Photographers Face Ejection Over Lenses

destinyland writes "Zooomr CEO Thomas Hawk was ejected from a San Francisco art museum because the security guard apparently thought his expensive camera could be used to spy on female employees. Another photographer notes that 'many people consider a professional-looking camera a threat,' and the state of California has even passed a law against telephoto lenses being used to intrude on celebrities' private lives. Hawk is routinely confronting security guards who argue that photographing their buildings represents a 'security threat.' Ironically, four weeks ago while attending Microsoft's Pro Photo Summit, he was told he couldn't even photograph the lobby of a Hyatt Hotel."

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Here are some guidelines

[Jozef Nagy]

Here are some legal guidelines anyone can follow. Save the "I think you can..." for yourselves and stay away from the IANAL comments.

http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm

And here's a direct link to the 1 page PDF: http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

Print it out and keep it in your photography bag. There's a 4 page Photographer's Rights booklet I have at home that's more comprehensive and includes some common scenarios. I can't think of the name of it though. If someone can, please post it.