Quote Originally Posted by Kokopeli
I don't think a copy of the Photographer's Rights would have helped me much in that situation...
I'm with you there - think about it. Someone or a group of people decides you're in the wrong. You whip out a little piece of paper that could have just as easily been written by you, the one doing something wrong. Has anyone outside of a fairly small group of photographers ever heard of Bert Krages? Probably not.

It's good to read what he says, and I don't doubt that he's correct on all of his counts. Just know your rights. You can either walk away, ask to see that person's boss, or call the police. From a practicality standpoint, eventually you'd have to look at the hassle vs. what you can get photographically from the situation. However, I understand it's a matter of principal...

On a side note, one of the best street photographs I've ever seen was taken by someone who used to live in Chicago. It's not on his website anymore, but was a shot of a man who was spreading the word of his religion (rather obtrusively, as I remember). He didn't want his picture taken, so when he tried to cover the lens with his hand, a photograph was made that showed his angry face and bible thru the spaces between his fingers. Powerful stuff...