Digital passport photos in Hamm: New rules cause excitement!

Digital passport photos in Hamm: New rules cause excitement!

From May 1, 2025, new regulations come into force in Hamm for the submission of passport photos. In a significant change, passport photos for new ID cards may only be submitted digitally at the responsible office. This brings with it some adjustments and challenges that will affect both photographers and the municipalities.

as from Lippe Welle are reported, photographers and citizens' markets are equipped with safe software, which is necessary for this to to convey digital images efficiently. It was originally planned that passport photos would only be manufactured directly in the offices. However, this proposal met with resistance on the part of the photographers who demand a professional quality of the images.

prices and quality of the passport photos

Compared to the prices in office, where a passport photo costs 6 euros, professional photographers such as René Golz, owner of the photo studio Golz, demand 24.90 euros for a passport photo. Golz points out that the higher pricing is justified by the use of new technology and the associated upload costs. He also emphasizes that professional passport photos in terms of focal length, wide angle and illumination have a much better quality than machine snapshots.

Digitization also brings with it the possibility that goes beyond the passport photos. The images created by photographers can also be used for other documents such as driver's licenses or health cards. However, these still need a paper -based expression.

Requirements for photographers

A relevant detail is that the software for digital transmission of the photos has so far not been available in the Golz studio and is expected to be provided only after Easter. Nevertheless, Golz is optimistic and explains that he already has all the necessary certifications for the digital photos and is prepared to meet the new requirements.