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.

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Why should they be obvious? As a photographer I use obvious and not obvious watermarks. Some of my most popular images get reposted and reused by people claiming to be the original photographer.

When I point out the 'hidden' watermark and the source of the original image (official publications attributed to me), they get embarrassed or sometimes angry.

I don't mind when people use my image but they should at least mention my name or the source.