--- title: Justin Bieber Will Not Take Fan Photos Anymore description: In an Instagram posted Tuesday night, the singer said he would not pose for pics with fans because it makes him "feel like a zoo animal." canonical: https://time.com/4326097/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-11T15:36:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:20.270Z og:title: Justin Bieber Will Not Take Photos With Fans Anymore og:description: Sorry, Beliebers og:url: https://time.com/4326097/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15364c87242e5fc/698892bdab6d77eb1a6a9a5a/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Justin Bieber In Concert - 2016 Purpose World Tour - Los Angeles, CA og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Bieber Will Not Take Photos With Fans Anymore twitter:description: Sorry, Beliebers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15364c87242e5fc/698892bdab6d77eb1a6a9a5a/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sorry, Beliebers — Justin Bieber Is No Longer Taking Photos With Fans > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 20: Recording artist Justin Bieber performs at the 2016 Purpose World Tour at Staples Center on March 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 11, 2016 3:36 PM UTC Between being on his _Purpose_ tour and [getting a face tattoo](http://time.com/4322795/justin-bieber-face-tattoo-reason/?iid=sr-link1), [Justin Bieber](http://time.com/4084131/justin-bieber-sorry/?iid=sr-link7) has decided he will no longer take photos with his fans. In an [Instagram](http://time.com/4320988/most-liked-instagram-selena-bomez-justin-bieber/?iid=sr-link9) posted late Tuesday night, the singer said he would not pose anymore because it makes him “feel like a zoo animal.” The 22-year-old singer elaborated on why he was done taking pictures, stating, “It has gotten to the point that people won’t even say hi to me or recognize me as a human,” Bieber said.”I want to be able to keep my sanity. I realize people will be disappointed but I don’t owe anybody a picture.” The Biebs also took time to respond to an Instagram commenter who criticized his no-photo policy, explaining why he’s choosing to make this decision and why he won’t be backing down about it. “If you think setting boundaries is being a douche I’m the biggest douche around but I think it’s smart and will be the only way I last…I’m going to keep making decisions I feel are fit for my growth and no human being will make me feel bad for it.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4326097/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4326097/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos/"},"headline":"Sorry, Beliebers — Justin Bieber Is No Longer Taking Photos With Fans","datePublished":"2016-05-11T15:36:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:20.270Z","description":"'I realize people will be disappointed but I don't owe anybody a picture.\"","url":"https://time.com/4326097/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Justin Bieber","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15364c87242e5fc/698892bdab6d77eb1a6a9a5a/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15364c87242e5fc/698892bdab6d77eb1a6a9a5a/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Justin Bieber In Concert - 2016 Purpose World Tour - Los Angeles, CA","caption":"Justin Bieber In Concert - 2016 Purpose World Tour - Los Angeles, CA","creditText":"Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4326097/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos/","name":"Sorry, Beliebers — Justin Bieber Is No Longer Taking Photos With Fans"}}]}] ```