Tasks / Documentary Defiance
Document something you are prohibited from documenting.
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In the zone of: Society For Nihilistic Intent And Disruptive Efforts
Created by LSK
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I am clearly too docile a member of society; I cannot think of anything besides airport security, movie theaters, and pornography that we are prohibited from documenting. (This is distinct from things which are illegal in other ways, such as home invasion or peeping-tom laws, that do not really worsen with a video-camera). What am I missing?
I was thinking airport security for this one.
But I like your B&E interpretation...
art museums, clearly. I was at PS1 the other day with Bjorn, and kept snapping pictures of the building even as teh guard was demanding that i stop..
Aside from museums and airport security, there's also military bases, nuclear facilities, dressing rooms, and hospital rooms
Though I don't think I've ever noticed prohibitions against photography of airport security.
I would guess this is true across states, but I know that at least in L.A., you're prohibited from taking stills/video of bank buildings. You wouldn't believe how much trouble the guards give you when you're trying to photograph public art installments that happen to be in front of a bank. And anyone who's walked around downtown LA knows that most of the sculptures were installed in front of banks.
It's not actually illegal to take those photos. The guards can chase you off the property, but they can't stop you from standing on the sidewalk and taking all the pictures you want. Buildings, people and events that can be viewed from public areas are all fair game. At least that's the case here in L.A..
I don't know about illegal, but they'd be within their rights to tell you to knock it off. Grabbing your camera from you though, that'd be a big negatory.
The Photographer's Right by attorney Bert Krages is a nice quick reference sheet outlining your legal rights as a photographer. I keep a copy of it in my camera bag.
That thing is awesome, Augustus.
Lincoln, do you still have the copy I gave you?
Yes. I carry it with me wherever I go.
I also quote it often.
Secure areas of airports include immigration areas, and baggage claims for the international passengers.
I think a good guideline is that if there are no trashcans in the area and there are uniformed people with guns, photography is not allowed. And especially don't take pictures of folks in uniforms. Trust me, being arrested an put in a little pokey cube shaped room with several folks with their hands on their guns doesn't look like fun.
Yeah, bad idea. I know this to some folks might seem like a challenge, but I really do not suggest it.
If someone has a micro camera they could attempt to hide it in a voting booth come November 2nd. Highly illegal footage could be gathered there I'm sure. You'd just have to have a friend vote later in the day and remove it for you.
Well, yeah, one could. (To within a couple of days at least, assuming they're in the US.)
But, in a world full of pointless restrictions in need of undermining, is the secret ballot really something worth attacking? As election laws go, I'm rather fond of it.
Well, I understand your statement. The point of a secret ballot is to make people comfortable voting for whomever they want with no fear of retribution from peers. If they didn't know they were being taped, it wouldn't affect the process in the least. In principal they would have been violated, but they would never have known it.
Somewhere I have pictures from inside buckingham, i think it was buckingham
http://universe-review.ca/F12-molecule.htm
LOL! Prohibited by the current laws of nature! Nice :-D
The secuirty guard you can see here gave me a right rollocking for photographing inside the hallowed Tower Ramparts Shopping Centre. Heaven forfend.
Oh, thanks for reminding me! Me, Adam and Jowan were escorted from Milton Keynes Shopping Centre by three large security guards after we were found taking photos from the top of the carpark.
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