Is this the End of Street Photography in Britain?
Tony Blair and co are allegedly poised to bring in legislation that will force photographers to register for ID cards if they want to take photographs in public places...so are we about to wave goodbye to British street photography? UPDATE HERE, 29.3.07.
There is an official petition against this which already has over 27,000 signatories, deadline for signing is 14th August 2007. More on this from the person who started the petition. This may be a false alarm: Sophie Howarth explains why here (and gives some useful links too).
Wow, this is seriously bad news. Is there any information on why the government believes this move is warranted? My gut reaction tells me its probably part of post-9/11 hysteria, but then I'm loathed to think that any rational person could take seriously the possibility that terrorism and photography are genuinely correlated in any meaningful way.
Posted by: Dan Cavedon-Taylor | February 26, 2007 at 11:24 AM
I've posted several new links into the item above that might answer your question. See especially the link to a piece by Sophie Howarth for an informed analysis.
Posted by: Nigel Warburton | February 28, 2007 at 12:35 PM