Taking pictures of frum jews at vacation destinations

amother

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:07 pm

Even if street photography is legal, a person that takes pictures & posts/sends around pictures of frum jews they encounter at vacation destinations, are just horrible people that lack middos and mentchlicnkeit.
Even if said people aren't doing anything wrong, just strolling the street or davening at the beach, it's still horrible of someone take a picture of them & post it for the world to see.

amother

Grape

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:09 pm

You’re in public, anyone can take a picture of you without your permission. If you have a problem with it, stay inside.

amother

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:12 pm

amother Grape wrote:

You’re in public, anyone can take a picture of you without your permission. If you have a problem with it, stay inside.

No, I shouldn't have to stay inside because someone wants to post pictures of people on Instagram. Nope.
A frum person going around taking pictures of people & posting pictures, just lacks basic middos and mentchlichkeint imho.

amother

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:13 pm

allthingsblue wrote:

Why?

Why what? Doesn't a couple taking a walk deserve their personal space & not have their pictures posted on Instagram for thousands to see? Doesn't women that is sitting and saying Tehillim at the beach, deserve her privacy from social media?

allthingsblue

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:13 pm

It’s not something I do and I think you can ask them not to take a pic of you but I wouldn’t label someone horrible because of it

amother

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:14 pm

allthingsblue wrote:

It’s not something I do and I think you can ask them not to take a pic of you but I wouldn’t label someone horrible because of it

You don't always realize that they're taking a picture. They don't want you to realize.

amother

Tealblue

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:14 pm

allthingsblue wrote:

Why?

Some people take liberties with regard to dress and other things on vacation. Maybe picture some very chashuv guy with a long white beard wearing a polo shirt and holding his wife’s hand. They’ll be embarrassed to have a picture of that snickered at by hundreds of people even if you’ll say awww so cute what’s wrong.

allthingsblue

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:14 pm

amother OP wrote:

There’s a lot of things people do that bother me but I don’t call them horrible people…

amother

Tuberose

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:14 pm

amother Grape wrote:

You’re in public, anyone can take a picture of you without your permission. If you have a problem with it, stay inside.

Taking pictures is one thing. Sending it around is another.

amother

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:14 pm

amother Tealblue wrote:

I'm not even talking about this.
Just pictures of people minding their own business & doing their own thing.

allthingsblue

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:15 pm

amother Tealblue wrote:

If the liberties are within Halacha I don’t see the problem

Sure I get the need for privacy and value my privacy (and vacation in private areas) but I wouldn’t get so worked up over a picture

(If they’re not within Halacha they shouldn’t have done that in the first place )

allthingsblue

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:17 pm

Btw op I agree that it’s not a nice thing of someone to do! I just don’t get the point of calling someone a horrible person. If anyone here goes around taking pics of people on vacation and posting them, you’re more likely to get them to stop by explaining nicely why it bothers you than by calling them a horrible person

amother

Tealblue

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:17 pm

allthingsblue wrote:

Just like I said, you might say what’s wrong but they’ll be embarrassed. The potential for embarrassing another Jew should stop you from doing something even though it’s something you find harmless.

First Lady

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:18 pm

amother Tealblue wrote:

Wouldn't taking such a picture and forwarding it to others be the epitome of Lashon Horah and Hamalbin Pnei Chaveiro B'Rabim? It's something you can never take back. I cannot fathom anyone thinking that this is OK.

amother

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:18 pm

allthingsblue wrote:

Going around snapping pictures of people doing their thing, for the sole purpose of publicizing the pictures, is just a low thing to do. Let people have their personal space & live their lives without it being blasted for the world to see.

amother

Clear

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:18 pm

I don’t know that I’d say they’re horrible people but I agree that it’s an obnoxious thing to do.

allthingsblue

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:19 pm

amother Tealblue wrote:

Good point

I still don’t get the point of labeling someone a horrible person for doing this

amother

Sun, Feb 18 2024, 1:20 pm

allthingsblue wrote:

The people that do this, do it in a way that you don't realize that they're taking your picture.
Then you hear from others that it's circling on social media, and when you contact them to remove the picture, they refuse. Because street photography is legal....