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Photographers Protest at the Ballard Locks

How wonderful. I can’t claim total inspiration for this, as all I did was point to the article regarding Ian Spiers’ run-in with Homeland Security while photographing the Ballard Locks, which brought it to the attention of Myk O’Leary of Life, it is a Travesty. After reading that article, however, Myk is organizing a peaceful protest at the Ballard Locks.

In response, I will be trying to organize a photo shoot at the Locks as a means of protest. Anyone else who cares about our rights as Americans to photograph interseting PUBLIC subjects are welcome to join me. If you are a photographer in Seattle, please consider coming.

If you are hesitant (and this is fair given what already happened) at least pass this on to others you know who may want to come along. Feel free to post the link to any and all boards that may have folks who would come (I’ll be posting to dpchallenge in just a few minutes after this post goes live.) DETAILS: Sunday August 1st, 2004 1PM - 4PM We’ll meet at the front gates at just before 1PM, if you’re late, just look for the gaggle of tripods inside the property by the locks.

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p>I’ll do my best to be there. Thanks, Myk.

iTunes: “Ya Mama” by Fatboy Slim from the album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars (2000, 5:38).

Posted in Current Affairs, Links. See also: Ballard Locks photo workshop today | A look at the 2000 election | Ballard Locks Photo Workshop | It’s illegal to photograph the Ballard Locks | Howdy, Wired readers! .

By Michael Hanscom
July 14, 2004

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  1. Tim who said
    on July 15, 2004

    Count me in!

  2. Neil said
    on July 17, 2004

    Just thought you might like to know that this story has become featured as a headline on Yahoo news, no doubt because of people like you making the story heard. Good good.

    http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040716/ap_on_re_us/photographer_questioned_1

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  1. Pharyngula linked to this post on July 15, 2004

    Hooray for peaceful protests!

    A while back, I wrote about the harassment of a photographer at the Ballard Locks—well, if you're in Seattle around August 1, grab your camera and head down to the Locks and drive the authoritarians nuts.

    (via Eclecticism)

  2. eclecticism linked to this post on August 2, 2004

    Ballard Locks Photo Workshop

    So yesterday was the big photo gathering at the Locks. Prairie and I picked up her sister Hope and then headed out, eventually getting there about an hour into the event. As I’d never been to the Locks before, I wasn’t entirely sure where to go at firs…

  3. eclecticism linked to this post on August 2, 2004

    Ballard Locks Photo Workshop

    So yesterday was the big photo gathering at the Locks. Prairie and I picked up her sister Hope and then headed out, eventually getting there about an hour into the event. As I’d never been to the Locks before, I wasn’t entirely sure where to go at firs…

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