New Orleans Jazz Fest Volunteer Photographers 2017

The Volunteer Photographer Program is a community outreach project of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Archive. The program provides documentation of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell for the Foundation Archive. The Festival is held at the Fair Grounds Race Course at 1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA, on April 28, 29 & 30 and May 4-7, 2017.

The program documents the festival beyond the stages and music to include the "internal culture" of Jazz Fest—the food, art, culture and people who attend. Volunteer Photographers must be at least 18 years of age and must be able to manage and edit hundreds or even thousands of digital images. Photographers are responsible for their own photography gear and should be prepared for physically demanding work, including walking many miles a day around the Fair Grounds Race Course. Weather conditions vary and can include rain (with mud), dust, and potentially very hot temperatures.

Selected volunteer photographers are responsible for providing the Archive with all images taken at the festival. No more than 150 applications can be accepted. Applicants must submit 6 images as work samples. Any photographer who does not submit their images will not be in good standing with the Foundation.