photography is not a crime
An Open Letter from A ‘Creepy Guy’ With a Camera To The Woman Who Reported Him To The Cops
Oct 17, 2015
Udi Tirosh
David Updike from Cambridge, Massachusetts was ‘detained’ by six policeman after a woman reported him to the cops for taking photos of children in a local…
NY state trooper stops aerial photographer for flying over police station; sergeant calls him off. Why can’t we all just get along?
Oct 13, 2015
Liron Samuels
It’s no secret that photographers are often given a hard time by law enforcement officers, especially near sensitive buildings. Be it due to abuse of…
Woman receives $117,500 in settlement after being arrested for recording police
Sep 24, 2015
Liron Samuels
An Illinois woman, who was arrested and charges were filed against her after she recorded police officers on her friend’s property without their consent, decided…
82% of Americans Believe Photographers Should Have Right to Refuse Service to LGBT Community
Aug 12, 2015
Allen Mowery
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states brought with it quite a stir in the photography community. One group was…
Photographer Incites Outrage Over Nude Photos Inside Forbidden City
Jun 17, 2015
Allen Mowery
While China typically seems content with simply taking our souls in exchange for feeding our rampant materialism with affordable products, they seem to have picked up…
New Bill Could Penalize Well Intentioned Photographers With Fines & Possible Jail Time
May 12, 2015
Tiffany Mueller
Wyoming is unquestionably a gorgeous state and one that’s coveted by landscape and wildlife photographers around the world. With Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Tetons,…
Amateur Photographers Facing Unfair Discrimination From Law Enforcement?
May 6, 2015
Tiffany Mueller
Just days after a man was tased in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for illegally operating a drone, photographer Jason Lanier, has shared his personal experience…
US Marshal Appears To Attack Pedestrian Photographer; Knocks Phone From Hands, Smashes It With Foot
Apr 21, 2015
Tiffany Mueller
These types of clips are popping up so frequently these days, it’s almost not even shocking to see anymore. But, this video posted yesterday on…
St. Louis Photographer Sues Authorities over Her Right to Shoot Public Park Portraits
Feb 25, 2015
Liron Samuels
Is a ban on professional photography in a public park in violation of the First Amendment? According to Photographer Josephine Havlak and two of her…
Videographer Arrested After Recording An Accident And Not Handing The Camera Over To The Police
Jan 10, 2015
Udi Tirosh
Usually we hear stories about photographers getting harassed or arrested for taking pictures, but this one is about a photographer that got arrested for not letting…