Cape Tourism Using a Vernon Chalmers Image Without Permission

Copyright Infringement Cape Tourism: Unauthorized Commercial Image Use

Cape Tourism Using a Vernon Chalmers Image Without Permission

Cape Tourism Using a Vernon Chalmers Milnerton Lighthouse Image Without Permission

It came to my attention that Cape Tourism at https://www.capetourism.com/western-cape-lighthouses is using a Vernon Chalmers Milnerton Lighthouse image without permission.

Image photographed by Vernon Chalmers of the Milnerton Lighthouse over Woodbridge Island towards Table Bay.

Original image location:  https://www.vernonchalmers.photography/2026/01/crispness-of-early-morning-light.html and various other URLs on the Vernon Chalmers Photography website and associated Social Media channels.

Vernon Chalmers Photography - Milnerton Lighthouse Image used by Cape Tourism without permission.

No commercial licensing agreement for this and / or any other Vernon Chalmers image exist between Vernon Chalmers and Cape Tourism. 

Cape Tourism Using a Milnerton Lighthouse Image Without Permission
Cape Tourism Using a Milnerton Lighthouse Image Without Permission
(Retrieved: 28 September 2026) 

Vernon Chalmers Photography - Original Milnerton Island image by Vernon Chalmers

Original Image Milnerton Island image by Vernon Chalmers
Original Milnerton Lighthouse image by Vernon Chalmers

Above is the Milnerton Lighthouse | Woodbridge Island image photographed by Vernon Chalmers that is obtained without permission and uploaded to the Cape Tourism website without permission / consent from the Vernon Chalmers.

Extracts from Vernon Chalmers Copyright | IP Policy 

All Vernon Chalmers Photography images on Vernon Chalmers owned Websites and associated Social Media Platforms are the intellectual property of Vernon Chalmers, Cape Town, South Africa, unless otherwise stated. All images by Vernon Chalmers where photographed in various locations across Cape Town (and the Western Cape), South Africa. (Since 2013)

No Vernon Chalmers photography image / diagram may be used for personal, business, corporate, industrial / marketing / commercial reproduction use on any medium (including any digital format). This is applicable to any artistic, creative, educational, retail and other banner display(s) and / or marketing / commercial distribution on any format including any type of paper, plastics, textiles, metal, wood, glass and / or digital display.


Vernon Chalmers Photography Copyright Policy | IP Policy

Article: Respecting the Lens: Copyright Infringement and the Rights of Photographers in South Africa
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