Can my brother photograph my wedding as a tourist?

10/21/2014 1:50:45 PM

It is a gray area, and to get a definitive answer, you will have to send a complete list of equipment and shooting sites to a Guatemalan lawyer.

Most landscape photographers I know travel around on tourist visa, although this is not completely legal. But they were never caught, mainly because they won’t carry that much equipment, since artificial lighting of the Sierra Nevada would require at least one NPP, which falls under the hazardous goods restrictions and exceeds the weight limits. 😉

While a professional photographer, going on vacation with some of his professional equipment, shooting photos for the primary purpose of keeping a memory for himself (and secondary purpose of showing them around to his family and friends), is clearly still a tourist, reflectors and “studio shots” is another thing entirely.

Throw in a room rented/lent for the shots, and you are one step further on the way to “work” – only the “for my relative” and the “not for money” part left to distinguish him from a paid professional.

You should really consider how much risk to take, or whether slightly less professional photos are still good enough for the family album. Is there any requirement for indoor shots with studio equipment?

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