Photo Situation Needing Help

I am in D.C for a little while and volunteered to shoot some photos for a NGO in my down time. It’s a paper about homeless issues in the D.C area. They were doing a story on the problem with drug dealing going on outside of the shelters. So I shot a photo of a man with his consent in a public area smoking crack. I cropped the photo so that only his hands and lips and the pipe where showing. The paper has ran the photo and now the man has an attorney. Should I be worried? Am I liable in anyway? Your help will allow me to sleep a little better…

by Daniel Wilkinson at Wed Apr 23 19:16:37 UTC 2008 (ed. Apr 23 2008) Washington D.C, United States | Bookmark this | Digg this |

Photographers have the right to photograph people in public places. Period. The fact that you got his consent adds an exclamation point. The faqct that it was an editorial shoot adds an underline.

Don’t worry.

by Brian C Frank | 23 Apr 2008 19:04 | Des Moines, ia, United States |

Nothing to worry about especially since he was in public and he consented and he is not identifiable in the photo. Since it ran in a newspaper and not as an ad it is covered under the 1st amendment. Sleep well…

by Damaso Reyes | 23 Apr 2008 20:04 | Brooklyn, United States |

Thank you very much..

by Daniel Wilkinson | 23 Apr 2008 21:04 | Washington D.C, United States |

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Daniel Wilkinson

Photojournalist

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Washington D.C , United States ( DUS )

Brian C Frank

Photojournalist | Photo R

Des Moines, Iowa , United States ( ??? )

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Damaso Reyes

Photojournalist

Brooklyn , United States

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