On street photography, and street suspicion

For the Times, I talked to British street photographer Matt Stuart, curator Sophie Howarth and American street photography giant Jeff Mermelstein, about a campaign - by the Metropolitan Police - to point the finger of suspicion at people, outside, with cameras.

Now, a new poster campaign by the Metropolitan Police is inviting Londoners to call a hotline if they don't like the look of a photographer. “Thousands of people take photos every day,” runs the text. “What if one of them seems odd?” The poster states that terrorists use cameras for surveillance. Life with a camera might be about to turn tougher.

Read the story (and look at the great slideshow) here.

Comments

[Paul Russell]

Good article.

[Linton]

Thanks. Nice photos...