GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk
wasn't happy that a photographer posted candid shots from his
recent wedding on her Web site, but the photographer says she had
permission to use the photos for her advertising.
In an e-mail to The Associated Press, photographer Amy Harcar
said the couple signed a standard contract granting her permission
to use photos for display or publication.
Harcar said she also had Hawk's bride, Laura, approve the shots
she was going to use for her advertising -- including a wacky shot
of Hawk's new brother-in-law, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback
Brady Quinn, dressed up in a "Village People"-style outfit that
caused a stir in the Internet sports community last week.
"Because they are public figures I also contacted Laura Hawk to
request her permission to use photos for advertising and
publication," Harcar said. "She reviewed and approved the photos
I chose for advertising."
Although there was nothing particularly scandalous in the short
series of photos posted on the site, Hawk said on Sunday that the
shots were used without the couple's permission and he was taken
aback by the lack of privacy.