December 11, 2009
MPs back photography rights campaigners
MPs have issued fresh calls for an end to police misuse of anti-terrorism legislation that restricts innocent photographers from pursuing their hobby or profession.
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December 10, 2009
Police detain photographer with Leica M6 in London suburb (update Friday 11am)
An amateur photographer was arrested at lunchtime today while taking photographs of posters on a building in Hounslow, west London.
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December 10, 2009
Amateur Photographer’s Leica M9 winner named
The winner of a bespoke ‘125th Amateur Photographer’ engraved Leica M9 camera has been named.
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December 10, 2009
ITN film crew stopped while covering photographer story
An ITN film crew covering a story about a photographer who was stopped while taking innocent photos in central London were themselves quizzed while filming. This article includes links to the TV reports...
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December 10, 2009
Miliband: Photographer expenses ‘entirely legitimate’
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has defended his use of Parliamentary expenses to hire a photographer for pictures used on his constituency website and for Parliamentary reports.
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December 10, 2009
Jessops plants ‘mystery shoppers’ to improve service
Jessops regularly plants mystery shoppers at its high street stores in a bid to monitor customer service which, admits its boss, is not as good as it should be.
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December 9, 2009
Photographers not legally bound to provide details, police told
Police forces nationwide have been warned that photographers are not legally required to provide their personal details when stopped under anti-terrorism laws. Read more...
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December 9, 2009
‘Not a Terrorist’ photographer to lodge formal complaint against police
An award-winning architectural photographer whose innocent photos of a church yesterday sparked a security alert in central London is to lodge a formal complaint against police. Picture: Grant Smith
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December 9, 2009
Pentax unwraps ‘weather-resistant’ macro lens
Pentax has today unveiled a 'weather-resistant' 100mm f/2.8 macro lens designed for use on film and digital SLRs.
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December 8, 2009
Photographer terror swoop: Man was ‘taking pics of security staff’, say police (update)
City of London Police have released an official statement after a photographer was stopped earlier today in central London amid terrorism fears.
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December 8, 2009
Photographer quizzed by ‘armed’ police near Bank of America (update)
Anti-terrorism police have swooped on a photographer in the City of London after he refused to give his personal details to a security guard at a building nearby. The incident took place just days after…
