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Further proof the MBTA's photo policy not worth the paper it's printed on

By adamg on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 3:25pm

Kevin Church reports men in uniforms demanded he put away his camera at South Station today:

I'm fairly sure this is an nudging of my rights, but since I never bothered to read up on these things, I'm just going to nod and smile and thank god the government is looking out for fat guys with wide-angle lenses. ...

Alleged MBTA photo policy, which supposedly allows non-commercial photography in public areas.

Earlier:
MBCR conductor disregards personal safety, goes after dangerous photographer on his train.

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Comments

By Michael Kerpan on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 3:37pm.

...are from a charming (sweet and funny) manga called "Yotsuba and ....". Yotsuba being a rather spacy little girl, not quite old enough to go to school yet. Highly recommended. ;~}

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 3:54pm.

Maybe we could get a group together to stand in circles and take pictures of one another.

Bonus points for having T-shirts printed up with the official policy on it.

Is South Station considered to be Amtrak? Could that be the source of the stupid? I got snipped at once for taking a picture of my then eight-year-old son in the bus waiting area on our way to NYC one early morning, and I just looked at the snipper as though I might find photographing his three purple heads interesting, too, and put the camera in my bag.

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By OldProfessorBear on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 7:07pm.

http://tinyurl.com/5ndtag

except (possibly) on the platforms and trains, a snap-in should be entirely legal. I'd participate (provided it wasn't in the morning).

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By Ron Newman on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 9:16pm.

I don't know if they have one this year, but here's last year's contest

Enter the Amtrak Picture Our Train 2008 Wall Calendar Photo Contest and your photograph could adorn the walls of train lovers everywhere.

Enter your photo of an Amtrak train (sporting the current logo) to have your image featured on the Amtrak 2008 wall calendar.

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By Gary McGath on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 5:45pm.

I don't suppose those goons can either read or use logic, but if they did they might notice the signs which the MBTA has placed on the subways encouraging passengers to photograph sexual harassment incidents, and they might notice that such ads contradict their own decrees about photography.

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