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Old 12-17-2004, 07:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Default Protest the proposed MTA photo ban--Dec. 18, 2004

A "flash mob" in protest of the proposed regulations banning photography in the NYC transit system is planned for Dec. 18, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. Info at:

http://cfny.org/
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Old 12-17-2004, 10:45 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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I wish I knew about this earlier, I would have kept the date and time open. Unfortunately, I can't make it...
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Old 12-17-2004, 01:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Wrong end of the country, but snap a few shots for me.
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Old 12-17-2004, 03:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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The flash mob will surely be fun and will draw press. People who do not participate in it can still make a difference -- even if they don't live in NYC.

See this photopermit message (still on the front page of photopermit.org) for more info on what you can do.
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Old 12-17-2004, 03:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Bjorke - thanks for the link. Excoriating e-mail comment sent to the MTA.
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Old 12-17-2004, 03:58 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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Good luck folks. It'd be great to see some of the results thumbnailed here!
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Old 12-17-2004, 04:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
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I wish that I lived in NYC, sorry I can't be there.
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Old 12-22-2004, 09:05 AM   #8 (permalink)
 
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Here are a few quick scans from the protest--

http://www.echonyc.com/~goldfarb/temp/mta.html

Not a huge turnout--maybe 40 or 50 people. But there was an interesting contingent of photobloggers there, who are their own lively photographic community. Mostly shooting digital, but there were a few others shooting film.

Here's one of the more interesting photoblogs, with links to other bloggers who were at the event--

http://www.joesnyc.streetnine.com/ar...8_2004_13.html
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Thanks Dave for the update-I guess when I am there in Feb there will be no photography?
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The cops we encountered didn't seem too enthusiastic about enforcing the ban, if it is enacted. You can buy plenty of books even at Grand Central Terminal with detailed photographs of the construction of the subway system, plans and anything else an enterprising terrorist might want.
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