Who owns the copyright of photographic works?

Legal analysis: the copyright of photographic works should belong to the author, but sometimes people may be photographed, and then the issue of portrait rights will be involved. It is recommended to consult the parties before use. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the copyright of film works and works created by similar film production methods shall be enjoyed by producers, but writers such as screenwriters, directors, photographers, lyricists and composers shall enjoy the right of authorship and the right to receive remuneration according to the contracts signed with producers.

Legal basis: Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 11 Copyright belongs to the author, except as otherwise provided by this Law. The natural person who creates a work is the author. A work presided over by a legal person or an organization without legal personality, created on behalf of the will of the legal person or organization without legal personality, and for which the legal person or organization without legal personality is responsible, shall be regarded as the author.

Article 17 The copyright of films and TV plays in audio-visual works shall be enjoyed by producers, but writers such as screenwriters, directors, photographers, lyricists and composers shall enjoy the right of authorship and receive remuneration according to the contracts signed with producers. The copyright ownership of audio-visual works other than those specified in the preceding paragraph shall be agreed by the parties; Where there is no agreement or the agreement is not clear, it shall be enjoyed by the producer, but the author shall enjoy the right of signature and remuneration. Authors of scripts, music and other works that can be used alone in audio-visual works have the right to exercise their copyright alone.