Morocco
Morocco has no clear freedom of panorama, strong cultural sensitivity about photographing people, and an effective tourist drone ban.
Guidance, not legal advice
Permit
Conditional
Issuer: Moroccan Cinematographic Centre and local authorities for commercial production; no permit for personal street photography
Cost: No permit for personal photography; commercial or film production needs authorization
Personal photography in public needs no permit. Commercial and film production needs authorization. Military, police, checkpoint, and certain government sites are off-limits.
Drone / airspace
Drones are effectively prohibited; import, possession, and use are banned and undeclared drones are confiscated at customs
No tourist permits are available. For depth, see Drone Authority.
Street / public space
Yes legally, but photographing people, especially in markets and rural areas and of women, without permission is a strong taboo
Get consent for any commercial use of an identifiable person; avoid military and security subjects entirely.
Freedom of panorama
Limited
Morocco's copyright law has no clearly documented freedom-of-panorama exception, so there is no reliable basis to sell images whose main subject is a copyrighted public artwork or recent building. Older monuments and historic architecture that are out of copyright are safe.
Practical notes
- Do not bring a drone; customs systematically confiscates them and there is no reliable way to reclaim one on departure.
- Historic sites like the Hassan Tower in Rabat are fine to shoot, but active ministries, parliament, and any military or police site are not.
Sources
Keep shooting
Knowing the rules is half the job. The craft side: