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If you’re doing documentary work I think it’s still best to ask in that case.

• hotstickyballs 3y ago
  Indeed, very good way to expose the mafia, drug lords and the like.
  • jolux 3y ago
    The post I was responding to was talking about homeless people and drug users.
• yladiz 3y ago
  I lean towards the point of view of "most photographers" in the original parent comment, in that you need to always be respectful of the subject but there are cases you can't get permission beforehand, and so yes I think in general you should ask for permission to take a photo of someone, but sometimes it's either not possible, for example if someone is high on Tranq, or will create the wrong conditions for the photo you want to take, like if you wanted a candid shot of someone on the street. My view is that in the former, you should have a legitimate reason to take the photo (like you're doing documentary work as mentioned), and in the latter you should ask for permission and delete if rejected, but it's fine to do it after the fact.