Security guard hassle

[Ian]

For the very first time I was approached by a couple of lads in high visibility vests at our local shopping centre - outside, I may add, last weekend.

One of them was a bit officious, the other seemed very embarrassed and kind of pleaded that they didn't want to hassle photographers, but they had to follow management orders.

Technically, I was standing on private property and that was the basis of their argument. But it so happened that I had just taken a picture of a building off their land, and they seemed quite content about that.

I must admit I was on the verge of getting annoyed, but it didn't come to that in the end.

Has anyone else had any hassle like this - or worse, recently?

Ian

[rogleale]

Re: Security guard hassle

Hi Ian,

This is a growing problem isn't it! Technically they were right to ask you to stop IF you were on private property and IF the property owner had issued a no photography rule on his property, but it does seem rather mean to enforce that in a shopping centre. I think that I might contact the management to discuss their rather petty policy.

There is a very good PDF available HERE which details the rights of a photographer in England, and notes some of the differences in Scotland.

THIS is quite useful too!

Roger

[Ian]

Re: Security guard hassle

Hi Ian,

This is a growing problem isn't it! Technically they were right to ask you to stop IF you were on private property and IF the property owner had issued a no photography rule on his property, but it does seem rather mean to enforce that in a shopping centre. I think that I might contact the management to discuss their rather petty policy.

There is a very good PDF available HERE which details the rights of a photographer in England, and notes some of the differences in Scotland.

THIS is quite useful too!

Roger

Thanks Roger - very handy

The shopping centre is a new development and blends into the rest of the main shopping area in our town, which is council-owned and, therefore, a public space. There is no obvious boundary, which makes it more confusing.

Ian

[Pops]

Re: Security guard hassle

That's a very interesting link thanks Roger.
I managed to download and print it out for a more detailed and liesurly appraisal