If a police officer asks to see what photos you took on your camera...
Within Australia - the Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer cannot demand to see images within a camera unless the person has been arrested for an offence - and the photographer has the right to take action against that police officer if the court later rules that no offence was committed
In practical terms, you, the photographer needs to evaluate each scene with any police officer in relation to the circumstances / time / place / alleged subject matter and so on
Personally- over the last decade I have been stopped by police about every 18 months asking me to justify what I am up to. This is where I am shooting surfers out to sea, but children are bathing in-shore; it has been at fun-fairs where I am after the glowing lights, but also, children are present, and near industrial facilities where I am after clouds of steam or sparkles off specular highlights and they are concerned about terrorism issues
In each case I have to decide -and very quickly too- whether to show an image to persuade them to leave me alone, or whether to make an issue of it. Each case is different
These days I often go out wearing my fluoro-bright vest ......
Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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Ira Weber wrote: If I didn't do anything wrong, I would not let them see what's on my camera.
H#ll yeah! I couldn't agree more. If I have done nothing wrong, it's going to be a fight before anyone gets access to my camera without my permission. Country guy living in the big Apple!
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