The Dumbest Thing Ive Ever Read!

TRAINS magazine is having a contest that involves "photographing railroaders",during a time of the heaviest security in RR's history!These people are trained to call the RR police if they see anything out of the ordinary!How idiotic is this?Plus the topper:all pictures must be taken "this week".During both the Republican Convention in NYC ,and the week before the 9/11 aniversary.I sincerely hope no railfans get accidently shot or arrested this week!All of the elements are in play for a disaster.

There are a number of precedents which require you to obtain a model's release from any identifiable photography subjects if you intend to publish or display the pictures.

Hopefully, the magazine made that clear. I would also hope they assure the photos were made in a way that didn't require trespassing...

The model release, plus the classic railroaders at work photos are generally close-ups, which implies that the photographer had permission. A long distance shot of employees probably won't be a winner.