woensdag, augustus 13, 2003
"Authorities will be asked to pay special attention to cameras, flash devices and laptop computers, said an official of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
Well isn't that just great. Really great. Cameras, flashes and laptops. Can you say "I'm a photographer, please kick me in the ass?" What the hell else do we carry on to airplanes? You can't check your film with your baggage because it'll wind up at your destination so fried by x-rays that it looks like it's been through a nuclear blast. You can't check any equipment because all the bags get opened and some minimum-wage baggage handlers is going to look at your 300/2.8 and think "That'd be great for taking pictures of junior's little league games."
If you're a professional photographer you'd better be prepared to get to the airport six hours before flight time dressed in nothing more than a clear plastic jump suit and sandals because anything else will set off alarm bells. You might as well fly naked...
James Colburn in de nieuwe uitgave van The Digital Journalist.
Well isn't that just great. Really great. Cameras, flashes and laptops. Can you say "I'm a photographer, please kick me in the ass?" What the hell else do we carry on to airplanes? You can't check your film with your baggage because it'll wind up at your destination so fried by x-rays that it looks like it's been through a nuclear blast. You can't check any equipment because all the bags get opened and some minimum-wage baggage handlers is going to look at your 300/2.8 and think "That'd be great for taking pictures of junior's little league games."
If you're a professional photographer you'd better be prepared to get to the airport six hours before flight time dressed in nothing more than a clear plastic jump suit and sandals because anything else will set off alarm bells. You might as well fly naked...
James Colburn in de nieuwe uitgave van The Digital Journalist.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 19:08
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