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I live in a small town in the middle of West Virginia. Population = 6,000 +/-.
While I do travel a lot (my wife is from Ecuador, and I find myself in South America often) I get bored here - even though here is where "work" is.
I recently downloaded an app for my iPhone that allows me to listen in to the City & County police departments, the Fire & EMS, and the local branch of the State Police. Basically, its a scanner on my iPhone.
The local newspaper MIGHT have 2 reporters and one camera between them. It's a decent paper for a small town, but they don't have much of a front page.
I have been considering, for quite some time now, responding to the scenes of accidents, fires, fights, and other "interesting" incidents and taking photographs - but I don't want to be labeled as an ambulance chaser nor do I wish to make enemies in this town. But I do have a fair amount of free time on my hands...
Should I even attempt this?
How do you stand on the side of the road and take photos of an overturned car when there are injuries? What are the ethics regarding that?
I'm fairly certain I am talking myself out of this as I write this post - but I'm curious to know what the rest of you think.
While I do travel a lot (my wife is from Ecuador, and I find myself in South America often) I get bored here - even though here is where "work" is.
I recently downloaded an app for my iPhone that allows me to listen in to the City & County police departments, the Fire & EMS, and the local branch of the State Police. Basically, its a scanner on my iPhone.
The local newspaper MIGHT have 2 reporters and one camera between them. It's a decent paper for a small town, but they don't have much of a front page.
I have been considering, for quite some time now, responding to the scenes of accidents, fires, fights, and other "interesting" incidents and taking photographs - but I don't want to be labeled as an ambulance chaser nor do I wish to make enemies in this town. But I do have a fair amount of free time on my hands...
Should I even attempt this?
How do you stand on the side of the road and take photos of an overturned car when there are injuries? What are the ethics regarding that?
I'm fairly certain I am talking myself out of this as I write this post - but I'm curious to know what the rest of you think.