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Do I dare?

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:

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Catching People Unaware