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.. title: Surveillance Camera Versus Photography
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.. slug: surveillance-camera-versus-photography
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.. date: 2014-11-14 22:18:23 UTC+02:00
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.. tags: surveillance, camera, photography, cctv
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.. link:
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.. description: Surveillance Camera Versus Photography
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.. type: text
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.. author: Alexandre Dulaunoy
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Except if you live in your basement, everyone can see the increase of surveillance cameras in our societies.
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Some photographers like `julie ferguson <http://www.julietferguson.com/cctv/>`_ even questioned this
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and reuse images of surveillance cameras to create new photographic `artwork <http://www.julietferguson.com/0000-0000/>`_.
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In the past years, there are obviously a parallel increase of paranoia against the street photographers. I argue with someone in the street asking why I'm taking pictures in the street and telling me that I shouldn't take photographs here. We were surrounded by CCTV camera while mentioning this, the guy just left. Questioning myself about this, the answer was not obvious at a first glance. I have a small theory about it (for what it worths).
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The increase of video surveillance was done without real complaints from the citizen. It's there and it seems that everyone is living with it. But as a matter of fact, surveillance cameras are there and complaining is nearly impossible. My feeling is the following, it's a psychological displacement. **Basically the aggressive feeling against video surveillance is transferred to a mere allusion, the street photographer**.
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.. _cctv: https://www.flickr.com/photos/adulau/15680439035/
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.. _julie ferguson: http://www.julietferguson.com/cctv/
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.. figure:: /posts/cctv.jpg
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CCTV in Paris, ƒ/2, 135mm, cctv_ on flickr
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