Mario Savioni
2 min readJan 6, 2021

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You should never have been photographed. You were in a private area, for one thing, and you could sue him or at least, I think told the police. I do not know the law, but as a photographer, I know a person needs a model release to use the photographs, especially if he posts them. I don't think a lot of women know that. How you feel about it is key. That's the significance of recent sexual harassment law. I am so sorry, you experienced that. I am seeing a lot of comments that are condemning you, even women. You have a right not to be violated. Taking a picture of you without your permission is an intrusive act. Unless the image was taken in public, i.e., not on private land, then I seem to remember that no release is necessary. Again, as a photographer, even though I have a model release following a shoot, for example, I have destroyed a number of photographs simply because the model changed her mind. I use the model release to protect me when photographs are already in the mix. It's too late then, but I always give the models copies of what I have shot, and so they can go through the images and let me know, what doesn't work for them. It's an awkward process since a lot of the images are good, but I have a relationship with my models. They are important to me and how they feel is important to me. As a photo student, I did a nude shoot and that female photographer never showed me the work. She never did anything, just disappeared. I have no idea what she did with the images. She moved to Japan. As a fellow photographer I was miffed by her. In my eyes, she is unethical/selfish. So, I am with you. I am so sorry, people don't understand this stealing of your image. I think they would understand if it happened to them.

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Mario Savioni
Mario Savioni

Written by Mario Savioni

I work in photography, poetry, fiction, criticism, oils, drawing, music, condo remodeling and design. I am interested in catharsis. Savioni@astound.net.

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