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Earlier this week, Levi Sim wrote an editorial about why street photography should be illegal. We want to know, how do you perceive street photography? Let us know below, and be sure to tell us more in the comments.
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I pondered Levi’s article. I do tend to agree that people do push the line of offensive in public spaces, and I’m not referring to the tourist taking a photo that widely captures me, or others. I think directly targeting an individual should be done so with permission. I’m not interested in being somebody’s model, as I suspect neither are most women, and/or finding out I made them money. I’m about average looking, so I’m not really expecting that to happen. Perhaps my negative look at street photography stems from my lack of understanding it as a niche in photography. Plus, unless there is… Read more »
It has been a long while since I would consider myself sufficiently versed in our laws on this, but here is what I can recall of Canadian Law on Street Photography. You are able to photograph the public in public places providing you do not commercially gain from it in ways where individuals are clearly the reason for the saleability unless you have a release. Further, you are not permitted to create an image of a person showing them in an unfavourable light or contrary to their character. You are not allowed to take photos of any part of a… Read more »