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paultreacy · Post by **paultreacy** » 20 May 2009 14:42

and more at SydenhamShots.co.uk

Paul Treacy
photo@paultreacy.com

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 15:51

Did she want to be on a public forum

Have you invaded her privacy.

mummycat · Post by **mummycat** » 20 May 2009 15:56

Looks like she's reflecting on the matter......

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 16:14

Paul if ever you see a short fat hairy woman! Its me! please don't put me on the board! haha

paultreacy · Post by **paultreacy** » 20 May 2009 16:25

Here goes...

Anyone in public is fair game to a street photographer. Such is life in an open democracy.

She voiced no objection and I'm not out to stitch anyone up.

Street photography is all about making a visual record of the era in which we live. Unposed, factual recordings of life on the streets is what it's all about. Should someone in a hundred years from now happen on the above picture they'll get a sense of Sydenham in 2009.

If any of the images I post cause offense then that's too bad. It's not my intention.

Paulyman.

http://paultreacy.com

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 16:35

Did she know you were going to place it on a public board though?

I understand what you are saying paul, but I personally would not like to be displayed on a board like this.Its different from behind or obscured in some way, but i feel she was too busy concentrating on what she wanted to be aware of you, its a bit like the Google map and some people objecting to being shown on it.

paultreacy · Post by **paultreacy** » 20 May 2009 16:39

If the admin decides to censor this image then so be it. It stays on the blog. It's just a photograph. It'll do no harm to anyone. Get over it. It's an image of a human being on a street. Period. I make no apologies. I don't have to.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 16:44

No need to be so aggressive Paul,
Its just an observation that i have made which i personally would not like done to me.

I have not asked you to appologise/nor would I

I understand that you are a photographer, and have enjoyed your photos in the past, but just feel this is an invasion of someones privacy.

You take it as you like i'm not fussed.

paultreacy · Post by **paultreacy** » 20 May 2009 17:02

I didn't mean to be aggressive. I'm sorry about that. Just explaining my motivations. Privacy is overrated. There is no such thing as privacy in public. How can there be?

You can have privacy in your own home and that's about it. It's a fact of life.

I need to make dinner now. Back later.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 18:00

I cherish my privacy Paul.

Hope dinner was good.

bensonby · Post by **bensonby** » 20 May 2009 18:04

Paul is correct, and it would be a worrying world if he wasn't correct. Someone "not liking" something isn't grounds not to do it or for it to be restricted...

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 18:16

I havent asked for it to be restricted , just for permission to be obtained before posting.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 18:17

Permission from the subject matter that is

bensonby · Post by **bensonby** » 20 May 2009 18:20

that's a restriction isn't it?

You don't own "image rights" or the like to yourself in this context

paultreacy · Post by **paultreacy** » 20 May 2009 18:22

This is GREAT.

bensonby · Post by **bensonby** » 20 May 2009 18:22

paultreacy wrote:This is GREAT.

huh?

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 18:27

I think its a thin line between restriction and cival rights to privacy myself,
and personally i would not want to be photographed and put on a forum such as this.

paultreacy · Post by **paultreacy** » 20 May 2009 18:28

I'm enjoying this discussion, is all.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » 20 May 2009 18:34

Oi, get back into the kitchen

paultreacy · Post by **paultreacy** » 20 May 2009 18:36

Okay, back into the kitchen I go, to load the dishwasher.

Signing off,
Paul.

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