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Report from Bangkok

Ojai Post author Gay Hendricks and his lovely wife Katie are on an exotic adventure around the world that will take them to the Far East, the Mideast, Europe and elsewhere. Check out Gay's first post on his own blog as they arrive in Bangkok and take in the local cuisine.

Posted by Tyler Suchman on February 9, 2007 10:04 AM | | | Report from Bangkok

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tyler, had courtesy been extended, it would surely have been my pleasure to grant permission for this photo to be used. -k

Comment #1 Posted by: kathy | March 19, 2008 12:18 PM

No comment on whether the proper "courtesy" was extended or permission granted or needed to be granted, but: Photographers sure are an interesting bunch of artists. You know, a photographer snaps a picture of a painting with a $100 "point and shoot," and the photographer claims rights to that image. The painter, who actually had vision and spent hours and skill creating it, sometimes receives no credit or even attribution.

Here, we have a standard-issue Thai street scene. The picture is unremarkable and generic. Whatever art there is in this assuredly must be that of the vendor who arranged her stall just so. Nevertheless, "Kathy" somewhat snarkily offers gracious "permission" to post this photo if only "had courtesy been extended."

Geez, its not like Tyler posted the picture as part of an ad for tampons. Or sold it to someone. Why not just a simple thanks to Tyler for giving the image an audience and perhaps adding a description of when and where she snapped the photo?

Meanwhile, for proper courtesies, did Kathy get the permission of the persons depicted to shoot their photo? To post their image and their work arranging their stall on the internet?

Also: What is the convention for sharing any proceeds a photographer receives from the images - or from gigs s/he gets as a result of including this image in her portfolio - with the person and work depicted?

Just wondering.

Comment #2 Posted by: Anonymous | March 19, 2008 01:38 PM

OK, photo removed. Really, this is kind of silly. I posted a Flickr photo on a non-commercial site and included a credit and a link to the website. Couldn't agree more with Anonymous' thoughtful reply.

Comment #3 Posted by: Tyler | March 19, 2008 10:07 PM

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