What is expected of photographers
who submit TTG-labeled photos to TTG-ready publishers
The photographer...
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1. . . . is always 100% responsible for the TTG label
The photographer is expected to accept full and sole personal and public responsibility for the appropriateness of the TTG label on any labeled photograph that they submit to a TTG-ready publisher (TTG-RP).
If this is unclear, see the “Publishers’ Rights” here.
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2. . . . will use the “TTG-IC” label when needed
The photographer is expected to use the TTG-IC version of the label when necessary to meet P8.
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3. . . . will be clear and honest about the name or UOI to be used
The photographer is expected to clearly provide the exact name or UOI that is to be used to back up the TTG label.
In submitting this name or UOI to a TTG-ready publisher, the photographer is guaranteeing that as far as they can discern, use of that name or that UOI will not infringe upon the rights or reputation of any other photographer.
The TTG-RP has a right to reject any name or UOI it finds objectionable
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4. . . . understands the high stakes
The photographer is expected to understand that they are staking their reputation on each photograph that they label TTG in trusted settings.
In other words, TTG photographers understand that their reputation can be permanently damaged (see #104 here) if they designate as TTG a photograph that is later revealed to not fully meet the Trust Test, or when the photographer fails to use the TTG-IC version when needed to meet P8.
Photographers have no recourse with the publisher if they submit for publication a photo that is later found to have been inappropriately labeled TTG; see for example #107 and #108 in the publishers’ rights guide.
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5. . . . will not plead ignorance
The photographer is expected to not plead ignorance about TTG if challenged on the validity of the TTG label that they applied.
It is easy for photographers to decide — before they submit for publication a TTG-labeled photograph — whether their photographs are qualified for the label. The Trust Test, the Allowables, and numerous other pages on this website spell out what can and cannot be done to TTG photos.
The photographer can also ask other photographers their opinion (ttg.photos never gets involved in judging photographs).
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6. . . . will be very clear about labels
If the photographer submits multiple photos to a TTG-ready publisher, the photographer is expected to be very clear about . . .
• which photos are guaranteed TTG;
• which photos need the TTG-IC version of the label;
• which photos are not to be labeled TTG.
Since no one can credibly attach the TTG label to someone else’s unlabeled photograph, when a TTG-ready publisher does not see the label attached to a submitted photograph the TTG-RP may publish the photograph without the label.
See also Publishers’ rights and responsibilities