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30 ChatGPT Summer Prompts for Beach Portraits, Scenes & Wallpapers

30 copy-paste prompts

Upload a photo to ChatGPT (GPT-4o) and paste a prompt to put yourself on a sunset beach, at a music festival, or in golden-hour light — or skip the photo and generate a tropical scene or summer wallpaper. Swap [YOUR PHOTO] or [SCENE] and go.

In short: This page contains 30 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 6 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 15 prompts are free instantly — no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.

By Louis Corneloup · Founder, Techpresso

Last updated May 15, 2026·Hand-curated & tested by the AI Academy team

Beach & Poolside Portraits

5 prompts

Sunset Beach Portrait

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Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into a warm sunset beach portrait. Keep my face and likeness recognizable. Place me on soft golden sand at the water's edge with gentle waves behind, lit by low warm sunlight casting a glowing rim light on my hair and a soft lens flare. Light linen summer outfit, relaxed candid smile, blurred ocean and pastel sky bokeh, shot on 85mm f/1.8, warm film color grade, ultra-detailed skin. 4:5 portrait.

Puts you on a glowing sunset beach with warm rim light and dreamy ocean bokeh.

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Pro tip: Swap 'sunset' for 'midday tropical sun' to get brighter, more saturated turquoise water.

Poolside Lounge Shot

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Reimagine [YOUR PHOTO] as a luxury poolside summer shot. Keep my likeness recognizable. Pose me relaxing on a striped lounger beside a sparkling turquoise infinity pool, palm shadows on the deck, a cool drink on a side table. Bright midday sun, crisp reflections on the water, vibrant resort colors, sunglasses pushed up, breezy beachwear, clean shallow-depth background. Glossy editorial vacation aesthetic, sharp detail. 4:5 portrait.

Stages you poolside at a luxury resort with turquoise water and palm shadows.

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Pro tip: Add 'overwater bungalows in the background' to upgrade it to an overwater-villa setting.

Surf & Sand Candid

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Turn [YOUR PHOTO] into an active surf-beach candid. Keep my face recognizable. Show me walking out of shallow waves carrying a surfboard, wet hair, salty skin glow, droplets caught in the light. Bright coastal sun, foamy whitewater, distant surfers, deep blue ocean, sandy footprints. Sporty summer mood, motion-frozen splash, high-shutter clarity, vivid saturated coastal colors, natural candid framing. 4:5 portrait.

Captures you as a surfer stepping out of the waves with a board and sun-glow skin.

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Pro tip: Swap the surfboard for a paddleboard or boogie board to match your real beach style.

Tropical Cocktail Selfie

4/30

Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into a fun tropical-cocktail selfie. Keep my likeness recognizable. Show me holding a colorful fruity drink with a paper umbrella and pineapple wedge, big sunny smile, flower behind one ear. Beach bar background with bamboo, string lights, and blurred turquoise sea. Warm late-afternoon sun, golden skin glow, vibrant tropical color palette, candid phone-selfie framing but crisp and polished. 1:1 square.

Gives you a cheerful beach-bar selfie holding a colorful tropical cocktail.

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Pro tip: Name the setting ('Tulum beach club') so the background details feel specific and real.

Boho Beach Walk

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Reimagine [YOUR PHOTO] as a boho golden-hour beach walk. Keep my face recognizable. Show me strolling barefoot along the shoreline in a flowing white sundress with a wide-brim straw hat, hair lifted by the breeze. Low warm sun behind me, glowing backlight, soft sand reflections, gentle waves, pastel coral sky. Dreamy lifestyle-photography mood, soft bloom, warm film tones, shallow depth of field. 4:5 portrait.

Frames you on a breezy golden-hour beach walk with a flowing dress and straw hat.

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Pro tip: Change to 'a wide-brim sun hat and linen shirt' for a more menswear summer look.

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Golden-Hour Summer Aesthetic

5 prompts

Golden-Hour Field Portrait

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Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into a golden-hour portrait in a sunlit grass field. Keep my likeness recognizable. Backlit by warm low sun streaming through tall wild grass and wildflowers, dust and pollen sparkling in the light, soft lens flare. Relaxed summer outfit, hand brushing the grass tips, warm glowing skin, blurred amber bokeh. Romantic lifestyle aesthetic, shot on 85mm f/1.4, warm color grade. 4:5 portrait.

