{"id":66907,"date":"2017-10-06T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T22:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=66907"},"modified":"2017-10-06T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T22:01:58","slug":"ethics-in-street-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/06\/ethics-in-street-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics in Street Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Family at Lucille\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s BBQ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How do you become an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ethical\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Street Photographer, and is there even such a thing?<\/p>\n

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Conquer Your Fears and Meet New Peers<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let anyone shove their code of ethics down your throat<\/h2>\n
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Cindy with umbrella. Tokyo, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First of all, Ethics is personal. Generally, most people follow the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153golden rule\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (do unto others as you want others to do unto you).<\/p>\n

Also, we generally follow the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153silver rule\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in Ethics, which is the negative version \u00e2\u20ac\u201d (don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/em> do unto others as you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/em> like others doing unto you).<\/p>\n

What is your personal code of ethics?<\/h2>\n
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Woman with cell phone. Tokyo, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first question you gotta ask yourself is,<\/p>\n

\n Do I like having my own picture taken?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If not, you will have a hard time photographing others. Why? Because you assume everyone else doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like having their picture taken (silver rule).<\/p>\n

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In reality, there are (vain) people like me who like having their picture taken. Therefore for myself personally, I have no ethical problems photographing strangers. Why? Because I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind having my picture taken, I assume others don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind either. Now, this isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t true, but it certainly helps me overcome any ethical qualms in street photography.<\/p>\n

Ethical vs the Legal<\/h2>\n
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Woman with umbrella in rain. Tokyo, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Legally, you can shoot street photography in public.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, the bigger question is… ethically<\/em>, how do you feel photographing strangers? In what situations would you not<\/em> photograph a stranger?<\/p>\n

My suggestion:<\/p>\n

\n Follow your own heart in Ethics. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let anyone super-impose their ethical beliefs on you.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For example, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s say you want to photograph homeless people. As long as you have the right intentions, and feel ethically okay doing it, go for it. Realize, there will be other people who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like you photographing homeless people, because it violates their ethical code of beliefs.<\/p>\n

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Yet, once again… ignore all of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153haters\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. They are trying to be Ethic tyrants\u00e2\u20ac\u201d once again, forcing and super-imposing their ethics onto you. And I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think that is ethically okay. Nobody should force someone else to follow their ethical code of beliefs.<\/p>\n

Trust Yourself.<\/h2>\n

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To sum up,<\/p>\n

\n Ethics in street photography is following your own heart, gut, intuition, soul, and code of beliefs.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You must build your own personal code of ethics, and please please please… don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t try to force anyone else to believe the way you do.<\/p>\n

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Also, ignore the ethics of others. Build your own moral street photography code.<\/p>\n

BE STRONG and stay true to yourself.
\nERIC<\/p>\n

Conquer Your Fears and Meet New Peers<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
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\nSTREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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