text: someone took pictures of me for a homework assignment and now he's selling them. is this legal? it was not evident that he was going to use these to sell.  here is a link to the site: http://www.expressionsofspirit.com/yoga/yoga-art.htm i am one of the people in these photos and never gave consent for them to be sold. as far as i can tell, it is illegal to sell them without your consent.  under u.s., they can be used for a "socially useful purpose," but i don't see how selling them is useful.  actually based on this article, you could possibly sue the person who is using your photo, though i doubt that you would get anywhere near the amount this guy got:  a los angeles times article notes that nestle usa has been ordered to pay us$15.6 million to former model russell christoff for using his likeness without permission.  a photo of christoff appeared on nestle's taster's choice coffee packaging and in advertisements for several years.