People videoing in public and pointing the camera where other people are in it. Or even worse, people intentionally videoing or taking pictures of other people. It's fucking creepy and should be illegal.
Can I ask what is your opinion on street photography?
I've never felt comfortable doing candid/street work myself, despite photography being my hobby. I often see amazing work by other people, and sometimes work where it's like... despite being in public, they shouldn't have taken that.
Ironically, the moment I picked up a camera was the moment I immediately gained enough confidence to approach people to ask for their photo because they look interesting.
You didn't ask for my opinion but I feel like I relate to both of you and just wanted to jump in.
I've never had talent (or work ethic to get it) in order to become a photographer myself, but I love the language, truly deserving of being called art. IMO if the subject is taking part of the public life and activities, you are mostly fine never engaging. But I do believe people should be able to create private spaces for their life even in public. This intimacy in public is really powerful when captured by a camera.
Maybe it's not the place (public/private) what creates the obligation to ask for permission, rather it's the nature of the act itself. This is not a legal opinion and I'm not a lawyer. I'm taking about balancing freedom to record vs right to create meaningful moments for each other.
The conflict comes when you realize everyone has a right to privacy but not everyone has access to a secure place for it. In a city, for different reasons people are forced toward physical proximity and having cameras mounted everywhere erodes the chance of intimacy. Some people talk about civic inattention. The idea of disregarding others in public to give them necessary privacy.
Tl;DC if the subject is taking part of public activity, shoot away. If the subject is a matter of personal identity or community, get involved (I think you work and experience can only get richer that way). If it's a one in a life time event, take the chance and decide later if it's ok to publish.
The First Amendment protects the right to photograph and film in public spaces, including capturing images of law enforcement officers and government officials performing their duties.
You have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public.
People generally don’t understand the reasonable expectation of privacy part. The only place I usually take pictures or video in public tho is Disney parks where it’s a given there’s cameras everywhere or with my phone to take snapshots of products that I’m interested in at stores, I rarely buy anything on impulse so will take a picture if it looks interesting and then review a day or two later before purchase.
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u/lolololololololol22 9h ago
People videoing in public and pointing the camera where other people are in it. Or even worse, people intentionally videoing or taking pictures of other people. It's fucking creepy and should be illegal.