Credits
We believe photographers deserve recognition. Here you'll find credits for all imagery used on the FOOTSTEPS website.
FOOTSTEPS is committed to ethical image use. We work with photographers directly, license images properly, and always provide attribution. Through our Visual Guild, we're building a community of photographers who document the Goethe Route with full credit and fair compensation.
Images of destinations along the Goethe Route are sourced from the following photographers:
| Location | Photographer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bologna | Joshua Kettle | Unsplash |
| Bolzano | Fabrizio Coco | Unsplash |
| Brixen | Brixen Tourismus | Tourism Board |
| Ferrara | Massimo Baraldi | Comune di Ferrara (CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Lake Garda & Dolomites | APT Garda Dolomiti | Tourism Board |
| Gardone Riviera | Nick | Unsplash |
| Innsbruck | Alin Andersen | Unsplash |
| Merano | Daria Strategy | Unsplash |
| Riva del Garda | Aldo de Pascale | Unsplash |
| Salò | Daniel R | Unsplash |
| Trento | Renato Muolo | Unsplash |
| Venice | Martin Katler | Unsplash |
| Verona | Joao Rodrigues | Unsplash |
Images of our founding hotels are provided by the hotels themselves or commissioned specifically for FOOTSTEPS:
| Hotel | Photography | License |
|---|---|---|
| Seehof Nature Retreat | Seehof Hotel | Used with permission |
Featured editorial images are created by professional photographers we work with directly:
| Image | Photographer | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Brixen Cathedral interior | Alex Filz | Commissioned |
We use historical artwork that is in the public domain to illustrate Goethe's journey:
| Artwork | Artist | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Goethe in the Roman Campagna (1787) | Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein | Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) |
Many of our journey images are sourced from Unsplash, which provides free-to-use imagery under the Unsplash License. While attribution is not required under this license, we believe in crediting photographers for their work.
If you believe we have used an image incorrectly or without proper attribution, please contact us immediately at images@footsteps.guide. We take image rights seriously and will address any concerns promptly.
Interested in contributing to FOOTSTEPS? We're building a Visual Guild of photographers who document the Goethe Route. Guild members receive full credit, portfolio links, and their work appears in stories people actually read.