About SceneThat

Photography is not a crime

SceneThat is a fiercely independent not-for-profit operation, that - according to our bookkeeper - is "obviously run for love, coz' it sure as hell don't make money!"
SceneThat is NOT affiliated or associated with any other body or organisation.

[Technical]
We take reasonable steps to test our site in a set of current, mainstream browsers.
The site is optimized for a reasonably high specification display (as used by many photographers), but should display correctly on lower spec. displays.
If you have problems viewing any part of this site, please let us know and we will make every effort to correct the problem.

[Copyright]
Where appropriate, we acknowledge the copyright held by others in relation to the material reproduced on this site, and always aim to correctly credit or otherwise attribute the copyright owner. It is neither our intention nor desire to assume any Intellectual Property rights via reproduction or linking. If you feel that we are in any way infringing any right you may have over original or derivative material, then please inform us directly in the first instance.

Material may be reproduced here under our Public Sector Information licence number C2009002580 granted by the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). We take every effort to identify and credit such reproduction.

[From the Editor]
SceneThat is an independent campaigning organisation set up to help protect and promote photographers' rights...

SceneThat came into being in the latter months of 2009. A number of photography magazines and forums were reporting what amounted to harrassment of photographers. The debate in the forums often became heated, occassionally verging on incitment to civil disobedience. Various 'urban myths' grew up, and it became obvious that there was a real lack of appreciation of photographers' rights and responsibilities.

Mark [SceneThat's editor] decided to do something useful! His personal circumstances allowed him to devote a significant amount of time to SceneThat, so the site was created.

In terms of credentials, Mark's career highlights include managing BBC News' Location Engineers over a period of years; and spending the best part of a decade 'on-the-road' with BBC News helping to cover (amongst many other things) the Brixton, Toxteth, Moss Side and St Pauls riots of 1980/81 and the troubles in Northern Ireland during the '70s and '80s. It would be fair to say that he has wide experience and a reasonable appreciation of the issues from a number of perspectives!

The SceneThat team has benefitted from expert advice from a number of people along the way. Various specialist legal experts have generously donated their time to help sort through the maze of legislation; many other people have helped test the site; and press officers / interviewees have responded to our requests and been generous with their time.

We are sorry, but we are NOT able to respond to personal requests for legal help. If you have any legal issues, please seek the advice of a solicitor or your local C.A.B.

We feel that we should also mention that most of the team are keen photographers themselves!