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foggyrain · 01-23-2008

This is terrible! I've run into a situation where I was taking pictures of a statue in a public place/park in a downtown city in the States. Apparently the statue was owned by someone who does not like having photos taken of it. Security guards rushed me and demanded I delete the photos and leave immediately. They even called the police! Why is it that just because someone has a fancier camera than a tourist, or uses a tripod, that they are assumed to be "professional" and going to make money off of the photos they are taking?

It's not fair, especially if it is a public area. I understand the concern of those who do not want to be photographed, but this photographer did nothing wrong.

Thanks for posting this article!

01-23-2008	#2 (permalink)
foggyrain The Creative Eye Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: OH Posts: 257	This is terrible! I've run into a situation where I was taking pictures of a statue in a public place/park in a downtown city in the States. Apparently the statue was owned by someone who does not like having photos taken of it. Security guards rushed me and demanded I delete the photos and leave immediately. They even called the police! Why is it that just because someone has a fancier camera than a tourist, or uses a tripod, that they are assumed to be "professional" and going to make money off of the photos they are taking? It's not fair, especially if it is a public area. I understand the concern of those who do not want to be photographed, but this photographer did nothing wrong. Thanks for posting this article!