FINALLY, an aritcle in a national paper

For those of us who take pictures, especially in the nation's capital. Or those of us who take classes around the city to take pictures, this article has been a long time coming. The abuse of power, and clear misunderstanding of the law by many a law enforcement officer, either government or private security (you too TSA) of what is legal and illegal to photograph has been an issue for years, but more so post 9/11. Annys Shin's article in today's Washington Post does a good job of illustrating what many of us (or our students/colleagues) have been through in recent years. Point of fact - anything that can be viewed from public property can be photographed from public property. The only exception is photographing someone through a window without their consent (qualifies as "reasonable expectation of privacy). This includes any and all government building (federal or local). No officer has the right to stop you, or require you delete any images. The problem is, most of them don't know any better, and getting into an argument about it only escalates the issue.

You can read the article here.