"Anna, a participant in the May Dip, expressed her distress after discovering a photo of herself in swimwear published online without her consent, stating, 'I clicked on it and my heart sank. I'm quite insecure about my appearance. I was thinking: how do I get rid of this? How do I make sure no one else sees this?'"
"The presence of agency and freelance photographers at the May Dip has shifted the focus of the event, with Anna noting, 'It felt like it was just girls in bikinis getting pictures taken. It wasn't a picture of the whole beach; I was in focus, and everyone else wasn't.'"
The May Dip at St Andrews University involves students braving the North Sea at dawn, believed to bring good luck for exams. Recently, photographers have begun to exploit this tradition, capturing images of students, particularly women in bikinis, without consent. Students like Anna have expressed distress after finding their photos published in national newspapers, feeling objectified and insecure. Despite university warnings about potential photography, there is no control over press attendance at the event, raising significant privacy issues.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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