Photography is Not a Crime

Update: The National Press Photographers Association is protesting the way authorities handled the situation. The Society of Professional Journalists is also looking into the situation. By Carlos Miller We had planned to ride the Metrorail through three stations to see if anybody would try to stop us from taking pictures of the trains. We didn’t [...]

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Topless protest on Miami Beach in 2009 (Photo by Carlos Miller) By Carlos Miller It’s been my experience that most topless women who march down the street protesting their right to bare their breasts in public are not really worth photographing. But as photographers – and as men -  we still find ourselves pulling out [...]

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By Carlos Miller It used to be that the Miami Police Department was the most notorious law enforcement agency in South Florida. But that was before the Miami Beach Police Department started giving it a run for its money. Besides shooting and killing two unarmed suspects in a span of four days last year (by [...]

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By Carlos Miller Six months after a group of South Florida cops were exposed on a dash cam recorder conjuring a lie to protect one of their own, they are on the brink of getting fired. Obviously, things work a little slow in the city of Hollywood. Although the evidence against the cops is overwhelming, [...]

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By Carlos Miller Before I get back to the business of documenting incidents around the country (yes, I have been reading your emails), I need to thank certain people who have helped me along the way as I fought my legal battle. Granted, the first legal battle is not complete because there is still a [...]

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By Carlos Miller Miami blogger Burger Beast calls me “the best hype man around” but he is only being modest. Anybody who has met him knows he is the best hype man around. Or at least the biggest. This is a blogger who in just over a year has managed to get a front page [...]

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By Carlos Miller Here is my chance to finally shake hands with Miami Police Chief John Timoney. And to hopefully point out the problem of police officers not understanding basic Constitutional rights when it comes to photographers. On Friday morning, I will be sitting on a panel titled New Media, Old Law & Public Access [...]

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By Carlos Miller Bill Cooke of Random Pixels prides himself on being a ballsy blogger. A blogger who is not afraid to speak his mind or stand up to the powers that be, including The Miami Herald. The only problem is, he does not allow a free-flowing discussion on his blog. Leave a comment on [...]

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Photo by Julie Jacobson/The Associated Press Photo by Julie Jacobson/The Associated Press Photo by Julie Jacobson/The Associated Press By Carlos Miller The death of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard wasn’t that different than the hundreds of other Americans killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of the war. Nor the thousands of Americans who [...]

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