tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post1316418376198348626..comments2023-10-10T22:39:33.271+11:00Comments on Have Camera Will Travel: War on PhotographersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472292909635671327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post-62771376064303662762009-03-23T22:11:00.000+11:002009-03-23T22:11:00.000+11:00Thanks Jonny, I'm glad you haven't come across the...Thanks Jonny, I'm glad you haven't come across the security guards yet but I guarantee they'll find you eventually. :)<BR/><BR/>The thing that really gets me is that for the most part it just seems to be knee-jerk and, in the case of fees, opportunistic.<BR/><BR/>If I go to some of these places and decide to do an etching nobody could care less but as soon as I reach to press the shutter button I'm labeled a creep.<BR/><BR/>I have to say one thing I love about Japan is that photography is really respected as an art form and photography as a profession is considered a reputable occupation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472292909635671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post-20380609582202499492009-03-23T21:29:00.000+11:002009-03-23T21:29:00.000+11:00The world seems more an more to be run by the litt...The world seems more an more to be run by the little sh_ts...! Less and less real comprehension combined with the need to be seen to be doing things.<BR/><BR/>I haven't yet experienced the overzealous security guards but am outraged just at the thought of it.<BR/><BR/>I think Scott Bourne in the US has campaigns going about this - you could even buy the T-shirt saying photography isn't illegal!<BR/><BR/>A rant, but on a worthy topic. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com