Canadian Authority Demands Fee From Photographers to Shoot on Public Land
A photographer says she will likely boycott a Canadian township after local authorities demanded a $90 fee for photo shoots in public spaces.
A photographer says she will likely boycott a Canadian township after local authorities demanded a $90 fee for photo shoots in public spaces.
Nevada Law and the Nevada Administrative code have a simple definition of when you need to have a permit to shoot photos in their parks. It is based entirely on whether or not the pictures will be sold.
Earlier this month, we reported that the city of Laguna Beach, California, required photographers to pay $100+ for a photo permit even if they were shooting non-commercial photos on public land. After word of the policy spread and complaints began flooding in, Laguna Beach has now changed its policy, making it clear that personal photography is free to do on public property.
Officials over in St. Louis, Missouri are embarrassed and have a bit of explaining to do after it was discovered that a sign banning permit-less professional photography in county parks had been put up "by mistake."