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Posts from January 2010

2 years ago

Elevator photographer strikes again. And is harassed again.

To the casual observer, Andrew Reams appears to have an unhealthy obsession with elevators. The 32-year-old Virginia man has spent almost two decades filming his rides up and down elevators. He has also posted more than 800 videos of these joyrides on his Youtube account, where he ca [...]

2 years ago

Bailiff calls reporter "asshole" in New Mexico courthouse

Jeremy Jojola, an investigative reporter from KOB-TV in New Mexico and a regular reader of Photography is Not a Crime, was arguing his right to videotape in the hallway of a courthouse this week when a bailiff called him “an asshole.” He should be proud. After all, I̵ [...]

2 years ago

Atlanta man arrested for photographing cop chatting on Facebook

Chandler Brown was illegally detained, then arrested for taking a photo of a cop and then had his photo deleted and his only concern is that the cop was chatting on Facebook? I hope not, but that is how it appears in the news story, which states that Brown has made “startling accusat [...]

2 years ago

NYPD cop orders man to delete image after photographing Muslim

In one of the most absurd incidents of the new year, a photographer in New York City is ordered to delete his images because he had photographed an open ATM as well as a Muslim. Muslims have apparently gone from being scapegoat victims of racial profiling to protected denizens immune from [...]

2 years ago

Banana Republic manager harasses photog for taking pics outside store

I’m the first to admit that I can be an asshole when confronted by some jackass who is ordering me to stop taking photos in public. My reaction usually is to point the camera in their direction and snap away. That usually enrages them more, but I’m hoping it will eventually tea [...]

2 years ago

My interview with a celebrity chef

While I don’t watch much television, I do watch the Food Network and I’ve always been a fan of celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffmann. And not just because we share Colombian lineage. On Tuesday, I had the privilege of meeting Hoffmann at the new mobile food truck she launched in [...]

2 years ago

Videographer almost gets thrown out of Ron Paul event for filming altercation

Ron Paul has proven to be the one candidate that appeals to libertarian-minded voters, so you would think his supporters would not clamp down on a videographer trying to capture a newsworthy event. Think again. The above video proves that if you give some people a little power ̵ [...]

2 years ago

Ohio officer fights suspension over wrongful video camera arrest

Akron Police officer Donald Schismenos (Lew Stamp/Akron Beacon Journal file photo) Defying a direct order from his supervisor, Akron Police Officer Donald Schismenos had a woman arrested on false felony charges last summer after she refused to hand over a video camera which she u [...]

2 years ago

Federal officers twice fail at intimidating photographer (videos)

On two separate occasions, a man was taking photos outside a federal building in Tampa when he was harassed by a federal officer who demanded to know the purpose of his photos. Fortunately, Joel Chandler knew his rights and refused to allow himself to be intimidated by the office [...]

2 years ago

UK photographers protest crackdown against public photography

More than 2,000 photographers took to the streets in London Saturday in protest against the ongoing crackdown against public photography. It was more than twice the size of last year’s protest when less than a thousand photographers took to the streets to demonstrate against the [...]

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