Int'l Asc. of Patriotic Street Photographers

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Thought I'd start a new thread on this:

Mission Statement: We are patriotic and law-abiding citizens of our respecive countries. We wish to cast off the air of suspicion surrounding our artisitc pursuits of documenting daily public life, and plege our assistance to public law enforcement by our observing and reporting possible terrorist activities. All of our members have undergone and submitted police criminal background checks. We state that street photography is not part of the problem and that we wish to be part of the solution with our viligence for homeland security.

This is a suggested mission statement, or perhaps there is a better term for it? If you can suggest improvements in wording, please feel free.

What we still need is a well known photographer, photographer-celebrity, or photographer-politician to act as leader or at least spokes-person.

What do you all think?
 
Do we only photograph patriotic streets, or can we photograph the usual sorts?

OK, just kidding.

If it is international, get Leonard Nimoy! He's cool, and very logical. He does photography.
 
I know this sounds a bit kiss-a$$, but you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
as Pixtou suggested, we should call ourselves Fotographers Against Fascism, but I think that the positive "patriotic" spin is more sellable and acceptable, since we street photographers are trying to gain acceptance form law enforcement types and the public.
 
This is for public consumption, to gain acceptance for street photography, not motivated by patriotic zeal.
 
Pitxu said:
Like I said tripod, it's a good idea and I'd like to participate in some way.
But you have to be careful with your wording, Patriot and Homeland can have different connotations, esp' here in Europe.
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Very true. Thank you for that international perspective!

I can see how homeland can be troublesome, but patriotic is okay, isn't it?
 
When we get those new, federally issued ID cards, I want to be able to ask for an OD (organ donor) endorsement AND something to designate me as an official, SSP (serious street phtographer).
 
'pledge'

wouldn't work for me...living in canada with a paliament and way too much queen stuff...never could really get into the monarchy.

besides no one harrasses me here, well there was that big fella in the mall;)
 
cosmonot said:
When we get those new, federally issued ID cards, I want to be able to ask for an OD (organ donor) endorsement AND something to designate me as an official, SSP (serious street phtographer).
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Ick.

I will not ever have one of those ID cards, if I can possibly avoid it.

My photographer's ID is pretty famous. It's called the Bill of Rights. All I need.
 
Chris101 said:
He's also liberal. I suspect voluntary submission to police background checking might not sit well with any true patriot.
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It irks quite a lot of us, irrespective of political ideologies. In this, I join my liberal colleagues and extend the hand of friendship - conservative, meat-eating, gun-toting, heavily tattooed hand that it is...
 
infrequent said:
no bill of rights for us down under. it reminds me people in foreign lands asking cops for their miranda rights to be read. except they don't have any.
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Another reason why I truly enjoyed the time I spent in your country on HMNS Stirling outside of Perth, WA, but when it came time for me to go home, home I went. Lovely country, but I have this thing about the Bill of Rights.

I suppose everyone watches "Cops" nowadays, eh? Must paint us in a lovely light. We all live in trailers, beat our wives, and have three teeth. Oh, and run from the cops - badly.
 
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