'Rules' regarding photographing graves ????

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Might seem a strange question but are there any rules regarding photographing graves.

I recently spent an hour or so wandering around a cemetery in Perth and found some of the headstones and statues fascinating subjects.

Most of the graves I photographed were well over a hundered years old and some were war graves so I had the place to myself but unfortunately in other areas the cemetry is still in use and whilst I was well away from them there were people laying flowers on what were obviously recent or 'in the making' graves.

I like to think I'm a considerate person so I made sure I was out of view but it got me wondering whether or not 'councils' should (or indeed do) have some sort of rule for this kind of thing ????
 
Is a church private or public property? I think that would be the only thing that would really be an issue.
 
I have never had any problems, just show a bit of respect and obviously keep away form any grieving people at gravesides.
 
I don't think there are any UK wide rules but my grandparents are in Dunblane Cemetery. There is a sign as you go in stating Photography Prohibited but i'm not sure if that went up purely because of the school kids graves or if it was there before. I guess just check for any signs and continue to be respectful as you were before.

As Flash In The Pan said, walking over graves is creepy. It annoyed me when I saw tourists doing it in the old St Andrews cemetery.
 
Harvey_nikon said:
Is a church private or public property? I think that would be the only thing that would really be an issue.
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ask the vicar or warden...its owned and maintained by the church
old tombstones and family vaults are pretty interesting
sensitive if its a childs grave with balloons etc

my guess if you asked a vicar though he would say no..ours would

its sacred to the dead...heavy but honourable
 
I dont think there are any laws against it - just if you have a cold try and keep the coffin down so you don't wake the dead :)
 
Make sure you enter the graveyard using the gate. It is a criminal offence to enter a graveyard by any other means (it was actually an arrestable offence until the last few years when the distinction between arrestable and non arrestable offences was removed).

You think I am joking...... Nope. It is under the Ecclesiastic act 1871 :)
 
Here's a tale for you we went on holiday to Anglesey and i decided to photograph the menai bridge from the church yard i used two grave stones for forground interest when i got the slides back i was checking them out i read the names on the grave stones my name was on the one and my wifes on the other the only difference was my wifes name is with a c and not a k like on the grave stone katherine spooky or what.
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Lost
 
Thanks for all the feedback folks. Tact seems to be the order of the day :thumbs:

lost said:
Here's a tale for you we went on holiday to Anglesey and i decided to photograph the menai bridge from the church yard i used two grave stones for forground interest when i got the slides back i was checking them out i read the names on the grave stones my name was on the one and my wifes on the other the only difference was my wifes name is with a c and not a k like on the grave stone katherine spooky or what.
Regards
Lost
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:exit: Kind of spooky !

Julie1979 said:
I don't think there are any UK wide rules but my grandparents are in Dunblane Cemetery. There is a sign as you go in stating Photography Prohibited but i'm not sure if that went up purely because of the school kids graves or if it was there before.
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I can appreciate why they would say that at Dunblane :( which for the record - is not far from me.
 
dinners said:
Thanks for all the feedback folks. Tact seems to be the order of the day :thumbs:



:exit: Kind of spooky !



I can appreciate why they would say that at Dunblane :( which for the record - is not far from me.
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D'oh I didn't realise you were from the area.
 
I thought about mapping the local graveyard, as I get requests for photos of the gravestones, from people researching their family histories. A retired funeral director was adamant that he wouldn't want a photo of his wife's resting place on some webpage, and many mapping projects limit themselves to recording details of graves over, say, 50 years old.
 
AndyB said:
I dont think there are any laws against it - just if you have a cold try and keep the coffin down so you don't wake the dead :)
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I was in theGlasgow Necropolis a while back and as I walked past a crypt my phone rang (set to the old phone ringtone).Thing was it was in my right front pocket and when it rang it echoed round the crypt....


I was out of there in an err.......err.....flash :eek: :runaway: :lol:
 
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