Category: Access & Censorship

Anti-Freedom of Panorama Proposal Rejected by EU Good news for photographers in Europe: freedom of panorama will live on to see another day — in most countries, at least. Today the European Parliament via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/09/anti-freedom-of-panorama-proposal-rejected-by-eu/ An overwhelming majority of MEPs voted against the plan

Reporters Left Out of Canadian PM Photo Op, Told Phones Aren’t Cameras Should smartphone cameras be considered “real cameras” when used by journalists? It appears Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s staff members don’t via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/07/reporters-left-out-of-canadian-pm-photo-op-told-phones-arent-cameras/ Should smartphone cameras be considered “real cameras” when used by journalists? It appears Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s staff…

Concert Photographer, Where Did Your Integrity Go? Over the last couple of weeks, the matter of photo contracts has once again been debated. First came Jason Sheldon’s blog post, calling Taylor Swift out via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/07/concert-photographer-where-did-your-integrity-go/ And you know what? It actually works! The Norwegian press, as a whole, has made a joint statement to…

Street photography in Europe and Freedom of Panorama: an update Two weeks ago, I wrote about the impending threat, but legislative cogs can turn rapidly and we need a refresher. via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/street-photography-in-europe-an-update-on-freedom-of-panorama-9ed81d60bd5a On 9 July 2015, the European Parliament will vote on whether to abolish our right to freely take and share photographs, videos…

Standing Up for the Concert Photographer… By Standing on Their Neck Last week, the Washington City Paper made a stand against what it considered an unfair concert photography contract presented by the Foo Fighters with an via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/05/standing-up-for-the-concert-photographer-by-standing-on-their-neck/ In the last paragraph of the article however, the City Paper did something even worse to…

Hillary Clinton Uses Rope to Keep Photographers in Check at Parade A new idea by Hillary Clinton is going viral on the Web, and this one has nothing to do with government policies. While walking through the streets during via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/05/hillary-clinton-uses-rope-to-keep-photographers-in-check-at-parade/ USA Today calls this moving parade rope line a new “Clinton innovation“. New…

Camera Drones Are Getting in the Way of Firefighters Battling Wildfires Flying an aerial drone over a raging fire can be quite problematic, so much so that it can endanger the rescue and recovery abilities of fire officials. via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/03/camera-drones-are-getting-in-the-way-of-firefighters-battling-wildfires/ Making the Case for Storytelling Across Diverse Platforms

Newspaper Rejects Foo Fighters Photo Contract, Will Buy Fan Photos Instead There’s a revolution brewing in the world of concert photography. After photographer Jason Sheldon penned a viral open letter to speak out against Taylor via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/03/newspaper-rejects-foo-fighters-photo-contract-will-buy-fan-photos-instead/ The Washington City Paper says it won’t be sending a photographer to this weekend’s Foo Fighter concert…

Major Irish Newspaper Boycotts Taylor Swift Concert Photos Over ‘Restrictive’ Contract At least one major newspaper is taking a stand against Taylor Swift’s concert photography contract, which has generated quite a bit of discussion in via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/06/30/major-irish-newspaper-boycotts-taylor-swift-concert-photos-over-restrictive-contract/ Swift played in the first of two sold-out shows in Dublin last night, but The Irish Times…

Two Rambos, and that New Treasure Trove of Bush – Cheney White House Photos – Reading The Pictures What’s great about these images the National Archives were compelled to turn over is just how politically incorrect they are. via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2015/06/bush-cheney-two-rambos/ beyond the images White House editors decide in real time to released…

Freedom of Panorama is under attack On 9 July 2015, the European Parliament will vote on whether to abolish our right to freely take and share photographs, videos and drawings… via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/freedom-of-panorama-is-under-attack-6cc5353b4f65 On 9 July 2015, the European Parliament will vote on whether to abolish our right to freely take and share photographs, videos…

The Secret Effort to Save the ISIS Hostages The parents of five captives in Syria felt that the U.S. government had abandoned them. But they wouldn’t give up. via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/06/five-hostages Families whose children were held captive in Syria felt that U.S. officials had abandoned them. So they secretly joined forces.

Taylor Swift Photo Contract: Break Our Rules, and We Can Break Your Gear Yesterday, photographer Jason Sheldon published an open letter to Taylor Swift, accusing the singer of being a hypocrite by accusing Apple of treating via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/06/23/taylor-swift-photo-contract-break-our-rules-and-we-can-break-your-gear/ It turns out Sheldon’s contract was a bit outdated: the latest version goes a step further…

EU set to kill street photography The “Freedom of Panorama” is the right to take pictures in public spaces, even if you incidentally capture copyrighted works, from building facades to public sculptures to images on t-s… via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2015/06/21/eu-set-to-kill-street-photogra.html The “Freedom of Panorama” is the right to take pictures in public spaces, even if…