People may ask us: "Why are you taking candid shots of people's shoes and feet without their knowledge?" May we ask them: "Aren't they wearing those anklets and toerings, or exposing their meticulously painted toenails for us to notice?" or "Would it be different if we took pictures of their hands or faces?" How many times have you been in a situation where someone was filming or photographing something or somebody else and you walked right in front of their camera? Would you be worried now that your face is displayed in someone else's photo album or taken a few bytes of memory in someone's digital camcorder?
We can justify our position. If the shoes or feet are exposed and available to the public to notice, then taking pictures of them is not a sin! These bystanders are not even aware that we are photographing their feet, let alone try to prove that this is their feet and their shoes. Millions of people's feet look like those and they wear the same shoes. Besides, we have not displayed their names or faces on this site or revealed their identity. We don't even know who they are and we don't really care. Furthermore, we have not used these photos in a negative, unethical, immoral or derogatory way. In a nutshell, we haven't bothered anybody or hurt anyone's feelings.
Here's how we look at the situation: If you can look at those feet in public for a few seconds while you are crossing paths, why not for more than a few seconds?
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