UK Police Poster

[chikne]

I was shooting at Liverpool St station and the cops came over and told me to stop.

They were polite, and knew I wasn't a terrorist; explained that it was private property and if I wanted to get permission I should go down to platform 13 and talk to the station supervisor and get a pass.

Same here, not a big deal is it?

 

[bottley1]

I used to shoot large format when I was younger and fitter, and loved the look and feel of the photographs, but gave it all up because I was sick to the back teeth of security guards, civilian vigilanties, and other a**eholes telling me a could not take pictures. I do not think the threat to photography in the UK is hyped up, I think any man on his own in the UK must avert his eyes when passing a school playground, or risk being kicked to death for seeming to be a paedophile. The UK is a sick paranoid society, and photography is just one of the casualties.

 

[jan normandale]

Anupam, that is a good one! Made my day here on RFF for that alone.

 

[andrewmore]

UK Railway Photography

If you search for Network Rail's web site and search for 'photograhy' you will see that it is permitted (subject to the usual common semse restrictions) for 'Railway Enthusiasts' to take photographs (and indeed was at one time wlecomed on their web site as extra eyes and ears (didn't have time to study the site in details today as it's nearly time for bed). Commercial photography needs permission but is often done (I've seen filming at Liverpool Street station). The police operating on the stations are from the British Transport Police and clearly don't know what their employers permit. London Underground requires a permit but tourist photography just gets ignored. Flash in either setting is forbidden.

Regards

Andrew More

 

[__hh]

I have seen the same poster on a bus in Canberra, but this time - call the AFP (Australian Federal Police). I should take a picture of it next time (and wait for a knock on the door in the middle of the night).