Bathes you in warm backlight inside a glowing wildflower field at golden hour.

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Pro tip: Swap the field for 'a lavender field' to add a striking purple color contrast.

Rooftop Sunset Vibes

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Reimagine [YOUR PHOTO] as a rooftop sunset moment. Keep my face recognizable. Pose me leaning on a rooftop railing with a warm city skyline glowing behind, the sun melting into a peach-and-lavender sky. String lights overhead, drink in hand, light summer outfit. Soft golden backlight on the hair, gentle bokeh of distant buildings, cinematic urban-summer mood, warm film grade, ultra-detailed. 4:5 portrait.

Places you on a rooftop against a peach-and-lavender city sunset with string lights.

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Pro tip: Name a city skyline ('Lisbon rooftops') to give the background a recognizable character.

Citrus Summer Flatlay-Style Portrait

8/30

Turn [YOUR PHOTO] into a bright citrus-summer portrait. Keep my likeness recognizable. Frame me against a bold sunny background with halved oranges, lemons, and limes floating around the edges, warm direct sunlight and crisp shadows. Yellow-and-orange color story, fresh juicy mood, clean modern editorial styling, summery freckle-glow skin, sharp pop-art-adjacent commercial look. 4:5 portrait.

Creates a vibrant, juicy citrus-themed portrait with bold sunny colors and crisp shadows.

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Pro tip: Switch the fruit to watermelon and strawberries for a pink-and-green palette instead.

Convertible Sunset Drive

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Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into a carefree convertible sunset drive. Keep my face recognizable. Show me in the passenger seat of an open-top convertible, arm out the window, hair flying in the wind, sunglasses on, coastal highway and ocean behind. Warm low sun, golden lens flare, palm trees blurring past, retro summer-road-trip mood, warm film color grade, slight motion in the background. 16:9 landscape.

Captures you mid-drive in a convertible on a golden coastal highway at sunset.

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Pro tip: Add 'desert road and red rock canyons' to swap the coast for a Route 66 feel.

Backlit Ice Cream Moment

10/30

Reimagine [YOUR PHOTO] as a playful backlit ice-cream moment. Keep my likeness recognizable. Show me holding a dripping pastel gelato cone, laughing, warm late-day sun streaming from behind through my hair. Soft pastel street or seaside background, gentle bokeh, glowing rim light, summery freckle-and-glow skin. Candid joyful lifestyle aesthetic, warm tones, shallow depth of field, crisp detail. 4:5 portrait.

Frames you laughing with a pastel ice-cream cone in soft, warm backlight.

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Pro tip: Specify a gelato color ('bright pistachio green') to control the accent color in the shot.

Tropical Vacation Scenes

5 prompts

Overwater Bungalow Paradise

11/30

Create a photorealistic tropical paradise scene of [SCENE], an overwater bungalow resort. Wooden villas on stilts above crystal-clear turquoise lagoon water, a long jetty leading to white sand, swaying palms, and a vivid blue sky with soft clouds. Bright midday tropical sun, glittering water reflections, lush green island in the distance, postcard-perfect travel-photography clarity, rich saturated color, wide cinematic view. 16:9 landscape.

Generates a vivid overwater-bungalow resort scene over a turquoise lagoon.

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Pro tip: Add 'aerial drone view from above' to get a top-down birds-eye composition of the lagoon.

Palm-Lined Tropical Beach

12/30

Generate a stunning empty tropical beach scene of [SCENE]. Powdery white sand curving along a calm turquoise sea, a row of leaning coconut palms casting soft shadows, scattered seashells, and gentle foam at the waterline. Bright clear summer sky with a few puffy clouds, warm sunlight, hyper-real travel-poster clarity, deep saturated blues and greens, peaceful paradise mood, wide horizon. 16:9 landscape.

Produces a serene, postcard-perfect palm-lined tropical beach with turquoise water.

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Pro tip: Add 'a single hammock between two palms' to give the scene a relaxed focal point.

Hidden Jungle Waterfall

13/30

Create a lush tropical jungle scene of [SCENE], a hidden waterfall. A tall cascade pouring into a clear emerald natural pool surrounded by dense rainforest, giant tropical leaves, hanging vines, and shafts of warm sunlight breaking through the canopy. Misty spray catching the light, vibrant greens, exotic flowers, photorealistic nature-documentary detail, immersive depth, rich saturated summer color. 4:5 portrait.

