DC to overhaul regulations on street photography

The Washington Post
Last fall the Post’s Mike DeBonis pointed out that you can be arrested in Washington, D.C., for taking more than 5 minutes to snap a photograph, which seemed to infringe on photojournalists‘ ability to do their jobs. A proposed regulation would clarify that the regulation is aimed at street vendors who take photos of people to sell them. That may make photojournalists happy, but not artists or street vendors with shaky hands: the regulation would require that the photos are in focus. || Related: News photographer arrested on Long Island for videotaping police (Poynter) | What to do when police tell you to stop taking photos, video (Poynter)