alvarez57
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- May 10, 2011
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- New Orleans, Louisiana
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I actually had an NYPD officer, stationed at the Holland Tunnel, pull me aside and hostily harass me because I made a photo (out of my stationary car window) of the Holland Tunnel. He proceeded to tell me that photographing the tunnel had been ruled illegal (as well as many other structures and buildings throughout NYC) since 9-1-1. It was hard not to laugh or let my frustration show. I simply pretended to delete the images upon his request and then played dumb and drove on. It's a crying shame that such ridiculous and erroneous laws are being used to bully photographers. It has become such commonplace that I have long since resigned myself to protest - I simply choose my battles, which are far and few in between these days.
Toronto Wedding Photographer
I live here in New Orleans. I was taking photos of a ship on the Mississippi Levee when someone on a car shouted to me I couldn't take pictures. I shrugged my shoulders and left. Pulling off to the road, I saw the guy give me a hard look whilst on the phone. Next day I got a call from the given Parish Homeland Security Officer inquiring if I was the lady shooting the picture on the levee!!!! I asked him if it was illegal and he said no...but they just wanted to make sure I "was not a terrorist"(????) and that no one had stolen my car..... so no, it's not illegal but puts you on the spot.