Egypt Allows Street Photography for the First Time. The Egyptian government recently lifted a 40 year old ban on street photography, allowing photographers to take photos of people in public with the exception of children or anything that could damage the country’s image.
After decades of censorship, the Egyptian government has just given photographers permission to take photos of people in public. Which is an incredible opportunity to capture beautiful imagery of Egypt’s people.
For the first time in history, Egypt is allowing street photography, and photographers from around the world are flocking to Egypt to capture the beautiful, historic city.
Egypt Allows Street Photography for the First Time
Egypt Allows Street Photography for the First Time
The government gave permission for photographers to capture photos in public places for the first time since the revolution.
Before the revolution, photographers could only capture photos of people in private homes. There were also strict rules against photographing the face of the person.
After the revolution, photographers were banned from taking photos in public, which was considered an act of protest. I think this change is a great step towards the reopening of Egypt’s society.
As the photos reveal, Egyptians have a different, less guarded attitude towards each other than they did before the revolution.
The fact that the government has now allowed photographers to take photos of people in public is a positive step for Egyptian society. Street photography has always been a big part of photography. For photographers and street photographers specially, this comes as great news.
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Egyptian society is still a long way off from embracing this change. It will likely take many years to fully understand what this change means and to see it become a normal.
In the meantime, it’s important to remember that the right to privacy is not absolute and that photographers should be aware of their responsibilities to the people they photograph.
The law requires photographers to obtain the consent of the subjects they photograph.
If someone in a public place takes a photo of another person who does not wish to be photographed, then the photographer has a responsibility to delete that image.
This also doesn’t mean that people are obligated to give their consent.
Photographers should respect the right of those they photograph to decline to be photographed and should avoid taking photos of people who don’t want to be photographed.
