GEMMA NAI

👉 The photographer owns the copyright to the images by default.

Under U.S. copyright law, the person who creates the photograph automatically owns the copyright the moment the image is taken. That means:

• The photographer owns the image

• The model does NOT own the image

• The photographer controls how the image is used, sold, or licensed

This comes from the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 201).