Any links or evidence available?
I personally think that if the OZ government is wanting to ban photography in "Public places" (As the British and American governments have all but done.) then it has little to do with a camera advertisement and a lot to do with the paranoia that powerful people are instigating to dis-empower us.
The media is mightier than the military. Make no mistake, photography is a force to be reckoned with in the hands of whoever controls it.
DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO CONTROL IT
THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS IS BY TELLING YOU THAT IT"S A DANGER TO SOCIETY.
My rant for the day
Herschel Mair
Head of the Department of Photography,
Head of the Department of Photography,
Higher College of Technology
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Sultanate of Oman
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----- Original Message ----
From: "MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx" <MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 5:11:03 PM
Subject: Australian TV advert
From: "MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx" <MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 5:11:03 PM
Subject: Australian TV advert
I have read with great concern comments from established professional photographers about a current/ or recent. advertising campaign. The advert seeks to advertise the small sixe of a DSLR camera by showing it in use on a beach, The photographer takes voyeuristic shots of girls on the beach and when challenged by the girls' boyfriend/boyfriends they do not detect the camers hidden in the pocket of his shorts.
My contacts Down Under tell me they are at present campaigning against the possibility of the Australian government banning all photography in public places.
Even without the threat of such Draconian legislation Olympus is doing itself no favours by suggesting, however obliquely, that photographers are some kind of pervert.
I doubt whether the European arm of your company has any real control over advertising in the Australasian market but I would hope you would follow up my information and if there is any foundation in the story that I have heard that you would voice your disapproval to your colleagues there and take steps to ensure that no similiar theme is used in European markets.
My colleagues in Australia even suggested that anyone using an Olympus camera should return it to the company and ask for a refund. Obviously with this strength of feeling it is unlikely that they will consider buying Olympus products in the near future.
Although an amateur photographer I am an exhibiting member of an international forum which includes professional photographers and educationalists in Australia, the US, Canada, Israel, Oman and Japan, to name only the few that come immediately to mind.
Michael Hughes FCLIP DMS 14 Breck Farm Lane Norwich NR8 6LR
PS I presently use both digital and film Olympus cameras.
PPS although the views expressed are my own I am sure that the members of the forum will all be interested in your reply.
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