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Dermot,
PM sent. Folks the discussion can go back to photography now :)
Thanks
Laws no mater how well or badly intentioned they are, often are not the problem. rather it is the implementation of the law. Currently in america there are laws that were created to protect pregnant women from assault by abusive partners being twisted by prosecutors to land women in jail after they have miscarried for various reason. one woman tried commit suicide, she is still alive but her pregnancy resulted in a still birth, she is now facing 10yrs – life. anyway the point is, something that has the starting point of protecting kids can easily be twisted into something else.
As an architectural and interior shooter I am often asked to photograph apartment bloc amenities which may include a play ground. I set up on a tripod, shoot wide and slow so motion blur and the size of the kids in the image mean they cannot be seen, I always talk to parents and explain this prior to taking the photo but none the less, I am probably going to have to refuse to take those shots at some point.
4 years ago I was prevented from photographing some matches in the National Badminton Finals
beacause some participants they were under 18 and I was informed that i needed an NUJ card.Have since got one, but the way the law is heading it could eventually mean trouble for newspaper
photographers photographing festivals, kids days out etc.or even for parents photographing groups
of children outside churches on Holy Communions or Confirmation days.There will always be some prat of a parent demanding their “rights” and some scared public service
legal advice urging “caution”…. eventually resulting in bad laws.Gerry (now living in a bunker, under a fake alias, cleaning my hard drive of every photograph ever created
with the limb of child appearing in it, who I’m unrelated to)I photographed a football tournament on Saturday and the vast majority of players were under 18 – Under 11 girls, under 13 girls, under 16 girls, under 16 boys …. never mind the other kids and families around. There were two events with under 18s and over 18s involved – special olympics teams and powerchair teams.
Everyone loved having their photos taken, even with parents coming up and asking if I can make sure to get a photo of their little precious. :D Not a single complaint nor query at all.
That’s refreshing at least!
You probably photographed my nephew (Power Soccer)
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