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Japanese Photographer Lost His Fujifilm Ambassador Status Because Of His "Offensive" Shooting Style

When you're out on the city streets, you'll inevitably run into hordes of people taking photos of everything and everyone in sight with their phones. It seems normal. But would your perspective change (pun intended) if those people were using actual cameras and not just smartphones? For some people, the difference is huge.

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Anonymous

This is a tuff topic because there is no right or wrong answer. Here in NYC, the “culture” is obviously different. New Yorkers will stop in the middle of a crowd to take selfies and we have so many people, tourist walking around with cameras snapping photos of everything and anything. It’s so fast pace, I don’t believe people here find it intrusive as long as you don’t slow them down. However, getting so up close to snap a picture of a New Yorker will definitely result in some problems.

Faye Daniels

But see, that's different to me. When I went to Thailand - I obviously walked around taking pictures of everything all the time. I had multiple conversations with Katie about things, however, all the photos I took minus one - I don't consider the people passing by while you take a photo of a statue (for example) invasive or unethical. However, stepping right infront of them and throwing a flash in their face is something different.

Anonymous

I think that’s the answer. You walked around taking photos without considering the people around you. It unethical or invasive because they are not your intended subject. However, this photographer is walking around crossing I front of people with the intention of capturing there image. I get it’s okay to take photos of people in public, but we all need personal space and should be mindful and respectful of that. Also, an 85mm or 70-200mm lens or their equivalent would work amazing. You can capture the similar images from a distance.

Jim Kost

You won't get the same feel, or effect, with a longer lens. The wide angle, in close, distorts the people as well, exaggerating their facial expressions and response to his 'intrusion' into their space.