New Orleans Jazz Fest Volunteer Photographer Program 2016

The Volunteer Photographer Program is a community outreach project of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Archive. The mission of the program is to provide documentation of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell for the Foundation Archive. This documentation goes beyond the stages and music to include the "internal culture" of Jazz Fest—the food, art, culture and people who attend the festival.

The program joins photographers from a variety of backgrounds with the Festival and Archive to provide the unique experience of photographing the world renowned New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Volunteer Photographers must be at least 18 years of age. Festival dates are April 22-24 and April 28-30, May 1, 2016.

Volunteer Photographers must be able to manage and edit hundreds or even thousands of digital images and understand that the work of photographing the Jazz Fest is physically demanding. Photographers often walk many miles a day around the Fair Grounds Race Course and are responsible for their own photography gear. There can be a variety of weather conditions—rain (lots of mud) or shine (lots of dust) and potentially very hot weather. Selected volunteer photographers are responsible for providing the Archive with the images taken at the festival. No more than 150 applications can be accepted.