A lighting system comprising a plurality of controllers (D1-D3) each configured to control one or more lighting apparatuses (A1-Ak,B1-Bm,C1-Cn), which are comprised in said system, wherein each of the lighting apparatuses (A1-Ak,B1-Bm,C1-Cn) has an address specific thereto, each of the lighting apparatuses (A1-Ak,B1-Bm,C1-Cn) includes: a first communication unit configured to communicate with the controller selecting the corresponding lighting apparatus as a control object; a light source; and a first control unit configured to light the light source, each of the controllers (D1-D3) includes: an image sensor configured to take an image of a lighting area of the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of the corresponding controller; an image processing unit configured to detect presence of a person in the image taken by the image sensor, and the image processing unit being configured to, upon detecting a person, determine a set of coordinates of a position of the detected person; a second control unit configured to operate the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of the corresponding controller according to a detection result from the image processing unit; and a second communication unit configured to communicate with the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of the corresponding controller, characterized either in that each of the controllers (D1-D3) is configured to associate the set of coordinates of the position in the image taken by the image sensor of the controller with the address of the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of a particular controller out of the other controllers, and each of the controllers (D1-D3) is configured to when a person is detected by the image processing unit of the controller, determine the set of coordinates of a position of the detected person, and when the lighting apparatus associated with the determined set of coordinates is the control object of the particular controller, send a control signal to the particular controller, and the particular controller is configured to, upon receiving the control signal, light the lighting apparatus associated with the determined set of coordinates, or in that each of the controllers (D1-D3) is configured to associate the set of coordinates of a position in the image taken by the image sensor of a particular controller out of the other controllers with the address of the lighting apparatus selected as the control object thereof, and, each of the controllers (D1-D3) is configured, when the particular controller sends a control signal in response to detection of a person by the image processing unit thereof, light the lighting apparatus associated with the position of the person detected by the particular controller. a first communication unit configured to communicate with the controller selecting the corresponding lighting apparatus as a control object; a light source; and a first control unit configured to light the light source, an image sensor configured to take an image of a lighting area of the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of the corresponding controller; an image processing unit configured to detect presence of a person in the image taken by the image sensor, and the image processing unit being configured to, upon detecting a person, determine a set of coordinates of a position of the detected person; a second control unit configured to operate the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of the corresponding controller according to a detection result from the image processing unit; and a second communication unit configured to communicate with the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of the corresponding controller, associate the set of coordinates of the position in the image taken by the image sensor of the controller with the address of the lighting apparatus selected as the control object of a particular controller out of the other controllers, and when a person is detected by the image processing unit of the controller, determine the set of coordinates of a position of the detected person, and when the lighting apparatus associated with the determined set of coordinates is the control object of the particular controller, send a control signal to the particular controller, and