World Image Issue 32 May 2016

Of course in our modern society
we also have streets going
underground.
Here care must be taken as most
undergrounds are private
property, and that includes the
metro.
Most of the time nothing will be
said so long as you are not
causing obstruction or a
nuisance.
I would certainly seek
permission if you want to try it
in the rush hour.
Above ground anything goes so long as you do not step onto
private property to take the picture. This includes
those buildings with the grassed or
parking areas to the
front adjacent to the
footpath. Step on those
at your peril as most are
private property, and
sooner or later some
jobsworth will challenge
you.
In London, as is probably
the case in most cities, there
are buildings that, although it
is perfectly legal to take the
pictures of, you will be
challenged when doing so,
often by people carrying guns.
My advise is simple, when you
see a gun toting police officer
standing in the street, tell them
what you are doing and why
before you begin.
They can not stop you, but they
may chose to accompany you while
you take the pictures.
The area around the cenotaph is a good place in point, Having spoken to a police officer at one end of the
street, he was still beside me at the other. Not every day you get an armed guard when taking pictures. They
also have another aspect to their work in that some of them actually know quite a lot about the buildings
they are guarding and, if they are in a good mood, will often tell you about them.
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