Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]HCB is hardly the first hypocritical, more than slightly crazy artist. But his hypocrisy has nothing to with the question of whether the world would be a poorer place if he had asked permission prior to shooting. And anyone who wanted to shoot my daughter while she was in a public place was legally free to do so; no one was legally free to use that image for commercial purposes of any kind. As to the public seeing "us" as creeps, to each his or her own. I certainly haven't had any run ins with that particular "public." -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Karen Nakamura Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:21 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] BD PAWS I find it ironic that people hold HCB as some kind of demi-god of stealth photography, but remember that he HATED to have his own photograph taken. I think that is pure hypocrisy. Again, I think that many of the same people who think taking photography without permission is OK, would also be the first people to get angry if they found someone taking surreptitious photographs of their daughters or sons in public without permission. We shouldn't do to others what we wouldn't want to have done to us. There's a reason that there's little public support for our protests against public photography. The public does now see us as creeps who abuse them. When I ask for permission, I am often asked how the photographs will be used. I think it is every person's right to know this and to have this control. Again, would you be happy if photos of your family were used without your permission? This is the basis for my own ethical stand. You can do as you want to. I've said this repeatedly. Karen Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ -- _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information