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I encourage everyone to give their views about whether or not a headstone should be photographed - both positive and negative. I am more than happy to show both sides of the debate - as I have had people accuse me of being disrespectful to the dead by photographing. The subject of privacy issues has also been raised. Below are just a few questions to think about. What are your views? Is a cemetery a public place? If a cemetery does not have a photographic policy in place and visible at the cemetery - should you be able to photograph headstones? Does a cemetery's regulations prohibit photography? Does a death or funeral notice in a newspaper provide more personal information about a deceased family than a single name on this website? If privacy is an issue with family members, why erect a headstone with the information on it in a publicly accessible cemetery for people to view? Does this spell the death of genealogy research? |
