Photo of the Day: September 2, 2009

We've covered D.C. photographer rights issues before on DCist, and we've covered local photographer Erin McCann's continued push to prevent photographer harassment in the D.C. area. She's mobilized people using the DC Photo Rights group, testified in front of Congress, and now she's managed to have the ACLU get the Department of Transportation to answer the question of whether they have a policy prohibiting photography of their buildings, saying in part:

"We do not, and in the instance that you discuss in your letter, our uniformed security guard was incorrect in telling the individual that he [sic] was not permitted to take photographs. For that, we do apologize."

Head over to the scan of the letter from DOT to see the "Special Security Bulletin" they also sent along, which discusses what guards at federal buildings should do when they notice a photographer taking pictures of the exteriors. This is great work by Erin, and worth printing and keeping in your photo bag next to the Krages document.