When I lived in America, I carried a copy of my legal rights as a photographer around when shooting pictures. Some examples include:
kantor.com/blog/2005/12/lega … ographers/
krages.com/phoright.htm
What is the stance on this in Taiwan? What can I and can’t I photograph?
Also, what does everyone do when it comes to people. Generally, I ask if it’s OK, just to be polite. If asked to stop, I stop (I started taking pictures of the Japanese Honeycake store in Taizhong, but the lady inside waved to me to indicate that she didn’t want me to do it, so I stopped. I was standing outside on the sidewalk; would I have been within my rights to continue taking pictures if I desired?
If it makes any difference, I have an ARC, work permit, the whole shebang. I’m not a citizen or a long-term resident.
Any ideas or help on this issue?
Thanks.
You can pretty much shoot everything you want to. In almost 6 years here, having shot well over 50 000 images, I’ve never encountered problems shooting anything. I don’t ask people - occasionally they might wave me away, but usually they’re okay about it. I even had a bodyguard/security official once come up to me and escort me through a crowd of people so I could get closer to Ma Ying-jeou to get photos of him.
Come along to the Photo Club meeting this Sunday at Yuma at noon. More info in our Flickr group. Hope to see you there.
Don’t photograph any military installations unless you got permission… you know them because they have barbed wire and armed soldiers guarding it. It’s against the law to photograph military installations…
It’s not just the military (people or property) that one should avoid photographing. Some consider airports and shipping ports to be of national security, so getting permission first is important. Even many stores now are taking the western view of “No photography in the store”.
In general, it’s always best to ask if private individuals and property are invovled. You don’t even have to say it in words - in public, I point to the camera while looking at the person, and if the person waves or shakes his head “No,” I don’t take a picture.
It may be easier to apologize than it is to get permission, but an apology won’t take back a breaking of the law.
Funny thing about regret, it’s better to regret something that you have done than something that you haven’t done.
I would never have asked for permission for this photo (in a store):
flickr.com/photos/mrtang/361498377
Funny thing about regret, it’s better to regret something that you have done than something that you haven’t done.
I would never have asked for permission for this photo (in a store):
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haha, this is hilarious… man gets the ladder and the lady? go figure it out yourself…