I was actually taking some photos of the front of the Church (which
the bus
terminal almost invades - much too close), and I was asked to leave the
whole area.. Luckily, the guys boss told him to stop wasting his (and
my)
time.. But that's what we're finding here - getting permission is
incredibly
difficult, you think you're on 'public' property, then you find it's
actually private, and very camera shy... Probably thanks to the
culture we
have now of everyone fearing a lawsuit if you so much as fart within
10 feet
of anyone.
Does not really sound like Britain. Had to look several time to be sure.
Some advice from US
Tyler Hicks recently gave a presentation of his powerful work on
Katrina, and although the conditions under which he worked were
gruesome, the total chaos had one advantage - no one told him that he
couldn't photograph anywhere or anything. The attorney Nancy Wolff,
who specializes in photographic issues, has a great piece of advice
for photographers on dealing with overzealous law enforcement agents,
and that is to carry as many supporting documents with you as you can
when shooting on location. This should include such things as
assignment letters, press credentials, even previously published work,
anything that will show that you're exercising your First Amendment
rights and not planning nefarious deeds. It's not a guarantee that
those rights won't be violated, but it may well help.
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