I was taking some pictures earlier on in front of a University here in
England.. There were couple of bikes parked near there.. a water
pool.. and few reflections contrasting the wet pavement..
My thoughts were travelling around questions of dark tonalities, when
suddenly a authoritative figure moved agressively in front me, pushing
to my face a pale white illuminated card with a name, a stamp and the
word 'Security' in badly printed fonts.
-Can I ask you what are you doing? he said furiously and then demanded
that I should identify myself, as well as the reason of taking
pictures and couple of other personal questions.. I'm not sure, maybe
he asked what time I wake up in the morning too...
It's amazing how many irrelevant vague nonsense he piled up to me..
About security, health and safety, directives, private property,
permissions of filming, their almost-police status(!), that maybe his
face was on the photo, that there are so many communities here and
they have to treat everyone equally (what? so their paranoia is
justified in the name of equality now!??).. Add of course, the usual
self-convincing bullshit and mucho psychological techniques, often
used by ex-military people who have been relegated to private security
business, so that they can fantasise some importance for their tragic
existance...
Because I don't want to be harassed when I'm taking pictures, and
because I don't want to end up taking pictures of lonely landscapes
and my room only.. could someone here offer some insights on the issue
and/or indicate where I can learn more about our rights and duties as
photographers? I have a feeling though that dark days are coming...
C.S.
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