this is a tricky one the more you dig deeper - because its diffcult to say whether the subject feels differently once you have decided to use the image to sell to others or to exhibit, despite the subject having given you verbal consent whilst you were taking a photo pf them.
I love street photography, and from my small collection so far there are a couple of gems which i would like to display at a friend's cafe (i dont mind if they sell either!) the images were taken at a local market and no model release was requested. (I would end up spending a ridiculous amount of time doing this than taking the actual photos! which takes the fun out of walking around the streets hoping to find something interesting to shoot). i too have a delimma - i do not know how to find this person again, and if this is displayed, will they be upset (it is not offensive or out of context from a market scene), and will they have any rights to the image or any monies made from it... i live in England and the principles here do not appear to be much differet from the website suggested by one of the other replients........maybe i too can have some advise? afterall look what happened to Dorothea Lange's famous migrant mother portrait - the family tried to sue for the use of this iconic photo, not to mention the proceeds it generated. Is is a risk we often take when we stumble across street scenes that are of interest to us and may occassionally have a commercial or artistic value?
