The Nikon D40 is a dangerous weapon! It is really sad to see this happening more and more. In Germany and France you can not take a picture of anybody without permission. “Das Recht am eigenen Bild”. That’s why you cannot get a decent celeb magazine in Germany.
If someone objects to be photograph I respect their wishes. What I object to is security guards trying to stop photography in the street outside the office block they work in.
Don’t know enough about this to comment. Was the photographer taking (or trying to take) photographs of something other than the building and the security guards, or was he/she taking a photography OF the building and/or security guards? If the latter, I can appreciate the security guards’ concerns, especially if this is a sensitive building of some sort. Otherwise, I agree with the general tone of the other replies – this is getting ridiculous!
What is a sensitive building? Perhaps this is an irrelevant question. On the assumption that there are sensitive buildings, anybody could clandestinely photograph them without the security staff being aware. But when someone openly takes a photograph in a street, UK Law doesn’t even allow the police to stop them, let alone a private security person.
If you are in London, you are in a public arena, where due to the CCTV systems you are almost permanently being viewed by cameras, so to object to being photographed is rather futile.
The Nikon D40 is a dangerous weapon!
It is really sad to see this happening more and more. In Germany and France you can not take a picture of anybody without permission. “Das Recht am eigenen Bild”. That’s why you cannot get a decent celeb magazine in Germany.
If someone objects to be photograph I respect their wishes. What I object to is security guards trying to stop photography in the street outside the office block they work in.
Don’t know enough about this to comment. Was the photographer taking (or trying to take) photographs of something other than the building and the security guards, or was he/she taking a photography OF the building and/or security guards? If the latter, I can appreciate the security guards’ concerns, especially if this is a sensitive building of some sort. Otherwise, I agree with the general tone of the other replies – this is getting ridiculous!
I was taking a photograph of the street.
What is a sensitive building? Perhaps this is an irrelevant question. On the assumption that there are sensitive buildings, anybody could clandestinely photograph them without the security staff being aware. But when someone openly takes a photograph in a street, UK Law doesn’t even allow the police to stop them, let alone a private security person.
If you are in London, you are in a public arena, where due to the CCTV systems you are almost permanently being viewed by cameras, so to object to being photographed is rather futile.