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title: "Media Usage Policy"
url: https://www.flowfest.nyc/media-usage/
updated: 2026-09-03T03:30:16+00:00
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# Media Usage Policy

## Ownership

All photos and videos in the NYFF media archive are the property of New York Flow Festival and the photographers and videographers who created them. Original creators retain the rights to their work.

## Personal & social media use

You are welcome to share our photos and videos on social media or personally, with credit: name the photographer or videographer (handle or full name) and mention "New York Flow Festival" or "NYFF".

## Website use

Using our media on a website is permitted with the same credit plus a link to [www.flowfest.nyc](https://www.flowfest.nyc).

## If you're featured

If you appear in a photo or video, you may use it freely for self-promotion (social media, personal websites, portfolios, studio promotion) with proper credit as described above.

## Video copies

Videos stream from our archive and are not downloadable. If you are featured in a competition video and would like the original file, [contact us](https://www.flowfest.nyc/contact/) and we'll get it to you.

## Commercial use

Any commercial use beyond personal self-promotion requires written permission; [contact us](https://www.flowfest.nyc/contact/).

## Credit format examples

Social media: *Photo by @handle · New York Flow Festival*
Website: *Photo by [Photographer Name](link) · [New York Flow Festival](https://www.flowfest.nyc)*