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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Met Poster Campaign

The London Metropoliton Police recently launched a poster campaign which has met with some criticism from the photography community, particularly with amatuers who enjoy taking shots in one of the most photogenic cities in the world.

 

The poster in question is part of the Mets anti-terrorism campaign which advertises an anti-terror hotline for members of the public to call if they see anyone acting suspiciously, the particular act to be concerned about is people taking photos.

 

This in conjunction with the apparent growing number of police in London stopping and searching photographers under the terrorism act has meant that some photographers are becoming increasingly frustraited with the current situation. 

 

 

met poster

The mets anti-terrorism poster (click for larger view)

 

The frustration has led to a group has beening set up on the photosharing site Flickr which contains some rather more satirical versions of the red poster.

 

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