Tue Feb 19 08:50:32 EST 2013 John Sessoms wrote: > From: Larry Colen > > On Feb 18, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > >> > >> I'm going to hijack your post in a slightly different direction. > >> My sibling has been rather adamant about not posting photos of zir > >> child in public places. What do other people think about that > >> attitude? > > > > I think that parents should have the right to say whether pictures of > > their kids can be posted. > > > That sounds an awful lot like giving "parents" an absolute veto over > what you can photograph. It's not very far from there to "You can't take > photographs here because there are children present."
John, There are constitunational (or otherwise legal) right, and there is what is right (and/or ethical) with a kid. Even though you don't have you own kids, I wouldn't expect you to defend kid's 1st amendment rights when the parents are telling the kid which things he/she is not supposed to say. Or, defend that kids have the right to own guns. In a somewhat similar way, there are things that apply to how others should behave with respect to the kid. Despite the freedom of speach etc, I (and I assume all reasonable parents) wouldn't want my kid to hear or see certain things before certain age. Which things and until what age, - that should be left to the parents (to decide and [o-oh!] to deal with). I don't think it is a problem to photograph unidentified people on the street, including kids. But if you were to post photos of Alice Smith, DOB, January 1, 2010, living at 123 Main Street without permission of her parents, that is not ethical. While there might be no legal recourse, it is just not right. As a side note: even legal system has certain mechanisms for protection of the minors and their privacy. While there are situations where it may make sense to defend you rights, one doesn't have to be a stickler: A good will and ethical behavior from us, photographers, is important, and can help to avoid/minimize paranoia from the other side. And that's what this thread and original question from Aahz is about. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
