Is a contract void if i never recieved a copy?

[Kittysue]

Nobody needs to give you a copy. You had it, read it and signed it. That's a legally binding contract. By law the copyright of any photo belongs to the photographer UNLESS the model release stated differently. Unless the model release form stated that you are allowed to use the pictures or post them online, the photographer can prevent you from using them. If there was nothing in the contract about the rights to use the pictures then you have no rights to use them. The usage rights belong solely to the photographer. If you wanted to be able to use them on your Facebook page or elsewhere you should have demanded that it be put into the Model Release form or you weren't going to sign it.