Carlsbad photographer Robert Koester has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual misconduct. He was accused of sexually assaulting and raping teen models he was paid to photograph, and the evidence suggests that some of them were even drugged and unconscious during the abuse.
Travel bloggers flying a drone in Iran have been released from prison
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Travel bloggers Jolie King and Mark Firkin were arrested in July for flying a drone without a permit near Tehran, Iran. The couple, known on Instagram as T.W.O. – The Way Overland, was facing up to ten years in prison. However, they have now been released, reportedly as a result of a prisoner swap.
China releases photojournalist Lu Guang after a year of detention
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After almost a year of detention, award-winning Chinese photojournalist Lu Guang has been released. He has been documenting China’s dark side for years, and in November 2018, he got arrested. He has been released a few months ago, but he is reportedly still kept under surveillance.
Travel bloggers face ten years of prison in Iran for flying a drone without a permit
by 32 CommentsTravel bloggers Jolie King and Mark Firkin, known on Instagram as T.W.O. – The Way Overland, have been arrested in Iran for flying a drone without a permit. They were detained in July after they were caught operating the drone near Tehran, and they are now facing up to ten years in prison.
Photographer assaulted, arrested and left bleeding for filming in public
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Unfortunately, we have seen photographers get assaulted and insulted for shooting on public property, and the latest case happened a few days ago. The police assaulted and arrested the photographer for filming in public, he was left bleeding, and he caught the incident on camera.
Missing photographer Lu Guang was arrested, Chinese police confirms
by Leave a CommentAward-winning Chinese photographer Lu Guang went missing in early November. His wife Xu Xiaoli claimed that he was taken away by national security officers, and now this information has been confirmed. The photographer was arrested while visiting Xinjiang province in China, and Chinese police have confirmed it to Mr. Lu’s family.
Photojournalist sentenced to death for covering anti-government protest in Egypt
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Mahmoud Abou Zeid, an Egyptian photojournalist also known as Shawkan, is facing a death sentence in Cairo, Egypt. He was arrested in connection with an anti-government protest back in August 2013, and prosecutors requested a death sentence for him on 3 March 2018.
Photographer and model pleaded guilty of shooting nudes at a crowded mall
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Photo shoots at malls and places like arts & crafts or home improvement stores can be fun. As a matter of fact, they seem to be gaining in popularity. But one photographer and model took it a bit too far and got arrested over a nude photo shoot at a crowded mall.
The duo had the nude photo shoot at Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Monroeville. It was on a Saturday at 11 a.m. so they apparently couldn’t get unnoticed. Someone informed the police, and both the model and the photographer got arrested.
Photographer and model arrested over nude photoshoot at ancient Egyptian temple
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From time to time, photography could get you in trouble. For Photographer Jesse Walker and model Marisa Papen, the trouble came while they were shooting nudes in an ancient temple in Luxor, Egypt. They tried hiding from the guards to take the shots, but they got busted. As a result, they faced extremely unpleasant situations and spent a night in a jail cell.
Police Arrest Canadian Journalists at Scene of Car Crash
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Two journalists were recently arrested this week by police at the scene of a fatal car crash in Hamilton Canada.
This hits home for me because I live in Hamilton. As a Canadian, the issue of overzealous police arresting photographers and journalists for the crime of photography always seemed like a US issue or a problem in meaner parts of the world.
To be honest, I never thought that something like this could happen in my home town.
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