The Morning After The Night Before

I am in the Jury’s Inn Derby and didn’t sleep a wink last night. It was a really late night as the conversations enjoyed at The National Photography Symposium were hard to walk away from. Great people, conversation and inspiration to be found in all of it. On the way out to meet my conference [...]

At What Price Comes Value For Money?

I just got sent a news link from @Loudmouthman I think he knew it would get my back up. It appears that to ensure the London Olympics recoups some of it’s massive costs, the corporate sponsors will be adjusting the laws and using the police to enter private homes if they suspect non official merchandise to be [...]

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Protect Your Content – Stream It Live!

After the UK Home Secretary’s recent statement green-lighting the harassment of photographers in public places, could it already be too late for us to reverse the attitudes of certain members of the law enforcement agencies and the general public? At the bottom of this post are a few links to tales of photographic woe and [...]

Do I look like a terrorist?

On more than one occasion, while out and about taking photographs, (mainly in London) I’ve been stopped for having a camera round my neck and looking like I might be about to take a picture. Yup, that’s all it seems to take now-a-days to raise the suspicions of some underpaid private security guard. Just be [...]