Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cameras are not permitted on the Hopi reservations in New Mexico, in general. At Shalako (sic) (a spring planting festival), which I've attended several times, south of Gallup, Reservation police actually inspect the cars for cameras. They're are several tribes in New Mexico and Arizona. Some of the Pueblos are more restrictive than others. I lived there for a decade and never heard of anyone 'charging' for a photo, but I freely grant that times change. Chandos At 04:49 PM 2/28/2000 -0800, you wrote: >Neal in Nairobi... > >When I wrote that post about "primative" people losing their spirit to >the camera, I was just going back on old stories I had heard...However, >when I was in Santa Fe two years ago, I was told NOT to photograph some >of the Indians who sell their wares near the square...I thought it had >something to do with their believes... > >Maybe you are right...they wanted money for their images, but since it >was taboo, I didn't bother to try it... > >Joe Hayes >Los Angeles, CA Chandos Michael Brown Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies College of William and Mary http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown