Re: Nat Geo Photographer Arrested for Kansas Feedlot Flyover
Micky Bill wrote:
Thanks to the folks for totally derailing a topical discussion about photography, rights of landowners v. photographers, terrorism and the law with your verbal gymnastics. Very impressive.
As previously posted ...
Which takes me back to this:
\"We don\'t believe he broke the law,\" Foster said.
Imo, they either did drive onto the landowners property without permission or they did not ... i.e. pretty simple once you stop trying to give respect and/or regard to the red herring(s).
Imo, the red herring @ photographic rights isn\'t the law in question here, trespassing on a landowners property is.
Had I been seen shooting the image below, it would be essentially undeniable that I could be held accountable to the laws of trespassing when I took this (unfinished) image, as I was on the owner\'s property without permission. I do not know who owns this well and the road leading to it. I had to make a choice, trespass and get the shot with these atmospheric conditions (I don\'t know when I\'ll be this way again), or find out who the owner is through my research at the courthouse or going around and knocking on doors, get permission and come back to shoot. I found this one buried in the middle of a corn field that was only visible from a gravel lane as you passed by the service road.
I make no excuse for my trespass as being justified, and should I have a landowner decide to press charges for the trespass ... the fact that I\'m putting together a histo/docu/art collection on oil in this region of the country has no bearing on my trespass should the landowner still object to my being there.
Plain & Simple ... I subjected myself to the laws of trespassing.
Should a landowner object to my being there, it\'s his call at whether to have the authorities enforce the law, or not. I should point out that I do also speak with landowners in advance as much as is practical, and in the case of this newly found one, I\'ll pursue the landowner for permission @ future access.
As such, I still don\'t get NatGeo saying they don\'t believe he broke the law.
Jul 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM
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