A man faces - wait for it - seventy-five years in prison for videotaping police. This is beyond ridiculous, and every court decision in existence confirms that citizens do indeed have the right to record police officers no matter what they're doing. The… more »

I haven't posted any 'War on Photography' items lately, because people (sadly) just don't seem to care. But this photographer's run-in with some cops is too juicy to pass up... more »

Oh, what can I really say? I love this. more »

Whenever I post something about what is often euphemistically called the "War on Photography," traffic to the site noticably suffers. Lots of folks tote cameras of some type around these days, maybe even most people, so you'd think it would be a topic th… more »

This video has recently attracted attention thanks to Reddit. Various Wildwood, New Jersey police officers threaten a photographer with jail and also grab his camera which I would have to interpret as assault. It's been some time since I mentioned phot… more »

Lengthy in-depth article detailing the ways that the legal system and law enforcement are dealing with the reality of greater scrutiny in this age of omnipresent camera and recording technology.   The short version is:  they aren't handling it well. more »