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I want to print this picture on canvas (70x50) for a friend's birthday. The picture is a low res watermarked scan from a photobook. (I don't own the photobook)

How do I get the original high res. file?
I Googled all over the place for them. Is it possible to contact the photographer and ask him for the raw files? I doubt he will just give it to me no strings attached.