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Photographers’ rights
About Amateur Photographer Rights Watch
Amateur Photographer magazine reports and campaigns on photographer’s rights. We have been invited a number of times to the Home Office to advice on photographers concerns.
If you have being stopped whilst taking photos, or want to share the images you were taking when stopped, send us your story. We are dedicated to defending photographers rights, reporting and campaigning against injustices and areas of concern.
Photographer rights news:
Street photographers fear children pictures ban
The Royal Photographic Society has joined the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in condemning a campaign they fear will lead to a draconian ban on…
Photographers slam Flickr move to profit from images
Photographers have hit out at Flickr after the image sharing website began selling images that are available for use under a Creative Commons license, for…
Security guards may quiz photographers on ‘public’ land
AP INVESTIGATES – Photographers can expect to be quizzed by private security even if they take photographs while standing on public land, warns a shopping…
Photographers protest over shopping centre terrorism stop
Photographers have staged a protest outside a Hull shopping centre after a security guard stopped a man taking pictures there last week amid apparent terrorism…
Photographer’s ‘Isis’ terror stop ‘ridiculous’, says Austin Mitchell MP
Fears of a Mumbai-style terror attack in the UK must not interfere with photographers' rights to take pictures in public places, says long-time rights campaigner…
Manchester drone arrest: What are the aviation rules?
Police say a man arrested after a drone was flown over a Manchester football stadium on Saturday could have injured spectators, and had breached aviation…
Drone rise may call for new legislation, says photography lawyer
A rise in drone use may require 'specific legislation' if privacy becomes a major issue in the UK, a leading photography rights lawyer tells AP.
Did Prince George photographer do anything wrong?
A photographer accused of harassing Prince George, and spying on his movements, insists he did not break any law and will continue to take pictures…
Copyright backlash: Has Getty given up the fight? (includes video report)
AP INVESTIGATES: News editor Chris Cheesman probes the wider impact of Getty’s decision to allow free use of its photographs online. Is the world’s largest…
Photographer ‘arrest’ threat: Policeman guilty of misconduct
EXCLUSIVE A police officer who apparently threatened to arrest a photographer and delete his images has been found guilty of misconduct and taken off frontline…
Police officer deleted photos amid terrorism fears
A police officer deleted a photo taken by an amateur photographer at a filling station forecourt amid fears it could be used by terrorists, it…
Photographer’s ‘$1.2m’ payout is major copyright victory (update2)
NEWS UPDATE: A photographer has reportedly won $1.2m from agency giants Getty Images and Agence France Presse (AFP) in an historic legal battle in New…
Photography clash exposed as police quizzed on payouts
Police are embroiled in a dispute with a photographer who sought compensation after being stopped while taking pictures in a public place last year.
Photographer wins ‘£20,000’ after celebrity rights battle
A photographer says he has won a £20,000 payout from a promotions company over a celebrity photo it published without his consent, having originally been…
Police silent on ‘camera’ seized by terror police
Police have refused to be drawn on details of electronic items seized from the partner of a Guardian journalist at Heathrow Airport on Sunday, which…
Student photographers alarmed by police stop motive
Two photographers have criticised police after officers said they did not use any formal powers when they stopped and quizzed them over photos deemed ‘out…
Photographers left bewildered by police car stop
Two photographers say their DSLR cameras made them an easy target when police stopped them as they practised their newly learned panning skills on a…
Street photographer clashes with police over ‘offensive’ stop
A photographer claims a police officer used offensive remarks and twice stopped him taking pictures of people queuing outside the London Palladium.
Photographers in horse picture rights row (update)
The governing body for British horse trials has been forced onto the back foot after urging event organisers to ban unofficial photographers taking pictures they…