Photo Policy Development
Photoshare users can now access a Draft Photo Policy, Informed Consent Guide, Photographer Contracts Guide and a Policy Worksheet. Photoshare’s guides and resources are intended to serve as a recommendation for developing a Photography Policy for organizations engaged in international health and development. The samples and tools are designed chiefly for the protection of human photo subjects and to ensure that employees/photographers have an understanding of their role in the development of health communication materials. http://www.photoshare.org/photopolicy/photopolicy.php
Photoshare supports the advancement of policies aimed at encouraging a thoughtful and responsible approach to photography. Organizations using photography to communicate health and development issues are strongly advised to develop an organization-wide photography policy for taking and using photographs. The failure to develop a policy could result in the following potential consequences:
- Harm to human photos subjects due to unethical use of photography.
- Higher risk of lawsuit and greater difficulty in defending a lawsuit.
- Potential financial costs (e.g. lawsuit, recalling printed product).
- Potential reputation costs, as a result of complaints or lawsuit.
Share your Photography Policy
Photoshare welcomes contributors and users to share their organization’s Photo Policy, as a part of Photoshare’s effort to obtain best practices in Photography Policy Development for organizations engaged in international health and development.
Send your policy to: photoshare@infoforhealth.org or
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