Involves a person or persons being unaware that they are being intentionally photographed. It is sometimes called “covert photography’, but this is a term used mostly among professional investigators.
This type of photography may happen in a variety of situations, such as:
Fixed or mobile closed circuit television surveillance in public areas.
Stalking by photographers of celebrities.
Hidden camera investigative journalism.
Voyeuristic photography, often accompanied by erotic arousal in the photographer.
During industrial espionage
During intelligence gathering by police or private investigators.
By vigilantes
By political protesters or activists
By academics such as ethnographic researchers or participant observer sociologists.
As a prank, eg: from a friend’s mobile camera phone.
Sometimes normal cameras are used, but the photographer is concealed. Sometimes the camera itself is disguised or concealed.
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