Scott Murray
Senior Member
Well having your story in the paper is not always such a good thing.
Got this letter today.
And here is the 'Permit' which they speak of.
Bare in mind that this is where I live and I am not a normal visitor. I have written back stating that I am a hobbyist and if people want to buy an image they can but I do not make a living out of it.
Got this letter today.
Hello Scott
Hope you had a great Australia Day weekend!
We haven’t had the opportunity to meet yet, by way of introduction, my name is Anja Toms and I am the Tourism Services Officer with the Tourism and Visitor Services unit here in Kakadu National Park. My colleagues and I work with tourism industry stakeholders and media crews on promoting Kakadu National Park as a world-class visitor destination.
On the Jabiru Noticeboard Facebook page I have recently came across your photographs – which are stunning – and my colleagues also pointed out a recent article in the NT News on your image of a Leichhardt grasshopper featuring on an Australia Post stamp.
I noticed that some of your photographs are for sale through your website, which includes images taken in Kakadu National Park.
And, to cut to the chase, I’m wondering if you’re aware that Kakadu National Park’s regulations on commercial photography vary from those that apply to national parks managed by the NT Parks & Wildlife Commission?
I realise that you probably weren’t aware of this requirement, but for any photographs taken in Kakadu National Park for the purpose of financial gain, you actually require a commercial image capture permit. A permit for existing images can be issued retrospectively and without much fuss,
and our team is more than happy to talk you through the application process for any new projects you may be planning.
You can download our permit application form from the website: For media and artists | Department of the Environment
Please don’t hesitate to contact myself or my colleague Lucas Fiddaman (8938 1176, cc’d) to have a chat about commercial photography in Kakadu National Park,
we look forward to hearing from you!
Kind regards
Anja Toms
Tourism Services Officer
Kakadu National Park
Parks Australia
Department of the Environment
PO Box 71 Jabiru NT 0886
Phone: 08 8938 1170 Fax: 08 8938 1117
And here is the 'Permit' which they speak of.
Bare in mind that this is where I live and I am not a normal visitor. I have written back stating that I am a hobbyist and if people want to buy an image they can but I do not make a living out of it.