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The War on Photography战争的摄影 Monday, June 9th, 2008 周一, 2008年6月9日
Except that it’s除了它的 nonsense胡说八道 . 。 The 9/11 terrorists didn’t photograph anything. 9 / 11恐怖分子没有任何照片。 Nor did the London transport bombers, the Madrid subway bombers, or the liquid bombers arrested in 2006.也没有在伦敦的运输轰炸机,马德里地铁轰炸机,或液体炸弹被捕,在2006年。 Timothy McVeigh didn’t photograph the Oklahoma City Federal Building.蒂莫西麦克维没有拍照,俄克拉何马城联邦大楼。 The Unabomber didn’t photograph anything; neither did shoe-bomber Richard Reid.该unabomber没有照片,什么也没有擦鞋轰炸机,理查德里德。 Photographs aren’t being found amongst the papers of Palestinian suicide bombers.照片是不是被发现,其中的文件巴勒斯坦自杀炸弹手。 The IRA wasn’t known for its photography.爱尔兰共和军不知道其拍摄。 Even those即使那些 manufactured terrorist plots制造恐怖阴谋 that the US government likes to talk about — the Ft.表示,美国政府喜欢谈论-英尺。 Dix terrorists, the JFK airport bombers, the Miami 7, the Lackawanna 6 — no photography.迪克斯恐怖分子, JFK机场轰炸机,迈阿密7 , lackawanna 6 -没有摄影。 Given that real terrorists, and even wannabe terrorists, don’t seem to photograph anything, why is it such pervasive conventional wisdom that terrorists photograph their targets?鉴于真正的恐怖分子,甚至wannabe恐怖分子,似乎并没有照片的话,它为什么这种无孔不入的传统智慧说,恐怖分子照片,他们的目标呢? Why are our fears so great that we have no choice but to be suspicious of any photographer?为什么我们的恐惧如此巨大,我们没有选择,只能将可疑的任何摄影师? Because it’sa因为这是 movie-plot threat电影情节的威胁 . 。 A movie-plot threat is a specific threat, vivid in our minds like the plot of a movie.电影情节的威胁,是一种特定的威胁,活生生的在我们的脑海中想的图谋一部电影。 You remember them from the months after the 9/11 attacks: anthrax spread from crop dusters, a contaminated milk supply, terrorist scuba divers armed with almanacs.你还记得他们从个月后, 9 / 11攻击:炭疽蔓延,从作物除尘器,被污染的牛奶供应,恐怖水肺潜水武装起来的年鉴。 Our imaginations run wild with detailed and specific threats, from the news, and from actual movies and television shows.我们的想象力横行与详细和具体的威胁,从新闻,并从实际出发电影和电视节目。 These movie plots resonate in our minds and in the minds of others we talk to.这些电影情节的共鸣在我们的脑海中和在人的头脑中,我们其他人交谈。 And many of us get scared.和我们很多人得到害怕。 Terrorists taking pictures is a quintessential detail in any good movie.恐怖分子拍照,是一个典型的细节在任何好电影。 Of course it makes sense that terrorists will take pictures of their targets.当然,这是有道理的恐怖分子将采取图片,他们的目标。 They have to do reconnaissance, don’t they?他们所要做的侦察,难道他们不呢? We need 45 minutes of television action before the actual terrorist attack — 90 minutes if it’sa movie — and a photography scene is just perfect.我们需要在45分钟的电视行动之前,实际的恐怖袭击-9 0分钟,如果是电影-和摄影现场,只是完善。 It’s our movie-plot terrorists that are photographers, even if the real-world ones are not.这是我们的电影阴谋的恐怖分子是摄影师,即使在现实世界的是没有。 The problem with movie-plot security is it only works if we guess the plot correctly.这个问题与电影情节的安全是它的唯一的工程,如果我们猜测的阴谋正确。 If we spend a zillion dollars defending Wimbledon and terrorists blow up a different sporting event, that’s money wasted.如果我们花了zillion美元捍卫温布尔登和恐怖分子的打击了一个不同的体育盛事,即的金钱浪费。 If we post guards all over the Underground and terrorists bomb a crowded shopping area, that’s also a waste.如果我们邮政警卫所有地下和恐怖分子的炸弹在拥挤的购物区,这也是一种浪费。 If we teach everyone to be alert for photographers, and terrorists don’t take photographs, we’ve wasted money and effort, and taught people to fear something they shouldn’t.如果我们教导大家要提高警觉,摄影师,和恐怖分子没有拍照留念,我们已经浪费了金钱和努力,和教人害怕的东西他们不应该。 And even if terrorists did photograph their targets, the math doesn’t make sense.即使恐怖分子没有照片,他们的目标,数学是没有道理的。 Billions of photographs are taken by honest people every year,数十亿的照片,是由诚实的人,每年 50 billion 50000000000 by amateurs alone in the US And the national monuments you imagine terrorists taking photographs of are the same ones tourists like to take pictures of.由业余爱好者,仅在美国和国家纪念碑你想象的恐怖分子采取的照片是相同的游客一样,采取的照片。 If you see someone taking one of those photographs, the odds are infinitesimal that he’sa terrorist.如果您看到有人考虑之一,这些照片,赔率是无穷认为他是恐怖分子。 Of course, it’s far easier to explain the problem than it is to fix it.当然,它的容易得多,解释问题,而不是它是为了解决它。 Because we’re a species of storytellers, we find movie-plot threats因为我们是一个物种的说书人,我们发现电影的阴谋的威胁 uniquely compelling独特的吸引力 . 。 A single vivid scenario will do more to convince people that photographers might be terrorists than all the data I can muster to demonstrate that they’re not.一个单一的生动局面,将做更多的说服人,摄影师可能会比恐怖分子的所有数据,我可以拿出来证明他们不是。 Fear aside, there aren’t many legal restrictions on what you can photograph from a public place that’s already in public view.恐惧之外,有没有很多的法律限制,您可以进行哪些照片从一个公共的地方,已经在公众的看法。 If you’re harassed, it’s almost certainly a law enforcement official, public or private, acting way beyond his authority.如果您骚扰,它的几乎可以肯定是执法人员,公营或私营,代理的方式超出了他的权威。 There’s nothing in any post-9/11 law that restricts your right to photograph.有没有在任何9.11的法律,限制您的权利的照片。 This is worth fighting.这是值得的战斗。 Search “photographer rights” on Google and download one of the several wallet documents that can help you if you get harassed; I found one for the搜索“摄影师的权利”在Google和下载其中的几个钱包,证件,可以帮助您如果您收到骚扰;我发现一为 UK英国 , , US美国 , and , Australia澳大利亚 . 。 Don’t cede your right to photograph in public.不放弃您的权利,照片在公众。 Don’t propagate the terrorist photographer story.不宣扬恐怖摄影师的故事。 Remind them that prohibiting photography was something we used to ridicule about the USSR.提醒他们,禁止摄影,是我们用来嘲笑关于苏联。 Eventually sanity will be restored, but it may take a while.最终理智将被恢复,但它可能需要一段时间。 See More: 看到更多的: World News 世界新闻Have Your Say: The War on Photography 你说:战争的摄影 Please note, only selected comments will be published.请注意,只有选定的评论将出版。 Or discuss this report in our new forums 或讨论这个报告在我们的新论坛 One Response to “The War on Photography” 1回应: “战争对摄影”
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Great analysis.伟大的分析。