Is a public order office notice including a photo lawful?

You still know my neighbor Egon who passed away. I have a new neighbor, Alfred, almost 75 and retired (had some high position in his previous life). I buried a plant and hauled away the topsoil to a protective wall. Alfred took a photo of me and snapped at me. He is reporting me because I am illegally disposing of my garbage. So? Is he allowed to take photos of me and send them to the authorities? I would be interested to know. Otherwise, it will probably cost me 30€.

Maybe he thinks it was something else, e.g. a corpse

But there is no punishment for a plant, so why bother to bury something like that? I will take it to the green waste collection point with the mowed grass.

Maybe he thinks it was something else, for example a corpse But there is no punishment for a plant, but why would you bother to bury something like that? I take it to the green waste site with the mowed grass.

No, I removed the topsoil. Buried the plant.

What does 30,-€ cost you? Fine? What offense? To the question: No, he is not allowed to take pictures of you. Keyword right to one's own image: "The right to one's own image is in Germany a subcase of the right to informational self-determination protected by Art. 2 Para. 1 in conjunction with Art. 1 of the Basic Law." (Source Wikipedia). Furthermore, he is not allowed to photograph your property, as this is probably not covered by the freedom of panorama. A few other areas of law might also be affected, a lawyer would have to clarify that (P.S: This is of course not legal advice, just relevant professional experience).

What does €30 cost you? Fine? What offense? Regarding the question: No, he is not allowed to take photos of you. Keyword image rights: "The right to one's own image is in Germany a subset of the right to informational self-determination protected by Art. 2 para. 1 in conjunction with Art. 1 of the Basic Law." (Source Wikipedia). Furthermore, he is not allowed to photograph your property because this is probably not covered by the panorama freedom. A few other legal areas might also be affected, a lawyer would have to clarify (P.S: This is of course not legal advice, just relevant professional experience)

hm so if he gives it to the OA then I am also allowed to report him for taking photos??

Even better - he is not even allowed to take a photo of you. Even that could already justify a complaint, at least according to my layperson's understanding of the law. Unless you have really just buried the mother-in-law there. Then that might be permissible for evidence preservation.