On the Tolkien Society site, there is a post about winning an auction which contains the negative of this image and claims the copyrights are included. The post makes it clear that the chairman, Shaun Gunner, only purchased these photos with the intent of selling copies. He also spent more time writing about the female photographer's bio than anything else.
The about the author is very revealing:
Shaun is the Chair of The Tolkien Society. First elected in 2013, Shaun has overseen the Society's expansion from 600 to 3,500 members. Shaun regularly speaks about adaptations of Tolkien's works and the future of Tolkien scholarship whilst passionately believing the Society needs to reach out to new audiences. In his spare time he can be found playing video games and Lego, or on Twitter. He also chairs another charity, Mankind, and is a local councillor.
His twitter profile boasts of working at the UK Conservative Campaign Headquarters and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, which appears to currently be awarded for great contributions to the destruction of culture.
Shaun Gunner is the poz incarnate and the single greatest threat to Tolkien's legacy.
On the Tolkien Society site, there is a post about winning an auction which contains the negative of this image and claims the copyrights are included. The post makes it clear that the chairman, Shaun Gunner, only purchased these photos with the intent of selling copies. He also spent more time writing about the female photographer's bio than anything else.
The about the author is very revealing:
His twitter profile boasts of working at the UK Conservative Campaign Headquarters and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, which appears to currently be awarded for great contributions to the destruction of culture.
Shaun Gunner is the poz incarnate and the single greatest threat to Tolkien's legacy.