Photographer Snaps Intimate Texts of Strangers

Photographer Snaps Intimate Texts of Strangers
Short Title	Street Photographer Has Been Taking Secret Pictures of New Yorkers‘ Texts
Location	New York, New York
Date	July 2020
Solove Harm	Disclosure, Exposure, Surveillance, Aggregation, Increased Accessibility
Information	Communication
Threat Actors	A street photographer
Individuals
Affected	People in New York
High Risk Groups	Pregnant Women, Medical Patient
Tangible Harms

A street photographer has been taking secret pictures of New Yorkers‘ text messages and posting on his Instagram account and then published a book with those pictures.

Description

New York City street photographer has been secretly taking pictures of New Yorkers‘ text messages with his own phone.^Surveillance The images were initially shared on his Instagram account^{Increased Accessibility}, but then this collection has been gathered together in a new photo book.^{Aggregation Disclosure}

Text messages he shared in his pictures contain a lot of intimate information, such as people slagging off their yoga teachers, discussing the logistics of anal sex, and worrying if the sausages in their fridge are still okay to eat, friends supporting one another through chemotherapy^Exposure, and sharing the news of a new pregnancy.

Sources

https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/49887/1/this-photographer-snaps-the-intimate-texts-of-strangers-on-the-nyc-streets