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photopigs

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Posted byjammin
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in/photopigs-Jan 27 at 7:33 PM

What To Do If You Are Stopped Or Detained For Taking Photographs

Photographers - What To Do If You Are Stopped Or Detained For Taking Photographs

aclu.org

It's possible that while on the streets with your camera, that overzealous guards and police will stop, detain and try taking your equipment. Know your rights! Especially in this climate.

Comments11
  • Stuart_winMay 20 at 4:34 PM

    I was stopped by some over zealous security guards taking some photos outside their building and they started demanding my passport of driving licence. I refused and they threatened to call the police although eventually after deleting my cameras memory they let me go. Only afterwards did I find out they were actually acting illegally as I was in a public area and the building wasnt even sensitive like a airport. So its really important to know your rights these days so thanks for sharing.

    • jamminMay 20 at 7:10 PM

      Yikes. I would have refused and told them to call the cops, or walked away. I know my rights!

      I once had an overzealous security guard tell me I couldn't lock my bike up outside their building. I didn't acknowledge him and walked away. This is downtown Minneapolis dude, you'll be hard pressed to find a street sign without a bike attached to it. 🙄

  • LostInEnvyApr 24 at 4:15 PM

    Any idea if there's an international version?

    • jamminApr 24 at 4:18 PM

      Which country? I might be able to find something.

      • jamminApr 24 at 4:18 PM

        Which is to say that's probably going to be different in every country. :-\

      • LostInEnvyApr 24 at 4:19 PM

        Uk, I feel like i could find something if i looked but it's late ish here so i don't feel like doing it right now 😂 (Also was going through my photos from earlier and saw a lady in the background giving me dirty looks 😂)

      • jamminApr 24 at 4:22 PM

        Yeah, sometimes people really don't appreciate being photographed, but they have unreasonable expectations for privacy while they're in public.

        I suspect it'll probably be easier for you to find that information, but I'll give it a look and see what I can find for some other countries and add it to this thread.

        Also was going through my photos from earlier and saw a lady in the background giving me dirty looks

        I hope we get to see some of your photos soon!

  • John91234Jan 28 at 2:05 AM

    excellent! this will come in handy in the coming years :)

    • jamminJan 28 at 8:15 AM

      No shit!

  • TheLizardQueenJan 27 at 11:05 PM

    Thanks for sharing!

  • HollyKlJan 27 at 7:39 PM

    Thanks for posting this!

photopigs

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