The Washington Post reports this afternoon that a 40-year-old photographer recently made a terrifying discovery at the D.C. General Hospital property at 1900 Massachusetts Avenue SE: the remains of what might have been a baby. The property has stood mostly vacant for several years after the hospital closed in 2001, though it does currently house a homeless shelter and some offices which provide clinical services. Police checked out the area after the photographer, who wished…
Oct 15, 2010
Video: Shia LaBeouf Tosses Coffee On Photographer
Not to get all TMZ on you guys or anything, but its not often that we get the chance to post about cranky interactions between Hollywood stars and Washington paparazzi.
Jul 10, 2010
Another Day, Another Photog Detained
Another story of photographer vs. law enforcement comes to us via WeLoveDC. The photographer, Jerome Vorus, recounts on his blog a run in with DCPD officers in Georgetown last weekend. Photos of a routine traffic stop turned into a confrontation over what constitutes public photography. “I was told by 4 officers that it is “illegal” to take pictures of people without prior consent on a public street, and unlawful to take pictures of the police…