From: steve harley
On 2010-08-26 08:05 , William Robb wrote:
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Rob
Studdert" Subject: OT More local photogs rights controversy
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/26/2993756.htm
Not unusual. I've run into that a few times in National Parks in
the USA, though not Canada as of yet.
i did not know there were any such restrictions in US national parks,
but looking around i see for example in Denali there are special
access permits for professional photographers -- they allow use of a
private vehicle which is otherwise not permitted, so in contrast to a
restriction, this seems like special access that others don't get
<http://www.nps.gov/dena/parkmgmt/propho2.htm>
in Capitol Reef NP, Utah, i see a different type of rule -- only
commercial photography which may "interfere with normal park
visitation" requires a permit
<http://www.nps.gov/care/planyourvisit/comfilmphoto.htm>
obviously this is a small sample; are there national parks where
photography is restricted in less reasonable ways?
the situation is different on some US Native American reservations;
for example i have visited Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico; while this is
a beautiful natural area, and contains also amazing historic
structures, it is also still the active residence of a large number
of people who also collectively own the land; so i fully understand
that camera permits are required as a way to make sure Acoma has a
contract with the photographer making clear rights and
responsibilities
in the case at hand, Ulura-Kata Tjuta National Park, seems to be a
bit of a hybrid -- respect for indigenous people is clearly the
objective, but the article questions whether the Australian
government is the perfect steward for that respect
The way I read it was the complaint in Ulura-Kata Tjuta National Park
was they were applying an overly restrictive interpretation to what was
"commercial work", i.e. anyone with an SLR camera.
That happened a couple of times in U.S. National Parks back in the 90s,
but it seems like the National Park Service has made a real effort to
educate their employees.
The "interfere with normal park visitation" usually applies if you want
to close off an area for your exclusive use during your shoot, or if
you're bringing in so much equipment and crew that there's no room left
for other visitors.
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