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A photo credit does not constitute a license for use! To legally use any of Alan Blakely's photographs, you must first obtain a paid license for use directly from Alan Blakely. No other party may legally authorize or transfer the usage of Alan Blakely's photographs, including current legal licensees of Alan's photography. Licensing is required for all parties, regardless of whether or not the party is a government entity, non-profit organization, charitable organization, religious organization, educational institution, or any other commercial or non-commercial entity.
A license issued for general marketing usage MAY NOT be transferred for use in advertising. Product manufacturers must obtain a separate license to use an image for advertising purposes.
Images that are issued to the media in press releases and press kits may not be used outside of the context in which they were submitted to the media outlet. Any use of Alan Blakely's photographs by a media outlet outside of the specific context in which they were submitted constitutes copyright infringement.
If you are using Alan Blakely's photographs without proper licensing, please contact him immediately to avoid costly legal proceedings. Alan Blakely's legal partners will detect all unauthorized usage of his photographs in electronic and print media throughout the entire world through the use of sophisticated AI-aided reverse image searches, web spiders, and pixel-matching bots. All unauthorized usage will ultimately be discovered and prosecuted.
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Alan Blakely is an award-winning architectural photographer who shoots for many of America's top architectural firms, builders, designers, developers, magazines, and manufacturers. He is also the founder and current director of The Association of Independent Architectural Photographers™, Real Estate Photographers of America & International™ and Aerial Drone Photographers of America™.