Laws surrounding photography.

Photographers rights.



The genre i am probably most interested in when it comes to photography is documentary photography, particularly within the North east of England. 
As a lot of documentary photography is obviously about documenting things, that often means the photographer has to take to public places such as the streets, town centres or the seaside for example. 

Many myths & truths circulate this concept of photographers photographing in public areas in terms of what they are legally aloud to do and not to do. 



The New Street Photographer's Manifesto
Tanya Nagar

Pages 70-71

As i found in my first project which was actually street photography, although i received no problems from the authorities or anyone on the street i did receive many many looks from people upon the street whom were clearly wondering what i was doing or why i was taking photos. this was something i had to learn to not let bother me, something which helped me do this was becoming clued up upon the rights a photographer has when taking photographs, especially in public areas. 

I came to find there was not many rules which could restrict me from capturing images and documenting the streets and public areas. Being aware of these 'myths and truths' are something which i feel you must know as a documentary photographer just incase you do get approached or  questioned by anyone. 





Photographers Rights Card

This is something regarding the laws surrounding photographers which a photographer can carry around as a small card in their camera bag in order to give proof of these laws and protect them to a certain extent. 

Much more information which goes into greater detail surrounding the likes of wildlife photography and studio photography can be found in the UK Photographers Rights Guide.