well, at least the British are going mad about the Levenson inquiry into the press.
Who is getting the brunt of the bad feeling just now? Yup, Photographers.
Or to be more precise, the Paparazzi.
Here is a good post by a press photographer. He is basically saying what many feel.
http://paper.li/richflintphoto/photography
The ridiculous rants of various "celebrities" and people like Mr. McCann calling for there to be a requirement to get permission before ANY picture of a person can be published are just too ridiculous for words.
Yes, I think everyone agrees that the behaviour of SOME photographers and members of the press has been beyond the pale.
However to have the typical knee-jerk reaction to the actions of some and call for a ban on all is just a tad silly.
I must say that I absolutely love the rants of the so-called "celebrities" complaining about the intrusion of photographers on their "nights out" when it is often their own press offices (at celebs behest) who are informing the "paps" and others of their appearance at the latest "in" place.
Let us hope that all this hysteria does not lead to over the top laws and regulations. If it does then what are Joe and Joanne Public going to do to get their daily dose of "celebrity" life they so crave??
