FACES OF RESILIENCE

Participation & Model Release Form

Welcome to Faces of Resilience. If you are over 18 and arrived in the UK after the invasion of Ukraine, I would love if you could participae in this project and tell your story. Faces of Resilience is raising awareness about the situation in Ukraine to ensure that the ongoing war remains at the forefront of everyone’s consciousness in the UK.

It’s FREE to participate and all you have to do is be ready to share your story and have a FREE professional photo taken. In order for me to share your photos and story with a wider audience (e.g. exhibition, book, magazine, website) , I need you to complete and sign this form (at the bottom of the page). Please note there’s no remuneration for participating in this project

Some of the photos and accompanied stories will be curated for an exhibition and a book. The profits raised will be given to charites supporting displaced Ukrainians living in the UK. Please note that your participation in this poject doesn’t mean that your photo will be exhibited. This will depend on the spaces available to display photos.

All the information provided will only be shared with the organisations organising this project and will be processed in accordance with the privacy policy listed on this website. All your answers are safe and any information that could precisely identify you will not be published. Answer the questions at the bottom of this form in Ukrainian or English You can request to have this information amended or deleted at any point by emailing info@contemporaryheadshot.com

A Model Release Form (this form) establishes a contract between the photographer and the model (you), defines how and where photographs may be used. It protects both the photographer and the sitter in the event of any dispute – provided the parties have abided by the terms of the release.

Legal Background
The law in relation to the right to use a person’s photographic image is not codified in one simple English law. Whilst the copyright in any photographs taken of a person will almost always vest in the photographer (or the photographer’s employer), there is a whole raft of laws under which, potentially, a person might be able to prevent legally the publication of the person’s image. These laws include:

1) Section 85 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 which provides that a person commissioning a photograph for private and domestic purposes has the right to prevent copies being publicly issued.

2) The Data Protection Act 2018 (the “DPA”) (which implements the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679 ) into UK law)  under which an image, particularly used in association with the person’s name, could amount personal data and therefore use without the model’s consent could amount to a breach of the DPA.

3) Breach of confidence. Whilst there is no statutory law of privacy in the UK, case law relating to breach of confidence is gradually being developed to prevent unauthorised publication of an individual’s image (usually a celebrity).

4) The law of contract. The engagement of a model would usually amount to a contract. Express or implied contract terms may govern what may or may not be done with a photographic image.
To ensure that the photographer can lawfully use the photographs taken of the person for the purpose the photographer requires, consent should be obtained from the model and this is primary purpose of the model release form.

English law will be used to determine any dispute involving the model release form.

Parties:
The Photographer : The Contemporary Headshot
The Model (You) – The name you specify below

Definitions:
The following words shall have the following meanings:

Photographs: the photographs taken of you
Model: The name you specify below in the form
Project: Faces of Resilience

Engagement:
The Model agrees with the Photographer to the Consent, the Assignment/Waiver/Agreement and Other Provisions below in return for:

Free & full use of photos delivered in a digital format

Consent:
The Model irrevocably consents to the Photographer using the Photographs for the following purpose:

– Public display (in the context of an exhibiton either online or at a physical location)
– Portfolio display (e.g. on the photographer’s website)
– Publication in any media (paper & digital) in the context of Faces of Resilience

Locations:
The Model irrevocably consents to the Photographer using the Photographs in the folloiwng locations:

-United Kingdom & Worldwilde

Assignment/Waiver/Agreement:
Subject to the Restrictions below (if any), the Model:

-assigns to the Photographer any interest in the copyright in the Photographs that the Model may have;
– waives any right to any future payment for the use of any of the Photographs for any purpose to which the Model has consented; and
– agrees that the Photographs may be altered or modified in any manner using editing software

Restrictions:

– The Photographs shall not represent the Model in any derogatory manner.
– The model will only be publically named (first name only) in association with a photo for the purpose of this Project (Faces of Resilience)

Other Provisions:
– The Model agrees that the terms of this Model Release Form are for the benefit of the Photographer and any licensee or assignee of the Photographer.
– By signing this form, the Model confirms that the Model is at least 18 years old.
– This Model Release Form shall be governed by English law.
– The Model has the right to exercise its rights as a data subject under the DPA/GDPR at any time by writing to the Photographer at info@contemporaryheadshot.com . his will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out by the Photographer before the Model withdraw their consent.
– The Photographer is the data controller and responsible for the personal data comprising the Photograph and the Model’s contact details and any related personal data. See Privacy Policy
– The Photographer will (i) ensure that it complies with the requirements of all legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time relating to the use of the Photograph and your contact details and any related personal data; and (ii) process the Photograph and your contact details and any related personal data in accordance with the privacy policy.