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brendoncar
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126 days ago

Making money from tourist photography in NYC

So here's my idea. I've been reading up on this a bit, but here it goes:

I'm moving to New York City soon, and something I'd like to do on the side once I find a job is to buy say, an instax camera with some film, and shoot pictures of people who come up to me (I'll hold a sign). They'd get the instant photos and I'd charge a few dollars a shot. I'm just wondering about the legality of it. I'm hearing that all I'd have to do is get a tax ID number so I could legally pay taxes on what I make, but the act of selling art on the street is covered by the first amendment. Just wondering if anyone here has had any experience doing something similar.

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125 days ago

Mind you, I'm not a lawyer so take this with a HUGE grain of salt, but I cant imagine that this would be any worse than being a busker. You probably wouldn't make enough to get on the IRS radar.

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DawnRosale
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15 days ago

I used to travel and take pictures but it never came up to my mind that I can earn money through these pictures. I have here my latest pictures from my trip to Malaysia. We stayed there at Penang hostel for 3 days and 3 nights and I have taken multiple pictures from that place.

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