Photography in Public Places

Here's a cracking little film made for Current.TV about the rights of people to take photos or video in public places.

(Link via 2point8)

Amateur Photographer magazine has recently been carrying a series of stories about photographers stopped on the streets because they were considered "suspicious." They even went as far as republishing the cover they produced at the outbreak of WWII (at a time, remember, when the UK was under serious threat of invasion) highlighting the fact that you were still allowed to take photos.

Then there's the recently launched Met Police campaign asking people to look out for suspicious photographers.

If you've got a camera, you might be a terrorist in the eyes of the Metropolitan Police.

Remember, if you're in a public place, you're allowed to take pictures of whoever or whatever you want. That's why a private business or individual can perfectly legally put up a CCTV camera pointing into the street. They've not asked your permission. You don't have to ask theirs.