Imagine you are in Britain taking photos of people at some public event and a police officer suddenly confiscates your camera. You think what on earth is going on!  Imagine someday you may be prevented from working in the “field” of the public realm. Why?  Because you are taking pictures in public places which has become illegal to do so. Or you don’t have the permission slip to shoot in a particular public area.  You say to yourself- how did this all come about.  Well you have just been informed about what’s happening to the rights of freelance photographers in Britan, and soon other countries may follow. Photographers are being restricted from taking photos in public places.  Thousands of photographers worldwide are organizing to protect their rights as a freelance photographer through the ‘Not A Crime” campaign.  Britain is in the process of setting new laws to restrict photographers, including tourist photographers, from taking photos of people in public places including buildings.  Other countries such as Scotland are planning to adopt Britain’s new photography laws. So take a few minutes to check out this international photographers campaign called “Not A Crime.” And join to protect your rights and the rights of others in your professional industry.

Visit the website at http://www.not-a-crime.com/