Taking photographs is not a crime

Taking photographs is not a crime Increasingly we are seeing photographers being abused, questioned, & 'inconvenienced' by Police and

OK, so lets start with the basics - yes, of course you can do lots of illegal things with a camera - in much the same way that any of us could go out and do something illegal with a flip-flop, a dustbin or a duck! - but that is not what this is all about - it is about the underlying current of mistrust in people who chose to carry, or use, a camera day to day (y)

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and opinions on the current position for photographers, individuals that are, in the vast majority of cases, not terrorists, perverts, or law breakers - just photographers doing what they enjoy. We would also appreciate it if you would share our page, please pass the word to your facebook friends and contacts, thanks! We would also, of course highlight that we are not ‘anti-police. ‘anti-security’ etc, the vast majority of these individuals are conscientious, honest individuals doing their best to do a good job. What we do object to is those that misuse, misinterpret, or otherwise fail to play by the rules. To regard all those that we come in contact with as ‘evil’ would be like hating all Doctors because of Harold Shipman, or all singers because of Justin Bieber. You can read more about the story behind all this here: https://www.facebook.com/TakingPhotographsIsNotACrime/posts/442615709103576?notif_t=like

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This day in photographic history - September the 8th. A date notable for two significant events. On this day in 1871 Ric...
08/09/2026

This day in photographic history - September the 8th.

A date notable for two significant events.

On this day in 1871 Richard Leach Maddox announced his invention of a silver-bromide gelatine photographic emulsion, making possible significantly shorter exposure times.

On this day in 1885 J. M. Taupenot announced his invention of a dry collodion photographic plate.

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Today's camera from the collection is this Isoly-Mat. Manufactured by Agfa in Germany as a part of their Isoly range thi...
08/09/2026

Today's camera from the collection is this Isoly-Mat.

Manufactured by Agfa in Germany as a part of their Isoly range this model was launched in 1962.

The camera offers both manual and automatic exposure thanks to it's selenium light meter and automatic aperture capability from f5.6 to f22.

It's large optical viewfinder has clearly visible red and green indicators to show if light is sufficient - in auto mode low light is 'red flagged' and the shutter is locked.

Even after 60+ years the meter and indicators still function well.

The camera uses 120 roll film and captures 4x4cm images.

Happy Tuesday all, and if you are out and about with your camera today - enjoy 👍

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Today, the 8th of September, is 'International Literacy Day' a UNESCO backed day that highlights the importance of liter...
08/09/2026

Today, the 8th of September, is 'International Literacy Day' a UNESCO backed day that highlights the importance of literacy as a fundamental human right and a tool for personal and societal growth.

If you were out and about with your ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ books today, hope it went well 👍

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Cameras featured: Kershaw King Penguin & Kodak 2a folding Autographic.

𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦.𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘦𝘳Im...
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𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦.

𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘦𝘳

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Text: Arthur Schopenhauer - German Philosopher.

✅ Taking photographs is easy.✅ Taking 'popular' photographs is easy. ✅ Taking 'entertaining' photographs is easy.✅ Takin...
08/09/2026

✅ Taking photographs is easy.

✅ Taking 'popular' photographs is easy.

✅ Taking 'entertaining' photographs is easy.

✅ Taking 'technically great' images is easy.

❌ HOWEVER, Taking photographs that you'd really want to show your friends, and really want to be remembered for can be incredibly difficult, but it is the reason that many lifelong photographers keep going. G.B: 2024

If you feel the same, then please share 🙂

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Remembering the late Peter Sellers who was born one hundred and one years ago today, on September the 8th, 1925.As well ...
08/09/2026

Remembering the late Peter Sellers who was born one hundred and one years ago today, on September the 8th, 1925.

As well as being regarded by many as a comic genius Sellers was a passionate, accomplished, photographer - with work published in the Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph & Vogue.

You can read more about the photographic side of his life and see samples of his works via the link I'll post in the comments 👍...
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Image: Sellers.

✅ Taking photographs is easy.✅ Taking 'popular' photographs is easy. ✅ Taking 'entertaining' photographs is easy.✅ Takin...
07/09/2026

✅ Taking photographs is easy.

✅ Taking 'popular' photographs is easy.

✅ Taking 'entertaining' photographs is easy.

✅ Taking 'technically great' images is easy.

❌ HOWEVER, Taking photographs that you'd really want to show your friends, and really want to be remembered for, is incredibly difficult, but it is the reason that lifelong photographers keep going. G.B: 2024

If you feel the same, then please share 🙂

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Today, September the 7th, is The United Nation's 'International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies' a day that highlights t...
07/09/2026

Today, September the 7th, is The United Nation's 'International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies' a day that highlights the importance of fresh air for everyone’s well-being.

An image from myself to mark the day.

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Today's camera from the collection is this lovely little Exakta HS-2.Exakta cameras have an amazing heritage, built by t...
07/09/2026

Today's camera from the collection is this lovely little Exakta HS-2.

Exakta cameras have an amazing heritage, built by the Ihagee company in Dresden, Germany. (indeed Exakta made the worlds first S.L.R in 1936)

That being said, however, this little offering was actually made in Japan, and is a rebadged Cosina CT1-Super produced to capitalise on that heritage by the brand name owner.

Nether the less a lovely camera both in the hand, and in performance.

Happy Monday all, and whatever you are shooting with today, film, digital, high end, budget, camera or mobile - enjoy!
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On this day, September the 7th, 1987, Pink Floyd released their album 'A momentary lapse of reason' The album cover imag...
07/09/2026

On this day, September the 7th, 1987, Pink Floyd released their album 'A momentary lapse of reason'

The album cover image was produced with the assistance of a group of hired labourers who carried 700 old hospital beds onto Saunton Sands in Devon, England for a photo shoot by Robert Dowling & Storm Thorgerson.

Despite meticulous planning the weather intervened, with rain forcing the shoot to be abandoned, the exercise, complete with hang-glider, dogs, nurse, and all those beds being repeated a few weeks later.

By coincidence 1987 was also the year that Photoshop was first developed (although it wasn't marketed until 1988) Fast forward a few years and thanks to Photoshop, AI, and other graphic handling/manipulation programmes we are unlikely to see many such epically staged photo shoots now.
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