Singer Sues Photographer Over Sale of Vogue Photographs as ‘Wonderful Artwork’ Prints

A singer has sued a photographer for promoting footage taken of her for Vogue journal as “fine art prints” with out her permission.

Amy Louise Taylor, the lead singer of rock band Amyl and the Sniffers, has reportedly filed a lawsuit towards photographer Jamie Nelson within the district courtroom of California. Taylor has accused Nelson of “exploitation of her image” by allegedly promoting pictures from a Vogue Portugal shoot as effective artwork prints with out authorization.

According to a report by The Guardian, Taylor’s lawsuit outlines a dispute with the photographer that dates again to mid-2024. Court paperwork state that in July of that 12 months, the band’s supervisor Simone Ubaldi contacted Nelson about photographing the band for an upcoming album. That proposed shoot didn’t proceed after the band “expressly communicated” that it didn’t need Nelson utilizing its title, picture, or likeness to advertise her images enterprise or to promote merchandise, together with effective artwork prints.

“As explained to Ms. Nelson, the Band was zealously protective of their image and did not want these used for non-Band-sanctioned, private commercial purposes such as Ms. Nelson had proposed. As a result, the photo shoot was never conducted,” the criticism states, in keeping with The Guardian.

The criticism states that a number of months later, in late March, Nelson contacted Taylor on to request a separate picture shoot. Nelson allegedly writes that the photographs can be revealed “exclusively in the July 2025 issue of Vogue Portugal.” Taylor agreed to take part underneath these phrases.

Court filings allege that Taylor didn’t authorize or license Nelson to make any industrial use of the photographs past their publication in that journal. The shoot happened in May, and the pictures later appeared on the quilt and contained in the July situation of Vogue Portugal.

However, the criticism states that on September 2, Nelson despatched Taylor and Ubaldi a presentation of chosen pictures, indicating an intention to promote them as “fine art prints” by means of her web sites. Ubaldi instantly objected, informing Nelson that Taylor didn’t give permission for the photographs to be bought as prints or zines and that their solely permitted use was for Vogue Portugal.

The lawsuit alleges that Nelson was “well aware” of Taylor’s opposition to any expanded industrial use of the photographs and that no settlement existed permitting such gross sales. The criticism additional states that Nelson continued to hunt a licence, however Taylor rejected every request, and no deal was reached.

“We are not interested in a buyout of these images… I cannot be clearer about this — [Taylor] does not want you to sell images of her face, or her body as fine art prints,” Ubaldi writes to Nelson on September 15, in keeping with the criticism.

Despite this, the criticism alleges that on September 20, Taylor found the pictures had been being bought as effective artwork prints on Nelson’s web site and had been additionally getting used to advertise Nelson’s industrial actions. The submitting additional claims Nelson later provided a specifically designed “zine” made up fully of revealed and unpublished pictures from the Vogue Portugal shoot. Taylor’s pictures additionally proceed to seem on Nelson’s Instagram and Facebook accounts with out authorization, in keeping with the lawsuit.

The lawsuit alleges that Nelson’s use of the pictures has been prone to “cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive” relating to Taylor’s endorsement of the photographer’s industrial actions. It describes Taylor’s public picture as central to her profession, noting that followers recognise her for a particular aesthetic tied to punk and Australian pub rock. Taylor’s criticism claims the singer will “continue to suffer” hurt, together with “lost profits and damages to her reputation, brand, and business interests” on account of the photographer’s actions.