In general I agree with Shel, but more specifically if the person is the main subject of the picture and indicated they would prefer not to be photographed, I will simply smile, wave 'Ok', and walk on. However, if the person is simply an 'extra', I will wait to see whether they want to make an issue out of it, when I may then defend my right to take photos of a public scene which _may_ or may not include them. If they are insistent, I will probably re-frame the shot or wait until they have moved on/given up.
And I'm not interested in whether it's a religious or cultural issue with the person in the first example above, that's their prerogative. If I have been advised that it is culturally unacceptable to take a person's picture without their knowledge or permission, it would be the act of an ignoramus to do so, IMO. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 2:01 AM Subject: Re: Street photography - religious objections > You know, I really hate it when I read comments like this. People have > every right to object to being photographed, even though it may be true > that in certain circumstances the photographer may "legally" photograph > them. If a person doesn't want to be photographed, then I think the > photographer should accept to their wishes. If there's a news story or > something of importance going on, that may be a different case. I say > that > we should allow people some privacy, especially in a world where privacy > is > getting harder and harder to come by. > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Bob Shell > >> >> > On the other hand, I feel uncomfertable that a couple of muslim people >> > mingling in a crowd can prohibit me to take pictures. What if I would >> > have been photographing my 2 year old son running around through the >> > street and they happened to be in the background... Strictly spoken, >> > that would have objected them as well, I guess. They're just part of a >> > crowd. >> >> In a public area they have absolutely no right to object to you >> photographing anything, including them or not. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
