FF Plus thanked SA for the votes – with an image it expropriated without compensation SAElections2019 | BISouthAfrica
A South African landscape photographer has hit back at the FF Plus after discovering they expropriated his photo without compensation.It now has an FF Plus"thank you" message plastered over it.
A Cape Town-based photographer claims that political party Freedom Front Plus has stolen a photo he took, using it in a"thank you" message following the election. in this year's elections. By Thursday night, with almost 60% of votes captured, the party was the fourth largest in the country. By the latest count, the party had more than 240,000 votes - or 2.6% of the national vote.
Goetsch said he made several attempts to call the FF Plus head office, but has not been able to get through to representatives. He also claims the party did not attempt to contact him for consent to use the image on their posts. The posts do not attribute a credit to any photographer. This ignores conventions for publishing an image under aKyle Goetsch, Milky Way over Lions Head. Supplied
The photograph captures a clear view of the stars, which is rare as extreme light pollution from the city centre and surrounding suburbs usually makes it difficult to see. It took Goetsch several climbs up Table Mountain to look for the right conditions to capture the Milky Way over Lion's Head.
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