PHOTOGRAPHER ATTACKED, BEATEN, AND ROBBED DURING WEDDING | 5 TIPS TO STAY SAFE

sirquack wrote in post #17178781
You hit it right on the head Brenda. I teach self defense classes and 90+% of the issue is simply awareness of your surroundings . . .

Yes, exactly.

sirquack wrote in post #17178781
You hit it right on the head Brenda. I teach self defense classes and 90+% of the issue is simply awareness of your surroundings.

yep, i hire assistants sometime literally just for the extra eyes for some gigs. it's sometimes hard to keep your head on a swivel AND do your job.

Also, i've had to defend my life with a tripod on the Naples waterfront.

Christopher Steven b wrote in post #17177369
I hope this doesn't come across as obnoxious, but when I hear these stories about photographers having to carry a knife or gun and to be cautious, it really drives the point home that where you all live sounds like another planet from where I live. I'd walk pretty much anywhere in my city (now Ottawa--a city of 1 million) at any time--and have shot as late as 3am--and I've never felt the slightest bit of concern, nor have I felt the need to be cautious. This isn't to say there isn't crime here--there's crazy anecdotal examples of crime in any city--but enough to make me so fearful as to carry a weapon around ? Not even close.

Yeah, but..

Baltimore is ranked of the most dangerous cities in the USA
http://www.forbes.com …es/mlj45jggj/7-baltimore/

Ottawa is a paradise, it's a beautiful city.
That said I probably wouldn't go carrying around a steak knife to shoots or weddings. Unless they were serving steak instead of cake..

sounds like this could have been anyone. did he even have his gear stolen, he was running a photobooth and went outside.

the key is to be aware of your surroundings..

I wish we (law abiding citizens with no arrest records) could carry concealed weapons in New York. Unfortunately, only the criminals do.