Editing Hutterites (section)

=== Photography ===
Alberta Hutterites initially won the right not to have their photographs taken for their [[Driver's licence in Canada|driver's licenses]]. In May 2007, the [[Alberta Court of Appeal]] ruled that the photograph requirement violates their religious rights and that driving was essential to their way of life.<ref>[http://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/doc/2007/2007abca160/2007abca160.html ''Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony v. Alberta''], 2007 [[Alberta Court of Appeal|ABCA]] 160.</ref> The Wilson Colony based its position on the belief that images are prohibited by the [[Ten Commandments#Traditional division and interpretation|Second Commandment]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/hutterites-exempt-from-driver-s-licence-photos-appeal-court-1.638192 Hutterites exempt from driver's licence photos: Appeal Court], CBC News, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2007</ref> About eighty of the photo-less licenses were in use at the time of the decision.<ref>[http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/05/17/4188604.html Alta. Hutterites win right to driver’s license without pic], Edmonton Sun, May 17, 2007</ref> Besides the Alberta Hutterite groups (Darius and Lehrerleut), a handful of colonies in Manitoba (Schmiedeleut) do not wish their members to be photographed for licenses or other [[identity documents]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}

However, in July 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled 4–3 (in ''[[Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony]]'') that a Hutterite community must abide by provincial rules that make a digital photo mandatory for all new driver's licenses as a way to prevent [[identity theft]].<ref>[http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2009/2009scc37/2009scc37.html Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221071000/http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2009/2009scc37/2009scc37.html |date=December 21, 2009 }}, 2009 [[Supreme Court of Canada|SCC]] 37 (July 24, 2009)</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hutterites-need-driver-s-licence-photos-top-court-1.791700 Hutterites need driver's licence photos: top court], CBC News, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2009</ref>

From 1972 to 1980, Chicago photographer [[Mary Koga]] traveled to rural Alberta to photograph members of the community for her series ''The Hutterites''.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.mocp.org/detail.php?type=related&kv=7320&t=people |title=Koga, Mary |website=Museum of Contemporary Photography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910084008/https://www.mocp.org/detail.php?type=related&kv=7320&t=people |archive-date=2015-09-10 |access-date=2024-05-10 }}</ref>

A 2018 report published by the ''[[Huffington Post]]'' contained a series of photographs made by Jill Brody over several years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2014/11/21/photography-exhibit-captures-life-hutterite-colonies/19364075/|title=Photography exhibit captures life on Hutterite colonies|first=Laura|last=Bailey|website=Great Falls Tribune}}</ref> at three colonies in [[Montana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hutterites-rural-religious-photos_n_5accee42e4b0152082fe4005|title=What One Of America's Most Isolated Communities Can Teach Us About Getting Along|date=April 13, 2018|website=HuffPost}}</ref>