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Originally Posted by phonelady61
Yes I have been stopped from taking a picture of a courthouse while on my way back from arkansas and I also got stopped from taking a picture of the custer gravesite . I dont know how that violated anything . Some lady who was of indian decent said that they dont allow certain photographs because some of the tribes descendants dont like the pictures robbing their soul. I thanked her for the info and left . yeah I think I must have been photographing a federal courthouse come to think of it .I have also heard you cannot take pictures of federal prisons either .
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I've heard of this type of tribal view on photos and soul. But if I found myself alone at such a website I would probably point and click as my own photo theory includes a respect for souls. If you believe that spirits are going to be disturbed by photographs, I personally feel those spirits might actually need a medium and some transition counseling.
Oh, I have been stopped once. And I photograph a lot. The one time (so far) was when I was taking some photos of some masks hanging outside a store in New Orleans. The shopkeeper was a bit irate. I had spent the morning asking permission from several very nice galleries to shoot in their store and got an extremely friendly green light each time but this shopkeeper chastised me like I was a child stealing candy. Apparently the artists showcasing their work can be "tempermental." Alas, I did get permission after being chastised and then asking kindly.