Close Up Photographers at Work; Steve McCurry

[littlemidid]

Now that's a professional photographer/journalist.the best Steve Mc Curry. thank you Sir....

[MistahWagwan]

Check out Vivian Maier for some great street photography.

[medirs]

how does he do that!?! jesus.. just clicking so effortless in the crowds. awesome!

[davidmartinsvideos]

I thing model release policy varies from country to country. While in the US, if I’m not mistaken, you will only need a model release for commercial use such as stock image. In my own country on the other hand, you are not allowed at all, to use other person's image publicly without their permission, whether it's on a book, an exhibition or online portfolio; the only exceptions are public figures and journalism.

[davidmartinsvideos]

I'm just amazed how he can just go around sticking the camera in people’s faces and shooting without even asking permission. I wonder how often the subjects react to this.

[choppageworshipper]

Need for a release depends on the use of ther image, commercial licensing of an image will require a release, but just about nothing else does.

[farmerslooproad]

@dwarfdemasoni No, you dont need a model release for Journalism. Only for Advertising. If you take war Photographs, for instance, you will never get a release. All the 'Journalism' he does for Nat. Geo. does not need a model release. In fact, very few pictures need a MRelease--such as in a book,

[Vamp1963]

In a world in which agencies requires a model release for any human being you shoot, how does he do it? I love his work since i'm a teenager and i'm still wondering what's the % of his shots with one. I mean when you're in the middle of nowhere in India or Burma you just cannot walk to someone you just shot napping or working and present them with a legal document and expecting them to sign, the language barrier alone is overbearing to start with...

Any opinions?

Thanks

[Anthony77769]

@Vamp1963 he doesn't have anyone sign anything. if someone wants to sue him then they have that ability but people rarely and professions don't really have that photo release crap. and if they do its way after the fact they take the picture