Originally Posted by SilentKnight

I've never met a photographer who would sell the copyrights to photos he takes. Licensing rights, yes. But not the exclusive copyrights - even if he has no plans to ever make use of the images in a public/commercial/monetary way.

Following Grapesoda's advice of telling a photographer to go fuck themselves isn't exactly the way to win friends and influence people in the industry - I wouldn't advise that. The vast majority of photographers won't sell the rights. I'd wager you'll be hard-pressed to find an experienced one who will.

But good luck.