Do I dare?

Written by eklastic

In 2018 the European Union enacted the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which governs the use of personal data. For photographers things changed. Contrary to what is happening on social media the photographing of people has become quite difficult as the permission of any individual has to be obtained (preferably in writing) – BEFORE taking the photo. There are exceptions, such as pictures where people just happen to be included in the photograph but it is not allowed to single out individuals. So photos like this (taken a few years back):

are not really possible anymore. In future I will have to take photos like this (taken at the same event a few years later) to be on the safe side:

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11 thoughts on “Do I dare?”

  2. That does inhibit the art, the first image is much better, but for me, I often photograph strangers, especially children from behind. We don’t have such a rule in the US, does that go for videoing also?

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    1. Yes, it does. The GDPR is quite extensive. It is, however, one of these laws where “If there’s no claimant, there’s no judge”. But always consider that already the taking of a photo of a person without expressed permission is forbidden, not just the publishing.

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  4. Its so frustrating as our identities are not protected where they really should be….eg…hackers stealing private information from big companies, which has happened a lot in Australia lately and really disrupts peoples lives. I try very hard to not show children’s faces due to unsavoury activity on the internet but occasionally there are acceptions if a crowd is photographed. I don’t know of any laws in Australia. Thank you for raising this issue though….something to give thought to.

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