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Jackie Dives was shocked to find her photo had been drawn by Maclean\u2019s Magazine. <\/p>\n Jackie Dives was shocked to find her photo had been drawn by Maclean\u2019s Magazine. <\/p>\n
A national Canadian magazine has apologized to a photographer after drawing her images when she declined to license them.<\/p>\n
Jackie Dives<\/a> was approached by Maclean\u2019s Magazine to use some of her photographs for a 2024 article<\/a> that was being written about drug supply in Vancouver. Dives went to ask the people in her photos whether they consented and one of the two people said no. <\/p>\n \u201cI went back to Maclean\u2019s and I said, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m so sorry, I don\u2019t have permission from the people in the photographs to license these to you\u2019,\u201d Dives tells CBC<\/a>. <\/p>\n But months afterward, Dives received a text message from one of the people in the photographs informing her that Maclean\u2019s had drawn her photos and published them. \u201cIt was so embarrassing,\u201d Dives says. \u201cThey had hired an illustrator to make images that were very, very similar.\u201d <\/p>\n Dives penned a letter to the magazine, stating that the illustrations represented a \u201ccopyright violation\u201d created without her consent. \u201cDespite my clear decision to withhold permission for the use, based on the fact that the subjects of the photographs did not want to be featured,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n Dives notes that she has been a contributor to Maclean\u2019s publications for years and that she has been documenting the overdose crisis for \u201cover a decade,\u201d and the incident directly undermines her work and trust-building with subjects. <\/p>\n \u201cCircumventing the rights of photographers makes it impossible for us to continue making a living, and demonstrates a devaluing of the crucial contribution photojournalists make to your publications.\u201d <\/p>\n Apology <\/p>\n In a tweet<\/a> dated September 2, 2025, Maclean\u2019s acknowledged wrongdoing. \u201cMaclean\u2019s published two illustrations that were based on photographs taken by Jackie Dives, used without her permission and in violation of her copyright. The editors at Maclean\u2019s regret using her photographs in this manner and apologize to Ms. Dives for the damage incurred.\u201d <\/p>\n On Instagram Dives says that because she works in sensitive environments, it is particularly important that she has control over her images. <\/p>\n \u201cThe question I always get asked first when I\u2019m talking with a new photo subject is, \u2018How will the photos be used?\u2019 It is crucial for me to be able to guarantee them that I have control over where their image will be published and disseminated,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Dives hired a lawyer and was able to settle the dispute with Maclean\u2019s outside of court. <\/p>\n Image credits: Coutesy of Jackie Dives<\/a>.<\/p>\n ![\"Four](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Magazine-Draws-Photographers-Images2-800x626.jpeg\")
Dives\u2019 photos are unmistakable. <\/p>\n