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Responsible Photography
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- We have local guidelines and information for photography which Responsible Photography Holidays local
partners, guides and Gail, who have long term connections with the places you visit, the people you meet and the different projects, will explain so that you can enjoy your photography whilst respecting local traditions, culture, ethics, customs and wishes.
- We try to make sure that local people and projects get to see some
of the photographs taken during our photography holidays. If you do
promise to send someone a photograph you have taken of them, please remember to do so - don't just say you will and then forget.
- When travelling with a camera be open, talk to people, ask if they mind you taking their photograph, ask an adult's permission before photographing a child, respect their answers and wishes. How would you like it if, going about your daily tasks,
someone sticks a camera in your face, clicks the shutter a few times and
then just walks on. It's not on is it?
- Take into account cultural and social customs.
- Don't disturb wildlife or birdlife just to get a more interesting shot.
- Please think about what you do with your photographs when you get
home. Is it responsible to put your photographs, especially photographs
of people, on a social website which may give unrestricted 'usage
rights' to the website owner. Is it right to enter a competition that
exploits use of your image, or worse still, exploits the person you
photographed? Responsi
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RESPONSIBLE PHOTOGRAPHERS
A tourist group brandishing cameras, each trying to outdo the other and
get the best shot, zooming in on people going about their daily lives
without any consideration, making people give inappropriate
demonstrations or ceremonies, crowding round a sleeping Cheetah in
minibuses to make sure the 'big 5' are all snapped. There's a huge
difference between a 'voyeuristic snapper' and a 'responsible
photographer' . Traveling on your own, or in a very tiny group results
in a far more rewarding photography holiday - one that is
not always just about photography, but about the whole travel experience, with special
memories to cherish as well as some great photographs.
We have
our own guidelines for photography and follow the advice of our partners and guides, who have long term connections with the places we visit, the
people we meet as well as the different community and conservation projects.
These guidelines are key to the success of our photography holidays. We encourage
an interest in photography and try very hard to make sure that
local people and the community projects get to see some of the
photographs that we take. Regardless of whether you travel with
Responsible Photography Holidays, or through another organisation, be aware of how you approach photography when travelling. And, if
you promise to send someone a photograph you have taken of them,
please do - don't just say you will and then forget as it reflects badly
and could even harm local relationships.
Responsible Photographers - when travelling:-
- are open, talk to people
- always ask people if they mind having taking their
photograph taken
- think twice about photographing children
- ask an adult's permission before photographing a child, then
respect their answers and wishes.
- take into account cultural and social
customs
- don't disturb wildlife or birdlife just to get a more
interesting shot
- respect official restrictions on
professional photography/cameras, the use of pro videos and filming. NB. Permits are
sometimes required. (Please check with us if you have any concerns over the
equipment you plan to take).
Responsible Photographers - when back home:-
- PLEASE think about what you do with your photographs, and where you post or display them - for example, is it responsible to put a photograph of someone who allowed you to photograph them on a social website
which may give unrestricted 'usage rights' to the website owner?
- PLEASE only enter competitons that respect your rights as a photographer and ignore competitions that exploit the use of your image?
- PLEASE check terms and
conditions of photography competitions carefully. These should state that
your photographs will only be used and displayed in connection with the
competition and should not extend the right for your photographs to be
used for other marketing or promotions, or those of third parties nor
allow photographs to be cut, edited, cropped or sub-licensed to third-parties.
- PLEASE make
sure you put your copyright on your photographs - regardless of whether
you are
an amateur or a professional photographer, protect your photographs
when putting them on public display, entering them for competitions, sending them to your local paper or displaying on your own website.
- Do not allow your photographs to be used without a credit or copyright notice.
Suggestion
- carry a few postcards and photos from home to show the people that you
meet during your photography holiday. Postcards from home are also great to give to people, especially if you have a local landmark. Postcards of London and maps go down well. Photos of where you
live, your family and friends are always a talking point. If you bring a
laptop, why not put together a small slideshow for our guides, local
helpers and hosts to see - many of whom may never get the same chance to
travel. They get to know us during our photo holiday, and are just as
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