1 May, 2006
US National Parks To Charge Photography Fees
From a US National Press Photographers Association press release:
The National Park Service, a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, has published new rules authorizing the NPS to begin collecting location fees for video, film, and commercial still photography projects. The new regulations appeared in the Federal Register (Vol. 71, Number 71) published April 13, 2006, and will take effect on May 15, 2006.
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The new location fees start at $150 per day and – with monitors and other charges – could exceed $500 per day.
The NPS press release is mainly aimed at filmmakers and only mentions still photography in passing (although it does say that the new rules will apply to still photography), so it is unclear how the new fees will be applied or administered.
The public does have the opportunity to comment on these new rules, so if you’re at all concerned make sure you have your say.
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