That is a sad story. It's important for us to know our rights, but it's also equally important for other people to know, too, so they don't act inappropriately.

What you write is true; it's theft to take a photographer's camera, or film. It's private property. Even if photographs are taken which technically are not supposed to be, one can legally retain that film as their private property, even if barred from taking further photos. (Ergo, shoot first ask later in photography if you have big doubts.)

The most Kelso could be charged with is trespass, but I think it's usually important for an independent photographer to ignore trespass laws. Also, even if it is private property, if it can be seen from public view (which it probably could have been, if you saw the incident), it's considered legal to photograph.

That really sucks about the lost camera though. :\
 

Yeah, there weren't signs of trespassing but we knew it was private property.
We have run ins with other people but they just told us to call them next time if we wanted to come in and take photographs.
But no worries, it was one of the free cameras Kelso got.
All I know is, we can't take photographs of people that infringes on their privacy, so going in there wasn't much of a legal issue because there weren't any signs nor was it not closed off, the gates were opened.
I need to post a photo.
 

i feel as if you really have to go out of your way to infringe on someone's privacy though. :\

i still support trespass though.

and yes photos!