Like I said in my very last post: photographers get harassed on the street more and more often. Here's a great interview with Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association. He echoes my point (also in the last p… more »

I no longer even try to keep track of all the incidents of photographers being roughed up and harassed by police. You would think, however, that the recent arrest of Robert Stolarik would have gotten more attention, if only because he was on assignment f… more »

This past week the U.S. Department of Justice affirmed that citizens have a protected constitutional right to record police officers during the performance of their duty. It further stated the Justice Department would take steps against law enforcement p… more »

Yesterday in New York, various Occupy types attacked photographers and other media. More here. Here's a suggestion: perhaps the Occupy movement could hold a joint rally with the police and they could both beat up some photographers. Everyone seems to a… more »