Originally Posted by Bart

However, I also think the NPPA is being overly defensive. Photo journalists put themselves in very awkward situations as a matter of course. I recall in Bosnia when all camps were placed on high alert and responded to all suspicious activity, high among the suspicious incidents were people who went out of their way to take photographs of installations, military activities, etc. A high number of them were photo journalists or people who claimed to be photo journalists.

Here's the clincher: had they made the proper arrangements with the DoD public affairs office, this would have been a non-issue. Granted, I'm talking about a combat zone where the military reigns supreme; however, my point is that photo journalists go out of their way to get the prize-winning NPAA Photo of the Year at the risk of paralleling activities deemed suspicious by law enforcement and force protection specialists.