According to new rules released by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Parks will begin charging fees of $150 per day to film, video and comercial photography projects, accroding to the National Press Photographers Association. [1] These fees could total up to $500 per day when monitoring and additional costs are assessed. The fees took effect May 15th.
I'm all for the government trying to maintain public assets but in this case, one can't help but wonder if they are going overboard. Where would we be if these rules had existed when Ansel Adams was photographing in national parks [2]?