Photography has been my hobby for a while now, but I often just take pictures of trains and boring stuff like that, and something that I’ve always been fascinated by is photography at large public events, for example protests, demonstrations or ceremonies (the two most prominent examples I can think of in recent times are Israel-Palestine protests or Remembrance parades which happened recently), but I have no clue how to go about it. I would only want to do it for personal interest and not for commercial purposes (if the pictures were published they would be in the public domain).
My question is pretty much how I would go about doing this. Should I wear specific clothing so the police can identify me? Is there any other precautions I need to take? I have no clue.
Here is an example of what I’m trying to get across.
https://i.imgur.com/moRiGA1.jpg
Everyone in that picture with hi-vis vest is with the group as security. NLG just wears hi-vis hats. If you have a hi-vis vest on here. You’ll be identified as a protestor / part of the security team. Maybe they don’t where you live. But you’ll have to show up and verify that your self.
Gotcha. I’ve never been in that situation. That feels like something where you should ask before going into the DMZ. If you do get it, get the shot and get out quickly.