Gothamist: No Subway Photo Ban!

jamiebeth

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:23:57 -0500

today -- oct 2, 2006 my mom, a tourist from pittsburgh was yelled at by an MTA custmer service rep for taking a picture. what's up with that. there still isn't a ban, right?

SomeJoe

Mon, 23 May 2005 21:55:04 -0500

Just wondering, are we too hip to be worrying about Iranian intelligence agents photographing heavily populated infrastructure? Because that scares the shit out of me. Yeah the ban was dumb but don't kid yourself, a lot of bad people still very much want to kill us in quantity.

mike

Mon, 23 May 2005 19:21:35 -0500

It's public propery, and I pay for it, so I'll take pictures where ever I damn well please, including bridges and tunnels. We're becoming a society where only those "in charge" can watch us, but we can't watch them.

Captain Midnight

Mon, 23 May 2005 19:02:57 -0500

Kevin, are you saying that people might actually get hassled for taking pictures of MTA property? Gee, who'da thunk it? I got into a little bit of a tussle with someone on the forums who insisted there are no limitations and he could take pictures anywhere he wants, including at the tunnels where signs say otherwise.

Sean Wagner

Mon, 23 May 2005 18:19:12 -0500

I'm grateful to hear this. Small steps in the pursuit of liberty (and an occasional win) build awareness and stamina.

mark

Mon, 23 May 2005 10:46:43 -0500

ha...no foto ban.....right. I tried to shoot some stuff at the Coney Island stop a few months back and got my ass handed to me by a MTA employee [whom I ignored] and then by the cop which he got. Cops are dicks...end of story.

Kevin Walsh

Mon, 23 May 2005 08:58:43 -0500

The ban might be officially out. But many cops don't like photographers and will try and enforce a ban regardless. Bring along a copy of 'photographers' rights' available from Bert Krages' website http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm with you at all times. Might not hurt to clip the Daily News article from the paper and bring that with you as well. Couldn't hurt. www.forgotten-ny.com