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Do photographers need to buy portrait rights from models for their representative works?

Hello, you need permission from the model. Because you are shooting portraits, photographers and models need to be clear about the copyright of their works.

Portrait photography not only has the photographer's copyright, but also includes the photographer's portrait right, which are two independent rights enjoyed by the copyright owner and the photographer. The copyright owner (photographer) should respect the portrait right of the subject when exercising his rights, so the photographer should not exercise his copyright at will, especially when publishing and displaying these photos, otherwise it will infringe on the portrait right of the model.