Renders a vivid hidden jungle waterfall pouring into an emerald pool with sun shafts.

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Pro tip: Swap 'emerald pool' for 'a glowing blue cenote' to get a striking cavern-water look.

Seaside Cliff Town

14/30

Generate a sun-drenched Mediterranean cliff-town scene of [SCENE]. Whitewashed and pastel houses stacked up a steep coastal cliff, bright blue domes, narrow stairways draped in bougainvillea, and a sparkling deep-blue sea below dotted with small boats. Brilliant summer sun, crisp shadows, vivid color contrast, travel-magazine clarity, warm stone textures, cheerful vacation atmosphere, wide panoramic view. 16:9 landscape.

Creates a sunny Mediterranean cliffside town with pastel houses above a deep-blue sea.

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Pro tip: Name a style ('Santorini blue domes' vs 'Amalfi pastel facades') to steer the architecture.

Tropical Sunset Sailboat

15/30

Create a dreamy tropical sunset scene of [SCENE], a sailboat on calm open water. A small white sailboat silhouetted against a blazing orange-and-pink sky, the sun touching the horizon, glassy sea mirroring the colors, a few distant palm islands. Warm golden reflections, soft gradient sky, gentle ripples, serene end-of-day vacation mood, cinematic wide framing, rich saturated sunset palette. 16:9 landscape.

Generates a serene sailboat silhouetted against a blazing tropical sunset over glassy water.

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Pro tip: Switch to 'a paddleboarder' or 'a kayak' to change the silhouette in the foreground.

Summer Festival & Road-Trip Vibes

5 prompts

Music Festival Crowd

16/30

Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into a summer music-festival moment. Keep my face recognizable. Show me in the crowd at golden hour with hands up, glitter on my cheeks, festival outfit and sunglasses, a giant stage and colorful banners behind, dust catching the warm sunlight. Confetti in the air, blurred cheering crowd, vibrant festival energy, warm backlight, candid concert-photography feel, saturated summer color. 4:5 portrait.

Drops you into a golden-hour festival crowd with glitter, confetti, and a big stage.

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Pro tip: Add 'string of festival flags and a Ferris wheel' to fill the background with more carnival detail.

Retro Road-Trip Van

17/30

Reimagine [YOUR PHOTO] as a retro summer road-trip scene. Keep my likeness recognizable. Show me sitting in the open doorway of a vintage 70s camper van parked at a scenic desert overlook, legs dangling, surf gear and a cooler nearby. Warm late-afternoon sun, dusty golden light, big open sky, distant mountains. Nostalgic film-camera color, soft grain, free-spirited wanderlust mood, wide relaxed framing. 16:9 landscape.

Stages you in the door of a vintage camper van at a sunny desert overlook.

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Pro tip: Swap the desert for 'a forest lakeside pull-off' for a greener, cooler road-trip vibe.

Beach Bonfire Night

18/30

Turn [YOUR PHOTO] into a warm beach-bonfire summer night. Keep my face recognizable. Show me sitting on the sand by a glowing bonfire with friends' silhouettes nearby, sparks rising, a blanket over my shoulders, marshmallow on a stick. Deep blue dusk sky with the first stars, warm firelight on my face, gentle waves behind. Cozy nostalgic mood, glowing embers, cinematic low light, rich contrast. 4:5 portrait.

Captures you by a glowing beach bonfire at dusk with warm firelight on your face.

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Pro tip: Add 'a guitar resting on the sand' to lend the scene a laid-back acoustic-night feel.

Carnival Ferris Wheel

19/30

Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into a summer carnival evening. Keep my likeness recognizable. Show me in front of a glowing Ferris wheel and string lights at a seaside fairground, holding cotton candy, warm bokeh of carnival bulbs behind. Twilight purple sky, neon ride reflections, joyful candid expression, summer outfit. Dreamy fairground mood, glowing bokeh lights, warm-to-cool color contrast, shallow depth of field. 4:5 portrait.

Frames you at a glowing seaside carnival with a Ferris wheel and bokeh lights.

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Pro tip: Swap cotton candy for 'a candy apple' or 'a corn dog' to match a different fair treat.

