Avoid Unsupported Relationship and Wealth Inferences — Avoid Unsupported Relationship and Wealth Inferences

In visual storytelling, copyright law protects a photographer's creative choices rather than speculative interpretations of a subject's thoughts. S. Copyright Office will not register photographs that lack a sufficient amount of creative expression.

Ethical reporting requires separating these observable artistic elements from unsupported inferences about a subject's personal choices. Always focus on verified visual facts rather than inventing motives based on simple expressions.