Photography Permits

**Photography applications must be submitted between 3 to 14 days in advance.**

Photos at Volunteer Park Conservatory, need to reserve that space using the Ceremony Application found here.

Seattle Parks and Recreation maintains over 485 parks. A permit is required for professional/commercial photography and filming occurring on City of Seattle Parks and Recreation property. This allows for better overall experiences for park users and avoids unintentional conflicts with events, construction and other uses that may be unknown to a photographer or videographer.

Professional Use of Photographs

Photography Permit is required from the Event Scheduling Office if you are a hired photographer, plan to hire a photographer, and/or plan to sell or profit from any photos/videos taken on Parks property.

Complete online application for a photo permit

Download the photography application

Commercial Use of Photographs

If you are planning to use the photos for any commercial purpose including but not limited to: brochures, portfolios, TV commercials, magazines, newspapers, websites, Social media business pages, etc. you will need to acquire a permit you will need to contact:

Office of Film + Music
seattle.gov/filmandmusic
Filmoffice@seattle.gov
(206) 233-3948

Personal Use of Photographs

In general, if you are taking photos or videos for personal use then a permit is not required, however if your personal use includes large groups of people, significant set up or has potential to impact a park for other users you will need a photography permit and possibly a Park Use Permit.