Serious restrictions by NYC Mayor’s office on street photography
Jul 27th, 2007 by Brad
This is a bad sign, for those of us who shoot out on the streets, we already get lots of hassles. This is too far. This would put Robert Doisneau, Gary Winogrand, etc. etc. and (some of my work) out of business.
…but you can make a difference by signing a petition by the August 3rd deadline…
Click here to sign the petition
“We, the undersigned, believe that the new rules currently under consideration for Film Permits (Chapter 9, Title 43 of the City Rules of New York) will have an irrevocable impact on independent filmmakers and photographers and their ability to engage in creative work in New York.”
For more on this please see:
Background from Conscientious Blog
Original NYTimes article
PDF of the proposed changes
NYCLU Response
http://www.pictureny.org/ states:
New York Times: After Protests, City Agrees to Rewrite Proposed Rules on Photography Permits
Still waiting to see what the new rules are….