photojunkie

I just want to say that regardless if you are a journalist, a blogger or just a regular citizen. You still have a legal right to take pictures in public places.

No one has a right to threaten you verbally or physically or to confiscate your camera.

It seems that again, we are threaten as photographers such as this case between Justin and the Burning Building.

There is this ever increasing grey area as to what you can legally shoot and not shoot with a camera. And to top things off, the media doesn’t have any more or less rights than anyone else in terms oh what they can and cannot shoot. They just have more pull.

I’ve already talked to someone at Toronto Police Service and plan to continue my investigation with the folks at City Hall and with a couple of media outlets. Hopefully with some professional insight, I can draw a more clear line as to what we can’t shoot. Of course, no one wants to go on record, but it’s all because of accountability issues.

There is definitely more to talk about here regarding a photographer’s right, especially in Canada. But if you have a story about being harassed for taking pictures, I would love to hear about it.