A remote pilot is hired to document the exterior of a commercial building under construction. A photographer from the architecture firm is also on site taking ground-level photos and will be moving around the building perimeter during the flight window. What is the remote PIC's correct approach?

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The photographer is a participant in the operation and must be briefed; their position should be coordinated throughout the flight. Under Part 107, a participant is any person directly involved in the operation or who has been briefed on and consented to the operation's hazards. The architecture firm's photographer is part of the documentation project and can be briefed and treated as a participant. Once briefed and consented, Operations Over People Category rules do not apply to them.

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The photographer is a bystander and operations over them require a Category 1 through 4 compliance check

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The photographer is incidental; no coordination is required as long as the drone stays 25 feet away