Is it illegal to take pictures in a mall?
. At one point the security guard came up and asked me about my camera. He wanted to know what it cost, how did I like it, what were the shots like and I even think I took his photo. I suppose some malls object but not all. Perhaps they might worry if I was casing the place shooting where their security cams are located etc.Just this past weekend I went into Bass Pro and shot a bunch of wilderness/outdoor stuff from inside the cavernous store. Again, there was no protest or even a question about what I was doing.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
Lambe wrote: Shopping Malls are public areas but privately owned and each will have its own rules regarding taking photos. Is it illegal to take photos the short answer is no. For something to be illegal you have to be breaking an actual law (here passed in parliment or in other countries a state law etc).
However nothing is ever that simple and being private property the owners have the right to impose their own rules regarding the use of photography on their premises. IMHO
This also includes if you are in their parking lot. The most they can do to you is kick you off property. Now if you are on a sidewalk shooting the mall they cant do a thing. The guards will not bother teens much when it comes down to them shooting self photos because that is the majority of their customer base.
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