If the Pilot is part 107 then Sorry but I would report them to the nearest Flight standards District office. If his work has not gotten him noticed already.
OP, the funny thing about the parade image is he could of legally got an image that would of looked almost exactly the same hovering over the buildings to the side.
We live in a society where our most successful members flagrantly break the rules.
You are pissed because someone is getting accolades for breaking the rules while you get sidelined for obeying them.