This has happened to me and friends on many occasions and I know a lot of you have experienced this too but what’s with the “No Photography Allowed” policy in a lot of malls, parks and streets nowadays?
You can’t go around GreenBelt and shoot pictures without being confronted by security. We used to walk the streets of The Fort and take pictures but immediately be stopped by roaming guards asking for permit. Stroll around Salcedo park and taking photos is also a no-no.
Early today, we went around the Mall of Asia open grounds to take pictures of debris and fallen trees and we were stopped by roving guards asking us to delete all the photos we took.
I know it’s private property and they got all the right what they want visitors to do or not do. Besides, most of the time, it’s the huge dSLR-type of cameras they don’t normally allow.
Nevertheless, I kinda think Metro Manila is not very photographer-friendly (or tourist-friendly, for that matter) city.
So aside from getting that customary permit, others resort to some sort of guerrilla tactics:
- Bringing sub-compact cameras that are not as conspicuous as dSLRs but take almost the same photo quality.
- Bring a second empty flash/SD card and swap it with the original just before the security comes up to you and ask you to delete the photos. You can always tell them you’re shooting blanks.
- Hit and run. Take photos as fast as you can and move around the area to avoid being spotted.
What do you usually do when you’re in this situation?
I had a couple of experience regarding no photog. policy.. most recently was last week at the AyalaTriangle. My sister and i were asked for a Valid ID and Permit just to take FB photos. The second incidentbwas at Wawa Dam in Montalban Rizal i was Stopped and Asked for a permit just because i have an SLR and Tripod imagine even at the Remote areas Photography is highly restricted… 🤣 funny we encourage local tourist to travel and experience local tourism but with this kind of restriction i think it’s a little inappropriate.
Yeah I was also apprehended by a security guard while taking photos (street photography) in Cebu Business Park Ayala using my canon m100. Really sucks.
hay naku rason lang yan ng mga mayayamang tao na makunan kasama ang mga kabit nila
7 years later, LOL
eksena sa lon ng sm las pinas hypermarket
gm: bwal po ang pag picture DITO
me: cnu my sBI
GM: KASI BWAL PO
ME: MY NAKLAGAY BA NA POLICY DITO
GM WALA PO
ME: IF I WER U MAG LAGAY KAYU SA POLICY BOBO
GM AHM AHM
ME BAKIT DI NYU HULIIIN NG IBA NAG PICTURE BAKIT AKO LANG
BAKIT WALANG NAKALAGAY NA POLICY
GM:E WALA
ME: ANU E WALA E UMAYUS KA TABA GS2 KO MAG PICTURE
GM: SABAY LAYAS SYA
Hi, You don’t need to publish this.
I just want to say that I like this article and same way happened to my cousin which led to the argument between him and the security guard in the park in Pasig.
Also, with your permission, I would also like to share this article in my website and blog, if its okay with you?
Thank you and more power.
Benj
kung private property naman pala at bawal ang photography sa loob e di wag na sila magpapasok ng tao, sarilihin nila establishment nila…naknang!
This has been ongoing since after 9/11. I was at Podium several years back because of a project for a class at UP Diliman. Digital cameras were not the thing then. I was using a film camera. They asked me to stop taking pictures of the mall. They even dragged me to the security office! I was really pissed. They told me to get a permit. I told them how come they don’t apprehend those who sit down at a coffee shop and sketch? Logically speaking, it’s the same right? I got mad, cried (still in college then… :p) and told my dad.
But since I was really bent on finishing the project, I had my dad “pose” while I take pictures.
It’s a weird rule. I don’t think those who want to do something bad would take pictures. They probably have really good memories or sketch it.
It makes sense…. kung may gagawa ng Katarantaduhan kahit BluePrint ng lugar makuha at makukuha yan may permit man o wala…