Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > a while back i was at an Event photographing a politican and at the Event, > photographing the same politician, there's a guy with a contax G2 -- i > assume he's a shooter for some local rag, i'm shooting with my m6 and a > diana (don't ask me why). but i see this guy w/ the g2 and i'm like, "hey, > another rangefinder dude," so i smile, lift my camera to my eye to grab a > shot of him and his contax and he puts his hand out in front of my lens > and says very sternly and matter-of-factly "do not photograph me." > > weird thing for a photojournalist to say in a public place, don't you > think? > ><Snip> I photographed another photojournalist while out doing my thing and got a stern note from my editor about it. He had complained to her. She said there is a rule about photographing other photojournalists. I say they were both full of bull! Anything that walks is fair game as far as I am concerned! Mark Rabiner