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Confusing and farcical restrictions on taking photos of Kingston schoolchildren have been lampooned by a prize-winning pair of students.
Kingston Universitys Samantha Harvey and Anna Brooks won one of 13 first prize at the D&AD Student Awards, for their unusual twist on the traditional class photograph.
The two photography students said: The ethical issues and paranoia surrounding the laws of photographing children in todays society are confusing and somewhat farcical. But at what point will the photography of children be completely forbidden?
Ms Harvey said: In 2009 wed visited a school in Kingston wanting to take photographs of children using some stamps wed designed.
The head told us we could only photograph one child and only from the back of his head. The idea just sprang from that.
The pictures were taken at two Essex primary schools, including the Mayflower in Harwich, whose headmaster Steve Springett said: The Ofsted arrangements on child protection have changed so its been a really big issue in the past 12 months.
We had to brief the pupils beforehand. They were pretty confused; they thought it was the end-of-year photo come early.
see an image at Surrey Comet
Kingston Universitys Samantha Harvey and Anna Brooks won one of 13 first prize at the D&AD Student Awards, for their unusual twist on the traditional class photograph.
The two photography students said: The ethical issues and paranoia surrounding the laws of photographing children in todays society are confusing and somewhat farcical. But at what point will the photography of children be completely forbidden?
Ms Harvey said: In 2009 wed visited a school in Kingston wanting to take photographs of children using some stamps wed designed.
The head told us we could only photograph one child and only from the back of his head. The idea just sprang from that.
The pictures were taken at two Essex primary schools, including the Mayflower in Harwich, whose headmaster Steve Springett said: The Ofsted arrangements on child protection have changed so its been a really big issue in the past 12 months.
We had to brief the pupils beforehand. They were pretty confused; they thought it was the end-of-year photo come early.
see an image at Surrey Comet
