What happened to National Geographic Your Shot?
National Geographic will shutter its ‘Your Shot’ photography platform in October. Following a report late last month from Variety that claimed Disney layoffs would impact National Geographic, NatGeo has officially shuttered its ‘Your Shot’ platform.
How can I send my photos to National Geographic?
You can find the community on Instagram at @NatGeoYourShot and tag your photos with #YourShotPhotographer for a chance to be featured.
Can I use footage from National Geographic?
National Geographic is no longer licensing images, art, text or video to third parties. Instead, we are focusing on accelerating the use of our amazing NG Photographers’ work in National Geographic and Disney products and experiences.
How do I submit photos to wildlife magazines?
All unsolicited photography submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Put the subject matter of your photos in the subject line.
Can I use National Geographic videos on youtube?
Yes, You can use these videos and edit them with your own videos. Don’t directly upload the whole CC video on youtube and monetize.
Is it hard to become a National Geographic photographer?
They usually have 5 to 10 years of photojournalism experience with other newspapers or magazines and have highly specialized their skills in areas such as wildlife, underwater, landscape, portraiture, cultural, geopolitics and aerial photography.
Do National Geographic photographers edit their photos?
National Geographic allows its photographers to make no major edits ‘beyond the lens’. Even a spot of mud on the lens’ glass cannot be removed from the photo during editing. Position yourself so unappealing objects don’t interfere with your background, rather than removing them during editing.
What is the National Geographic Your Shot platform?
The National Geographic ‘Your Shot’ platform was a photo community that offered photographers advice from experts, as well as assignments, the opportunity to get one’s work featured on digital and print platforms, and to engage with the wider community of photographers.
What is Your Shot?
Fourteen years later, Your Shot has evolved into a digital experience where a community of aspiring and professional photographers from around the world connect with each other and with National Geographic photo editors and photographers.
How many Your Shot photographers have been published in National Geographic?
Two Your Shot photographers were published on the cover of National Geographic Traveler magazine. Over 50 Your Shot photographers were published in National Geographic magazine. Thousands more were featured across National Geographic’s digital and social media platforms and published in our 197 Your Shot stories.
Is National Geographic’s photography on Instagram?
National Geographic’s photography community is now on Instagram at @NatGeoYourShot. Please follow us there for the latest photos from the community and tag your photos #YourShotPhotographer for a chance to be featured.