information.
On a related note, the Western Australian Department of Sport & Recreation has a position statement on Photographing Children. It's a useful document to read if you intend to photograph children at a sporting ground.
A Los Angeles photographer recently received a suprise visit from two agents from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force after a photoshoot at the Port of Los Angeles.
From the original post:
They informed me that most of their job lately has been following up with photographers who take photos in the port complex. They also informed me that they try their best to inform private security guards how to deal with confrontations with photographers, and that most of the guards have a bit of a skewed view on what's legal (oh my god this is true), and they're trying to correct that. They have had to correct guards who have insisted that photos be erased, or worse, have confiscated equipment in the name of homeland security.
Maybe one of these
OCAU photography shirts would have helped:
OCAU photographer shirt
John Forrest National Park, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @79mm, 1/3200 sec, f/5.6, ISO200
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @79mm, 1/3200 sec, f/5.6, ISO200
Do you know your rights as a photographer? If not, then I would strongly recommend you read on to find out more about your rights.
Rui M Leal from Lighting Mods recently blogged some detailed useful information on this subject in a blog post titled Know Your Photographic Rights. Note that it's mostly US-specific, but at the end of the blog post, the author also links to some pages with information specific to other countries.
For Australians such as myself, there's detailed information on Australian street photography legal issues, covering your right to take photos, and limitations on photo rights, along with lots of links to more information.
On a related note, the Western Australian Department of Sport & Recreation has a position statement on Photographing Children. It's a useful document to read if you intend to photograph children at a sporting ground.
For US photographers, The Photographer's Right also provides a good summary of your rights. It also provides a link to the UK Photographers Rights page.