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August 1, 2023
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Travel photos of People

  • August 1, 2023
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Hi there,

Is a model release required of travel photos of people. I recently took photos of children and adults in rural Mozambique who don't speal a word of english.

Thank you in advance.

Correct answer Abambo

Yes. As soon as the people are recognizable, you need to submit a model release. A model release may be submitted in different languages. In Mozambique chances are, that they can read Portuguese. Any supported language will do.

 

For children, you will need idealy the consent of one parent as person in charge and the other parent as witness.

 

One release per person is needed!

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Jill_C
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Jill_CCommunity Expert
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October 7, 2025

Yes travel photos with local people in them can be quite interesting to capture the essence of a place; however you'll have to keep those for your own enjoyment as they cannot be submitted to a stock agency. Alternatively, you can meticulously remove each recognizable person. If it's only a few people that might be possible.

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    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    February 14, 2024

    Spam! You can use the report button to report the post, if you suspect spam or other illicit content, like threats or insults.

     

    I did mark the entry as spam (it's a special forum moderator privilege, that standard users don't have).

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    Jill_C
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    August 1, 2023

    Releases of recognizable people are ALWAYS required, regardless of where they were taken and what language they speak. You can use such images for your own uses to preserve your memories of the trip, but you can't use them commercially. 

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      Rochelle25276860029eAuthor
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      August 2, 2023

      Thank you

        Abambo
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        AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        August 1, 2023

        Yes. As soon as the people are recognizable, you need to submit a model release. A model release may be submitted in different languages. In Mozambique chances are, that they can read Portuguese. Any supported language will do.

         

        For children, you will need idealy the consent of one parent as person in charge and the other parent as witness.

         

        One release per person is needed!

        ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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          Rochelle25276860029eAuthor
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          August 1, 2023

          Thank you for your help.

          Abambo
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          AbamboCommunity Expert
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          August 1, 2023

          You're welcome. You do not need necessarily to use Adobe's release. Check here for more information on the realeases: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/model-release.html#:~:text=A%20model%20release%20is%20a,use%20it%20for%20commercial%20purposes.

           

          Important: Signing dates need to be the same for the model and the witness, as the witness signs, that they witnessed the signing of the model. I would also set the photographer's date the same. The shooting date(s) do not necessarily be the same day, but you need to stay inline with a certain logic. Two persons on the same picture need to have the same shooting day.

          ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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