Open-Road Wanderlust

20/30

Reimagine [YOUR PHOTO] as an open-road wanderlust shot. Keep my face recognizable. Show me standing in the middle of an empty sun-baked highway that stretches to the horizon, arms out, denim shorts and a tee, a backpack at my feet. Heat shimmer on the asphalt, golden afternoon light, big dramatic sky with sweeping clouds, distant hazy mountains. Free, adventurous summer mood, warm cinematic grade. 16:9 landscape.

Places you on an empty golden highway stretching to the horizon for a wanderlust shot.

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Pro tip: Add 'a vintage motorcycle beside me' to turn it into a solo-rider road story.

Summer Wallpapers & Backgrounds

5 prompts

Pastel Sunset Gradient Wallpaper

21/30

Create a clean phone-wallpaper background of [SCENE], a dreamy summer sunset gradient. Smooth bands of peach, coral, lavender, and soft blue blending vertically, a tiny silhouetted palm tree and a few minimal birds near the bottom, subtle grain texture, gentle glow where the sun would set. Calm minimal aesthetic, ample empty space at the top for clock and widgets, soft pastel summer mood. 9:16 vertical.

Generates a minimal pastel sunset gradient phone wallpaper with a tiny palm silhouette.

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Pro tip: Ask for 'a small crescent moon and stars' to make it a summer-night version instead.

Tropical Leaf Pattern

22/30

Generate a stylish summer wallpaper of [SCENE], a tropical monstera-leaf pattern. Layered green palm and monstera leaves in varied tones on a warm cream or soft-pink background, a few golden accents and small white flowers, balanced repeating composition, clean vector-illustration style, crisp edges. Fresh, bright, modern jungle aesthetic suitable for a phone lock screen, with breathing room for icons. 9:16 vertical.

Creates a bright, modern tropical-leaf pattern wallpaper in a clean vector style.

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Pro tip: Change the base to 'deep navy' for a moodier, more premium dark-mode leaf wallpaper.

Watercolor Beach Horizon

23/30

Create a soft watercolor desktop wallpaper of [SCENE], a calm summer beach horizon. Loose hand-painted washes of turquoise sea, pale sand, and a warm gradient sky, gentle bleeding edges and visible paper texture, a faint sun and a couple of distant sailboats. Tranquil, airy, minimal composition with lots of open sky for app icons. Relaxing pastel summer palette, fine-art watercolor feel. 16:9 landscape.

Produces a calm watercolor beach-horizon wallpaper with airy space for desktop icons.

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Pro tip: Request '21:9 ultrawide' if you need it for a wide or dual-monitor desktop setup.

Retro Sun & Palm Print

24/30

Generate a retro-80s summer wallpaper of [SCENE]. A bold geometric sun with horizontal cut-out lines setting over a flat ocean, two palm-tree silhouettes, and a warm gradient of orange, pink, and purple, plus subtle scanline texture and a grid horizon. Synthwave-meets-summer aesthetic, clean graphic shapes, vibrant saturated color, balanced centered composition for a phone screen. 9:16 vertical.

Creates a bold retro synthwave summer wallpaper with a striped sun and palm silhouettes.

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Pro tip: Add 'a chrome 80s wordmark' if you want space for custom text on a lock screen.

Poolside Tiles & Floaties

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Create a playful flat-lay summer wallpaper of [SCENE], a poolside top-down view. Bright turquoise water with light ripples, a pink flamingo float and a yellow inner tube drifting, scattered tropical leaves and a beach ball, seen from directly above. Clean glossy water texture, crisp shadows, cheerful saturated summer colors, balanced negative space for widgets, modern lifestyle-flatlay aesthetic. 9:16 vertical.

Generates a cheerful top-down pool wallpaper with flamingo floats and rippling water.

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Pro tip: Swap the flamingo float for 'a slice-of-watermelon float' to change the focal toy.

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Stylized Summer Art

5 prompts

Ghibli Summer Afternoon

26/30

Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into a Studio Ghibli-style summer illustration. Keep my face recognizable but render it with soft watercolor textures, warm pastel light, and big gentle eyes. Place me on a sunlit wooden porch by the sea in summer, cicadas implied, a glass of cold barley tea nearby, white clouds towering over deep blue water, a windchime and a single palm. Nostalgic hand-painted anime aesthetic, warm breeze, soft bloom. 4:5 portrait.

