A good educational lesson for any photographer... Last time I was in Downtown Denver I got yelled at by the guy I was shooting with because I was taking pictures of the Fed Building. Apparently he was threatened by an officer last time he had done it. A little knowledge like this goes a long ways.
Posted by Brian Jackson on July 22, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Great info and it's said that this is the direction we are going now. Seems like they are passing new laws everyday today that makes it illegal to take a picture of something. I travel all over the US and spend a lot of time in DC and NY, two of the biggest places this stuff occurs. 9 times out of 10 the person is just doing his/her job or what he is told to do. Be polite and most of the time they are too and once they get a fill for you they move on their way. Lots of times I'll actually walk up to the Secret Service (in DC) and ask them if it is ok to take a picture of something. Most of the time they say sure go ahead. Then you have the 1 out of 10 that is just on a power trip of which those are the guys I like to mess with.
For those that are interested in these issues, I follow this blog which has turned into a clearinghouse for issues and incidents regarding photographer's rights:
Thanks for posting this Todd! I wish I would have read this before I was approached out at Pawnee Buttes a few weeks ago. Really appreciate the knowledge!
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4 repliesFor those that are interested in these issues, I follow this blog which has turned into a clearinghouse for issues and incidents regarding photographer's rights:
http://carlosmiller.com/