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UK photog threatened with arrest after photographing unruly teens

July 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Carlos Miller
For months, David Green of London was plagued by a group of unruly teens from a nearby school who would shout insults at him and throw rocks.
After numerous unresolved complaints to their headmaster, the 64-year-old man took matters into his own hands. He pulled out a camera and photographed the teens in [...]

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UK dad called “pervert” for photographing his own children in park

July 15th, 2008 · 7 Comments

By Carlos Miller
The War on Photographers in the United Kingdom has reached a level of preposterous paranoia after a married father was accused of being a “pervert” for photographing his own sons in a public park.

As shown in the picture above, Gary Crutchley was photographing his sons, ages 5 and 7, as they slid down [...]

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A salute to our photograher cousins across the pond

July 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

By Carlos Miller
As police in the United Kingdom are continually being allowed to restrict public photography, more and more activists are making a stand. Last week, we saw this video from London.
Today, I present you with the following video from England, in which more photo activists are taking a direct stand against authorities who try [...]

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U.K. police allowed to set their own restrictions on public photography

July 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments

By Carlos Miller
If you think it’s getting bad for photographers in the United States, just be bloody glad our forefathers broke allegiance from the King of England centuries ago.
After all, United Kingdom Home Secretary Jacqui Smith recently declared that local Chief Constables (police chiefs) have the right to restrict or set their own standards for [...]

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