New Orleans Jazz Fest Volunteer Photographers 2020

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation seeks volunteer photographers for the 2020 Jazz Fest, taking place April 23-26 and April 30–May 3, 2020. Applicants may apply in one of three categories: Student, Amateur, or Professional.

Volunteer Photographers must be able to manage and edit hundreds or thousands of digital images. The work is physically demanding, requiring photographers to walk many miles a day around the Fair Grounds Race Course while managing their own photography gear. Weather conditions vary—rain (with mud) or shine (with dust)—and temperatures can be very hot. Selected volunteer photographers are responsible for providing all images taken at the festival to the Archive. Photographers who do not submit their images will not be in good standing with the Foundation. Photographers admitted to the program for three consecutive years will not be admitted for a fourth year in a row to provide more volunteers with the opportunity to participate.

A three-person jury of photographers will select participants based on Artistic Merit (60%) and Experience photographing live cultural events and/or professional reliability (40%). No more than 150 applications can be accepted. The application deadline is December 25, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. CST. For questions, contact the Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive at [email protected] or (504) 558-6138.