Are you concerned about the rights of photographers in the UK? It seems you can’t open a copy of Amateur Photographer without another story about an innocent photographer being stopped by the police, having his camera chucked in a skip, photos deleted & hauled off for a 20-year stint in the pokey.

OK that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it seems these days photographers are often looked on with suspicion & told they are not welcome to pursue a quite lawful hobby.

MP Austin Mitchell agrees. He’s also an amateur photographer & has created an Early Day Motion asking Parliament to support the rights of photographers. This will have almost zero chance of going through the House but I think should be supported.

You can find details of the proposal here, where you can also see a list of all the MPs who are backing it.

If your MP isn’t on the lits of supporters, why not contact them, & ask them to sign it. I have (he hasn’t bothered to sign it yet or reply to me, but it was worth a try. You can email your own MP by selecting them from the this website.