yOOrek's Rants'n Raves » Photographer’s Rights http://blog.yoorek.com The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:40:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Body corporate and the art of taking photos in 21st century http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/04/18/body-corporate-and-the-art-of-taking-photos-in-21st-century/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/04/18/body-corporate-and-the-art-of-taking-photos-in-21st-century/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:35:17 +0000 yOOrek http://yoorek.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/body-corporate-and-the-art-of-taking-photos-in-21st-century/ With all the news about photographers being accosted by overzealous security guards I remembered this photo taken by ‘mugley’ and the ‘problems’ he had. Just read the photographer’s comments.

body corporate

body corporate Originally uploaded by mugley

Original comments by mugley:

Got the second-lamest anti-photography excuse ever from a concierge in this building:

“You can’t take photos of the building because we have a body corporate.”

Told her I could shoot whatever I liked as long as I wasn’t trespassing, and we both went on our merry ways. I suppose I should give her credit for not using The Lamest Excuse (ie anything including the word “terrorism”), but sheesh – what is wrong with businesses in Southbank?

With the hotels and retail areas so heavily dependent on tourism dollars, why are they so keen on attitudes that seem perfect for alienating camera-toting tourists?

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Without wax,
yOOrek (posting from Flickr™)

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