UK Project Turns Framed Photographs into Free Street Art
After the widespread looting that occurred in the UK recently, a guy named Mrog Deville was inspired to distribute …
After the widespread looting that occurred in the UK recently, a guy named Mrog Deville was inspired to distribute …
A 19-year-old man in the UK has been sentenced to two months in prison for snapping a courtroom photo.
It looks like all the negative news stories about photographers’ rights in the UK is finally causing …
On June 21, 2011, non-profit organization Shoot Experience sent out six photographers to various parts of London to see the current state of photographers' rights.
“Tombstoning” is what people in the UK call jumping into water from a …
When American photographer Alex Soth arrived in the UK earlier this year to work on a commission for the city of Brighton's photo biennial, he was told by the customs officer at the airport that he couldn't do his photography work without a work visa, and that getting caught might result in two years of jail time.
Instead of going ahead with the project anyway or calling it off, Soth decided to hand his camera over to his 7-year-old daughter Carmen. The duo strolled around Brighton for a few hours each day, with Alex directing many of Carmen's photographs while Carmen looked to check off entries on the shooting list she made (shown above).
There's a bit of bad blood going on between user-generated "street journalism" website Demotix and the UK Press Card Authority.
Over the past year, Demotix has issued press passes to select active citizen journalists. But now, the UK Press Card Authority, which issues press credentials for news organizations like BBC and SKY, warned that the press passes are not the same, nor should they be treated similarly to official credentials issued by the Authority. Furthermore, UK Press Card Authority chairman Mike Granatt said he would share his concerns with UK police and authorities, saying that the Demotix passes may appear similar to the official national press passes.
Granatt said:
Our concern is that the police and third parties might be misled by the Demotix card. Its intention is confirmed by Demotix's advice on their website, which suggests ' … walking up to the authorities with swagger, then shove the press pass in their face along with "that's right, I have access to this event" grin on your face'.
No professional journalist would behave like that. And no one should encourage anybody to try to bluster their way past a cordon or into an event with this hobbyists' 'press pass'.
NewsARSE has a pretty funny satirical piece poking fun at the photographers’ rights situation in the UK: Police forces have …
UK-based filmmaker Philip Bloom created this beautiful video of Monument Valley, Utah. Blending regular video and timelapse footage, Bloom builds a serene and powerful portrait of the place. Bloom used a plethora of gear to capture the footage, including five cameras - one Canon 5D Mark II to capture video, another 5D Mark II, two Canon 7D, Canon 1D Mark IV, and a Nikon D3s for timelapse. Whew!
The Royal Family is really getting into social media: in addition to their …
Police in England recently raided a Bowdon house to find 22,000 fake camera cases …
Earlier this month, the Daily Mail published some photos taken at a Dalston …
The British government recently commissioned photographer Simon Roberts to create a public photo collaboration called The Election Project. In short, …
The Digital Economy Bill has passed in the UK with a vote of 189 to 47. In spite its initial …
More good news for photographers in the UK. A week after UK’s terror …
Last December an amateur photographer named Bob Patefield was in Accrington town center shooting photographs of the Christmas celebration when he and his friend were stopped by police for suspicious behavior. He and his friend refused to provide the police with personal details (since they were not obliged to), and were stopped a total of three times before Patefield was finally arrested. His friend complied, provided his personal information, and was released on the spot.
This past Saturday, over 2,000 professional and amateur photographers gathered at Trafalgar Square …