As far as I understand it, GDPR applies to data businesses hold (e.g. email addresses).
I can't see a photo of a stranger being classed as holding data on them?! Especially if you are just taking the photo for your own use (not commercial use)
Interesting talk. I'm no expert but these are my thoughts.
I don't think this law has much impact unless you take explicit photo's of people's faces. This is like making passport photographs. They are considered to be personal information and they are part of this law.
Canid shots or street photography are different but also differ in each county. In general you may take photo's in public places but not always from every building (depending on the building and the country). I took a photo of a sunset once when I was at a parking lot at Rotterdam Airport. Two minutes later I was stopped by the police asking what I was doing. They could have ordered me to delete the photo but of course in my case it was ok.
If you take photo's of a square and people happen to be on your picture. It will probably be of no issue in any case.
With close-ups it may be different if you tend to take these photo's for commercial use. But I think there is a difference between personal use (you as an artist) and commercial use as a photographer (on behalf of a paying customer). In the latter case you should probably ask the photographed persons for consent since their portrait is part of this privacy law.
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I can't see a photo of a stranger being classed as holding data on them?! Especially if you are just taking the photo for your own use (not commercial use)
I don't think this law has much impact unless you take explicit photo's of people's faces. This is like making passport photographs. They are considered to be personal information and they are part of this law.
Canid shots or street photography are different but also differ in each county. In general you may take photo's in public places but not always from every building (depending on the building and the country). I took a photo of a sunset once when I was at a parking lot at Rotterdam Airport. Two minutes later I was stopped by the police asking what I was doing. They could have ordered me to delete the photo but of course in my case it was ok.
If you take photo's of a square and people happen to be on your picture. It will probably be of no issue in any case.
With close-ups it may be different if you tend to take these photo's for commercial use. But I think there is a difference between personal use (you as an artist) and commercial use as a photographer (on behalf of a paying customer). In the latter case you should probably ask the photographed persons for consent since their portrait is part of this privacy law.