4 on 4 by 4

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 18-70
f/4.2 at 1/160
ISO 100

I was walking down the road and saw these kids approaching me. I pointed my camera at them as they passed by and they responded. The interaction was over in a brief moment and they were gone without a word spoken. I really like this picture. It is spontaneous and it shows cultural differences.

Based on Canadian law, if I was a reporter doing a story on those cultural differences then I could probably publish this image without any worries. However, I am just a photographer and this is just a blog on photography. Am I doing something wrong by publishing these last three images on the Internet? I probably am.

Everyone has rights and those rights are different from country to country. Does a photographer obey the laws of his/her own country or the country where the pictures are being taken or both. Worrying about things like this can stifle the creativity of photographers and other visual artists. It probably means there are many amazing pictures out there that no one or few will ever see.