The original stays private.
Member camera uploads and additional source evidence are stored privately in the application database. They are not placed in the public images folder. Only the contributor and authorised administrators can retrieve a source file through authenticated routes. Administrator source downloads are recorded in the audit trail.
Public and participant-facing views receive a separately encoded display copy capped at 1,600 pixels on the longest edge. Capture metadata, including EXIF and GPS, is omitted. A photographer watermark is applied to the display copy, including older member previews, without altering the stored original.
Discourage casual copying.
Member photograph areas suppress the usual right-click save menu, dragging and touch callouts where supported by the browser. The image optimiser cannot proxy the member media route. Display responses are not stored by shared caches, and cross-site image embedding and ordinary direct image-tab navigation are refused where browser request metadata is available.
These are deterrents, not digital rights management. A person who can view a public image can still capture its visible pixels, use screenshots or inspect network requests. We do not promise that a photograph displayed in a browser is impossible to copy. Keeping originals private is the principal protection.
Your credit travels with the display copy.
The server applies a subdued central copyright mark and a photographer-credit strip to member display copies. The mark identifies the member’s handle. JJ does not claim ownership of the photograph. Viewers should seek the photographer’s permission for reuse unless the photographer has separately granted permission or a licence permits it.
The platform watermark is a display annotation. It does not add, remove or reconstruct wildlife or scene detail, and it does not establish authenticity or expertise.
Control who sees it.
Approved public photographs can be viewed by visitors. Participant-only photographs require the organiser or an accepted trip membership. A copied photograph link does not grant private access. A read-only trip briefing link does not grant membership.
Withdrawing a member photograph removes it from publication and public media access. Sources, private evidence and moderation records remain retained for review and appeals; a permanent-deletion and timed-retention workflow is still pending.
Editorial photographs keep their licence.
JJ’s sourced editorial studies are labelled separately from member uploads. They keep the original photographer credit, source link, licence, capture setting and modification disclosure. Openly licensed photographs retain their permitted reuse freedoms; JJ does not apply the member-only copy deterrents or claim exclusive rights over them.
Report a concern.
Use “Report a concern” on a member photograph to raise ownership, publishing-rights, manipulation or sensitive-location issues. Administrators can review the source, hide the contribution and record a decision. Contributors can supply evidence or appeal from their photograph page.