Surveillance Photography

Surveillance art was a very interesting subject to learn about. Before this class never realized how much a person was scene on a camera per day. Are Cameras the New Guns by Kyle VanHemert raises some interesting points? Never really thought about taking photos in a public space could lead to being arrested. Also, never new there was a surveillance law. In addition I learned in some cases you need consent to be on camera. In the case the man was found guilty for the recording. If the cop was the one recording would it still have the same out come? Most likely not because if a cop gets arrested people will lose trust in law enforcement. This is a pretty huge double standard. Also, seems strange that you can receive 4 to 15 years in prison for a photo. 15 years is a long time for something so simple. That is longer than some arrests for something more serious. If you take a photo of something and a cop so happens to walk through the photo can you be arrested for that? People should be able to take photos of things in a public space. Surveillance photos can be very interesting. For instance candid street photography you take photos of what is actually going on. People are not acting differently because they do not know there is a camera around. Surveillance art was a very cool subject I never thought about before.