When commercial photographer Joe Pobereskin FaceBooked me to join the social media site’s “Photography is Not a Crime” cause group, well, I have to admit, I didn’t think much of it. I’m not a power FaceBooker, but I should have giving Joe’s ping more credit. Joe is well respected for his feverish, outspoken support of all manner of photographers, and “Photography in Not a Crime” definitely looks promising
Joe has done a lot of photography advocacy work through the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), but has shown his ability extend his reach using New Media. He started a photo-centric blog a couple years ago, and now he’s turning to FaceBook.
Created by Carlos Miller, there are already 1,200 members of the “Photography is Not a Crime,” and a number of the members read like a Who’s Who in the industry.
To give you a taste of recent postings, Sean Arbabi wrote: “Carry an AK-47 and you’ll be fine, walk somewhere and set up a tripod, and your mobbed by security. Carry a tripod that has a built in AK-47, and then you’ve got some real trouble.”
Arbabi writing lightly of course, but about a serious topic. As he adds: “In all seriousness, it’s true- too many of us are bugged by people while we do our job. Although the paparazzi don’t give us all the best name.”
Eddie North-Hager shared a link to a story about “South Florida model jailed overnight for videotaping police officers.”
Of course, this being FaceBook, regardless of how practical the group may prove relating to your interests to defend photographers’ rights, it sure is another great way to network!