As a photojournalist I never worried about the ethics of shooting in public.
If it was newsworthy, it was covered. We were generally expected to
obtain names of individuals who were the prime subjects whenever possible.
But in photos of masses, such as at carnivals, meetings, etc.? Nah.
As an individual photographer applicable laws and interpretations vary too
widely and wildly. I don't even bother to try to understand it anymore.
Most of my shots in which humans figure utilize people for scale, to make
some statement regarding context or something along those lines. The photos
are very rarely "about" those people as individuals, and they're seldom
readily identifiable. That protects their privacy and me from legal
hassles.
I'd bet the great majority of us throughout the history of photography have
taken these shots for our private use, mostly as exercises or to explore a
certain artistic avenue, seldom if ever to be shown publicly. Naturally the
nature of the web facilitates public display to the extent that we do need
to consider our actions more than in the past.
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Lex Jenkins
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"Budda-budda-budda!!!" - Sgt. Rock
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From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 07:59:14 -0700
Yesterday, a bright sunny afternoon here in Vancouver, I went street
shooting with my 4T, 24/2.8, and 400 ISO Ilford Delta...Afterwards I got to
thinking about the ethics of it all.
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