photography is not a crime
Photographing on the streets and the law in the UK
Jul 11, 2016
John Aldred
Photographer rights are always a bit of a hot topic, and often brings out extreme points of view from all sides. There’s the law, there’s…
Driver charged with felony assault for threatening photographer with his vehicle
Jul 11, 2016
John Aldred
Yesterday, we showed you a video of a somewhat agitated driver harassing automotive photographer Alex Stone, who he felt was trespassing on his “private driveway” (which…
Photographer shooting on public road almost being run over for shooting on “private driveway”
Jul 10, 2016
Udi Tirosh
We’ve seen some crazy folks freaking out over photographers asking photographers to stop shooting but this one goes over the top. This is the first…
Here is the one thing you should say if police detains you for photographing
Jul 9, 2016
Udi Tirosh
We’ve seen it happening again and again, police detaining civilians photographers for recording or photographing them. The two stories mentioned here ended with police having…
Florida Police Share Memo Stating Undercover Officers Can Arrest Photographers to Protect Their Identity
Dec 3, 2015
Gannon Burgett
A Florida Police Department is under fire after a recent memo expressed that undercover cops are advised to arrest citizens who record them in public…
Court Says Threatening to Arrest for Recording Police Violates First Amendment
Nov 2, 2015
Liron Samuels
A District Court in California recently said that the act of threatening to arrest a person solely for recording police officers is a clear violation…
FBI Director says civilians with cameras are to blame for increase in homicides
Oct 28, 2015
Liron Samuels
With at least 1,108 American citizens killed by police in 2014, including some high-profile cases like the Ferguson shooting, and 2015 headed towards a similar…
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…
Wyoming Is Being Sued For Making A Law Which Forbids Photographing Agricultural Crimes
Oct 3, 2015
Udi Tirosh
Half a year ago, Wyoming passed one of the most controversial laws concerning photography ever (and agriculture for that matter) – the Data Trespass Law. The law…