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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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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…
December 8, 2009

Photographers wait as Leica UK runs out of M9 cameras

Leica UK has exhausted supplies of its M9 digital rangefinder camera but insists it is doing all it can to meet photographers' orders as soon as possible.
December 8, 2009

Photographers force Met to pull PCSOs from South Bank?

Police Community Support Officers have been conspicuous by their absence around Westminster following widespread criticism of police misuse of anti-terror laws to stop photographers.
December 7, 2009

Police terror photography ‘U turn’: ACPO letter revealed IN FULL

Amateur Photographer has obtained a full copy of a letter sent to police chiefs, detailing officers' powers to stop photographers under anti-terrorism legislation. Revealed for the first time, it includes 'clarification' of stop and account…
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