Respecting culture and subjects in photos

- Most photographers, I think even a lot of experienced…photographers fear one type of shooting,…more than any other and that's shooting…strangers on the street.…I think we've all been there, it's scary…to go out on the street and see somebody…and take their picture and wonder how they're going to react.…And first thing, I think that fear is a good thing…up to a point, because it shows that you are sensitive…to that person's desire to be photographed.…We all know that may be not everyone wants to be shot.…What's strange to me is when I am in other countries,…I often find that tourists seem to have lost that fear.…

They have no problem shooting the locals with abandon.…And very often give very little thought to whether…the locals might want their picture taken,…or how the locals might feel aboutphotography in general.…And this may be an obvious thing to say,…but, I am going to say it anyway.…Not every culture is necessarily as open…tophotography as we are and even here in the U.S.,…not everyone here is open to photography.…