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Maybe this is all down to New Labour's fear of things they cannot control? A population that photographs what it wants, where it wants, when it wants, is a population seeing what the State has not sanctioned it to see. And there is nothing more terrifying to a police state than a population that sees it's own truth. Welcome to the streets of Iran.
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Scare mongering! You can take pictures anywhere and at any time in London (except where there's an explicit notice not to do so). In fact, I've had police men take picture of me in most important london landmarks including at the door steps of No. 10 Downing St. What more can you ask for.
There are however some photographers that have put the hobby/profession at risk and ridicule and for those, they do indeed deserve a brush with the Law.
E.g.:
BTW, we were no more freer in the Tatcher era any way than now..
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Although I agree that photographers' rights are being eroded in the UK, that article failed to mention that photography on private property is not allowed without prior permission.
As far as I'm aware train stations are private property, as is the part of the South bank where City Hall is. (It's owned by "More London").
That report was more scaremongering than unbiased reporting.
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I think train stations come under the description "public transport".
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owned by private companies - network rail is a private company just ownedby the state, in the same way that schools are for the purposes of private property
doesn't mean I'll stop taking pics in them though !
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Yet people consider them to be "public place" as there are very little entry restrictions to places like railway stations.
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And you can take photographs in them:
'Photography
You are allowed to take photographs on stations if it is for personal use. For any commercial photography, you must seek prior permission from the appropriate train operator or from Network Rail at their 17 major stations. On busy stations using a tripod may cause a dangerous obstruction to passengers so you may be asked to remove it. You must also keep tripod legs away from platform edges and behind the yellow lines. You are not allowed to use flash photography on platforms as it may distract the attention of train drivers and train dispatch staff and is therefore a potential safety hazard. You are also not allowed to take photographs of security related equipment such as CCTV cameras.'
Source: British Transport Police
www.btp.police.uk/passengers/advice_and_information/rail_...
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If something is owned by the state that should means it's ultimately owned by and for the public isn't it?
Or am I being naive perhaps.
Who is the state for?
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"You are also not allowed to take photographs of security related equipment such as CCTV cameras"
Considering the amount of CCTV cameras in London train stations, it's hard to take photos without them in the shot.
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"You are also not allowed to take photographs of security related equipment such as CCTV cameras"
A bit ironic too.
Peter
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