Full title: Syrian passports include a photo of Souq al-Hamidiyah, a famous historic marketplace in Damascus. Apparently, the image was taken from the internet without removing the photographer’s watermark, “Wassim al-Asmar Photography,” which means the watermark ended up being printed on Syrian passports.
The image used on Syrian passports features a photograph of Souq al-Hamidiyah, a historic marketplace in Damascus. The photo appears to have been sourced from the internet without removing the photographer’s watermark, “Wassim al-Asmar Photography,” resulting in the watermark being printed on the passports.
Depending on the state of the Syrian justice system someone is either going to cash out or “donate” the image to avoid pissing off the government.
This is one of those ones where like, I’d absolutely have donated if the government said they liked my photo and wanted to put it in the passport. But since you did it without asking now I’ll burn my whole life down if I have to to make sure you never get it
I’d tell them they can use the watermarked version for free, but it will cost them to remove it.