Sunday, January 17, 2010

CA State Park photography permits

This was posted on NPN by David Cobb

Just spoke with Helene Dervishian, the CA State Parks photography permit coordinator. You must now have a permit to photograph in the CA State Parks if it looks like you're a professional (i.e. nice camera or setting up shots that take time) according to her. Permits vary by county, park, and visit. For a simple still photography permit they are free, but the state review fee is $65 for each (possibly good for up to 6 months) a longer time period costs up to $200. You cannot get a blanket one year CA State Park permit. You must have photography insurance to finish the application. I have all the guidelines and contact information and can email them to you if you're interested. It sounds like photographing in CA state parks is becoming a bureaucratic nightmare. Without a permit, citations will be issued.

More information can be found here: http://www.film.ca.gov/ContactUs/index.html here: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/photo-permits/ and here: http://www.film.ca.gov/Permits/index.html

Helene Dervishian specifically stated still photography with a SLR camera, and that permit review is $65 (permit is free). I know people who were warned that they would be cited if they didn't stop taking photographs. Some places are more agressive than others I guess.

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