Laws are created to hold those that misbehave in society to account, whilst at the same time protecting both them and society from any abuse of the same laws by those on the ground. Most of us are not fully aware of our rights and as ignorance is no defence in the eyes of the law…
Guest contributor Chris W is a keen railway photographer. In this post for PhotoLegal, he explains that while confrontations between enthusiasts and railway staff are on the increase, photographers need to check their own behaviour too.
In a guest post for PhotoLegal, freelance news photographer Jonathan Warren talks about the new campaign being launched to fight back against the use of terrorism legislation against photographers and the abuse by the police of stop & search powers simply because people are taking photographs.