New York City Chinatown

Shooting on the streets can be difficult sometimes. You usually don't encounter or expect to have any problems, but shit happens anyway. sometimes they are trivial, like people mugging for the camera trying to grab attention; othertimes it is major like people coming up suddenly and threatening you with bodily harm (I've had a couple such incidences the time I was shooting some assignments for nymetro.com) For nychinatown.org, i haven't encountered any major problems except for several incidences i have recorded below.

...and for all you business owners out there. if you are doing business out on the sidewalk, tough shit assholes, there are a millions of witnesses on the streets watching your every move... some info for you.

Photographer's Rights
Resources on what rights the photographer has when photographing in public, and legal recourses when their rights have been violated.

· The Photographer's Right - by Krages
http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

· 17 USC § 120(a) - Pictorial Representations Permitted
http://www.megalaw.com/top/copyright/17usc120.php

· NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting - proposed redraft of new photography rules allowing hand-held equipment without first obtaining a permit
http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/news/110107_moftb_issues_new.shtml

...this new redraft was due to protests over the first drafted version that nearly required a majority of people (tourists, and anybody in a group of 2 or more) to obtain photo permits, and $1 million insurance just to photograph on the streets of new york. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/nyregion/29camera.html

05 March 2008. mr hand, the owner of the store at 145D Hester St must have forgotten the privilege of residing, and/or being a citizen of the United States. If he loves censorship, and harassment so much, maybe he should go back to China. Go ahead and call the police, the law is on my side, I'm on a public street minding my own business, assholes.

28 April 2007. This shady Fujianese character threaten to break my camera because i was taking photos of several stores along Mott street. he specifically didn't want me to take pictures of this property behind him on across the street from Di Palo fine foods store on mott and grand st. other people came out to watch me as well.

12 May 2002. These people don't like to be photographed, especially the guy in the white khakis in the foreground... he even tried threatening me, then exclaimed, "This is a private street!". It's with good reason why these people don't want to be on camera, this market has been cited numerous times for poor sanitation, and peddling without a license. The tenants of the Confucius Plaza apartment complex have voiced strong opposition to the presence of the vendors here.

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