Renders you into a warm, hand-painted Ghibli-style seaside summer afternoon.

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Pro tip: Swap the porch for 'a sunflower field at dusk' to change the entire Ghibli backdrop.

Pop-Art Beach Poster

27/30

Turn [YOUR PHOTO] into a bold pop-art summer poster. Keep my likeness recognizable but render in flat blocks of high-contrast color with thick screen-print outlines and halftone dots. Add a stylized sun, palm fronds, and a 'SUMMER' banner, against a vivid orange-and-teal background. Retro 1960s silkscreen aesthetic, graphic and punchy, saturated, poster-ready composition with clean negative space. 4:5 portrait.

Styles you as a graphic pop-art summer poster with halftone dots and a SUMMER banner.

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Pro tip: Change the banner word ('reads BEACH DAYS') so the text comes out clean and on-theme.

Vaporwave Summer Dream

28/30

Reimagine [YOUR PHOTO] as a vaporwave summer dreamscape. Keep my face recognizable. Bathe me in pink and teal neon glow with a chrome-and-glass aesthetic, a gradient sunset, palm silhouettes, a grid horizon, and floating geometric shapes. Glitchy retro-80s VHS texture, soft bloom, dreamy synthwave color palette, surreal nostalgic mood, glowing highlights, stylized digital-art finish. 4:5 portrait.

Casts you in a glowing pink-and-teal vaporwave summer dreamscape with a grid horizon.

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Pro tip: Add 'subtle VHS scanlines and a date stamp' to push the retro-tape look further.

Flat Vector Summer Scene

29/30

Create a clean flat-vector illustration of [SCENE], a cheerful summer day at the beach. A minimal stylized shoreline with a striped umbrella, a beach towel, a sandcastle, gentle waves, a smiling sun and a couple of seagulls, in a bright limited palette of teal, coral, and sand-yellow. Modern flat-design aesthetic, smooth shapes, soft long shadows, balanced cute composition. 1:1 square.

Generates a cute, modern flat-vector summer beach scene in a bright limited palette.

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Pro tip: Ask for 'a transparent background' if you want to drop the scene onto your own design.

Anime Summer Festival

30/30

Transform [YOUR PHOTO] into an anime summer-festival illustration. Keep my likeness recognizable. Dress me in a colorful yukata at a night matsuri, holding a paper lantern, glowing food stalls and red torii in the background, a giant moon and fireworks blooming overhead. Crisp cel-shaded lines, vivid saturated festival colors, warm lantern glow on the skin, modern anime key-visual aesthetic, dramatic night lighting. 4:5 portrait.

Renders you in a yukata at a glowing anime summer night festival with fireworks.

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Pro tip: Swap fireworks for 'falling sakura under string lights' for a softer, calmer festival mood.

Frequently Asked Questions

Open ChatGPT with GPT-4o (or a current image-capable model). For portrait prompts that use [YOUR PHOTO], upload a clear, well-lit photo of yourself, paste the prompt, and replace [YOUR PHOTO] with a reference to your uploaded image. For scene and wallpaper prompts that use [SCENE], you don't need to upload anything — just describe or keep the scene as written and paste it. ChatGPT generates the image in seconds.

Image models rebuild the picture rather than editing pixels directly, so your likeness can drift, especially in heavily stylized art like vaporwave or anime. To keep your face recognizable, add 'keep my exact face and identity' to the prompt and start from a sharp, front-facing photo. Photo-real styles like sunset beach portraits preserve likeness far better than illustrated ones.

Use the Summer Wallpapers & Backgrounds category. The [SCENE] prompts are tuned for backgrounds, with empty space left for your clock, widgets, and app icons. Vertical 9:16 ratios fit phone lock screens; 16:9 fits desktops, and you can ask for '21:9 ultrawide' for wide monitors. No photo upload is needed for these.

Image generation is available on paid ChatGPT plans and, in limited amounts, on the free tier depending on current usage caps. If image generation is unavailable, you may have hit a daily limit — wait for it to reset or upgrade to Plus for higher limits and faster generation.

Images you create in ChatGPT are generally yours to use under OpenAI's terms, including commercially, but always review the current usage policy. Avoid recreating trademarked brands or logos, and be cautious using transformed photos of other people — like festival or bonfire group shots — without their consent.

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