New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Volunteer Photographers 2011

The Volunteer Photographer Program is a community outreach project of the Foundation Archive. The program provides documentation of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by joining photographers from a variety of backgrounds with the Festival and Archive to photograph the world-renowned event.

Volunteer Photographers must be at least 18 years of age. Applicant categories include Amateur, Student, and Professional. Selected volunteer photographers are responsible for providing the Archive with a CD/DVD of the images taken at the festival along with a complete index of images on the disk. No more than 150 applications can be accepted.

Volunteer Photographers must be able to manage and edit hundreds or even thousands of digital images and understand that the work 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. Festival dates are April 29-May 1 and May 5-8, 2011. Work sample requirement: 4 images.