fotoman150

Exactly!

le boecere

People who label you "paranoid" simply don't KNOW Tacoma (or Seattle, or maybe even worse; Everett, in Heroin County). However, Browns Point is PHOTOGENIC!

jayd Loc: Central Florida, East coast

St Louis. East St Louis. Orlando Tampa Miami Chattanooga. Dont matter. Greedy people expensive toys......go figure where thievery started

Cheapshot Loc: California.

You are a very wise man!

silver Loc: Santa Monica Ca.

I have been working on a long term project photographing Santa Monica at night. I have never been bothered. I had a photographer come up to me one night and he asked me why I was making a photograph of a place and I told him that I liked the arrangement. I will be putting together a book soon on this work.

DAhalestorm Loc: Green Valley, Arizona

Or a Kimber .45 and a CCW.

Hip Coyote

Look at MeetUp.com. It is likely there is a photography interest group near you with people having similar interests.

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

A local camera club may fit the bill as well.
That and a hip buddy.

Maybe a thread should be started for this purpose.
I often shoot in Philly and a second person would help for sure.

whlsdn Loc: Colorado

Smart request. Can’t say that I wish I lived in your area and could agree to buddy-up for nighttime photo shoots, but if you want to move to Boulder County, Colorado, I’d like to do some night shoots with a photographer who knows what he’s doing. I think I could learn some without being a pain, and a teammate of your stature would be more of a deterrent to unpleasantries than another 5’9” 165 pounder. Yes, a CC Permit and appropriate hardware are useful, but if one ever has to rely on that, life has likely changed for the worse regardless.

And do not believe those who say “Don’t worry.” Craziness is abundant. I was challenged just A few weeks ago in front of Home Depot by a guy your size who decided he’d park his pickup in traffic in front of the door. I was headed out and had the gall to give his truck a second look that, I guess, did not convey approval. At 75, I’ve learned to keep my 🤐, but he was loud and proud in challenging me on the spot. Very combative. As I drove from the lot, his truck was still parked there. He was still in the store.

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jdub82 Loc: Northern California

jeweler53

Try Olympia Camera Club.

Chip Rock Loc: Southern New Jersey

Meetup is a good answer, there are several groups in Philadelphia. I've seen one group that has a street walk during the day once a month.

I belong to a meetup group in Oaklyn NJ, about ten minutes from the Ben Franklin Bridge, South Jersey Photography Group. We meet once or twice a month, one for review of our photos and another as a workshop. We were in Chinatown for the Lunar New Year and a shoot in Cape May NJ was canceled because of rain.

We're open to new people, workshop this Thursday night on shooting flowers. We have people come from all over the area.

Oh and I agree about having someone to watch your back, I try to have my head on a swivel but like many others age is catching up to me.

LaurenT Loc: Northern California

Ditto Glock 19😁