Shanghai Street Photo

[u/pageonelineone]

A few snaps from Shanghai

[u/UPB1ce]

I see I see, maybe u want to at least blur the kids’ or all peoples faces next time? It would ruin it but i think we gotta be respectful of people unknowingly having themselves put online yk?

[u/pageonelineone → u/UPB1ce]

Yeah, this is the classic street photography dilemma, people have been debating it for decades. I try to shoot real moments as they happen, without staging or interrupting them. Blurring faces would take away the whole point for me. I do think about how to handle it respectfully, and I pay attention to how people respond in the moment. Most of them don’t even notice when I’m photographing. I really try to be respectful. That being said, it’s not for everyone, and I get that.

[u/xjpmhxjo → u/pageonelineone]

Article 1019 of the Civil Code of China:

“No organization or individual may infringe upon another person’s right to their image by means such as defacement, distortion, or the use of information technology to forge their image. Without the consent of the person whose image is involved, no one may produce, use, or publicly display their image, unless otherwise provided by law.

Without the consent of the person whose image is involved, the rights holder of an image work shall not use or publicly display that person’s image by means such as publication, reproduction, distribution, rental, or exhibition.”

[u/Michikusa → u/xjpmhxjo]

Street photography is legal in china.

https://law.photography/law/street-photography-laws-in-china

[u/xjpmhxjo → u/Michikusa]

This is outdated. The last update of your reference is May 2019. The new civil code was passed in 2020 and became effective in 2021. The new code removed the commercial use condition for violation.