On the 16th February the British Government introduced Anti Terror legislation allowing Police Officers to arrest anyone photographing a Policeman on the grounds that the pictures maybe useful to someone preparing a terror attack. On the 16th February hundreds of photographers protested outside Scotland Yard to draw attention to the fact that this brought under [...]

I am in Lyon, France, to shoot on the streets for the day, its my first visit specifically to make pictures and I am being guided through this large, stunning and rather underrated city by my friend and Lyon inhabitant Nicolas Denis. It has long been a mystery to me why there are no notable [...]

Following the introduction of new Police powers in the UK on the 16th February 2009 under Section 76 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008. I thought it would be useful to clarify the situation for those of us working with cameras in public places. It is important to note that I am an ex newspaper photographer and [...]

New Anti Terrorist Powers came into force in the UK on the 14th February 2009 that allow the Police to stop and arrest anyone they ‘reasonably suspect’ of taking photographs as part of a hostile reconnaissance. Clearly, this puts all photographers in the UK under suspicion and gives the Police cart blanche to stop you [...]