The Kuwait Times is reporting that the use of dSLR's is now banned in the country. The Ministry of Social affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Information have recently come to the conclusion that photography should be used for journalism purposes only, and have therefore enforced stringent laws on the use of larger cameras unless used for the purposes of journalism. So, if you have a blog or just like taking pretty pictures and you live in Kuwait, you're kinda out of luck as you won't be able to use your dSLR in public, in shopping malls or on the streets.
The article goes on to talk about how people faced loads of problems when taking up photography as a hobby, because other people thought they were using it "for the wrong reasons."
Way to go Kuwait. It's not like the Middle East looked crazy to the rest of the world like at all!!!
PS: And in a shameless pitch of self promotion, the camera pictured above is the Sony SLT-A55 that I've reviewed here... Available very soon at Jumbo Electronics outlets all over the UAE- where photography is alive and oh-so-kicking!
1 comment:
When is the A55 available? Im thinking of importing if its gonna take too long. Thanks. VSPKSI
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