Today I saw two stories of photographers harassed by police enforcing non-existent laws: 1, 2. Sadly this is part of a larger trend, not to mention an inevitable result of the climate of fear that is remarkably pervasive in the US. I don't want to go into some lengthy political rant, but let's just say that I blame this more on individual ignorant cops than any official policy, and that consequently it's very important that photographers know our rights. I shall be putting a copy of that rights & remedies flyer in my camera case in case I ever need it.
For the record, the only times I have ever stopped myself from taking photos of something out of fear has been when the scene included small children and I was alone, so afraid of being mistaken for a pædophile. I'm probably over-cautious in that respect, but it's a sort of confrontation that I coud do without.
For the record, the only times I have ever stopped myself from taking photos of something out of fear has been when the scene included small children and I was alone, so afraid of being mistaken for a pædophile. I'm probably over-cautious in that respect, but it's a sort of confrontation that I coud do without.
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Future Seattlite:
Have you heard/read State v. Glas (the up the skirt case)? It doesn't apply to your photographic interest, or so I would assume, but it does paint a nice picture of Washington state's artistic boundries. Anyways, I thought it was fascinating.
-Joanie
I hadn't even heard of that. Do you have a reference?
In general, I would argue that upskirts are both immoral and illegal, on the basis that a person wearing a skirt has not placed their crotch on public display, but I would be interested to read how this was actually ruled on. If it's been done competently, there will be general principles set down that make the precedent relevant to other types of photography too.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=wa&vol=2001_app/19111-7&invol=3
Lexis Nexis might have it too?
-Joanie
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