How does one get their photography into magazines?
November 3rd, 2009 | 
Author: I know some photographers actually work for specific magazines, but I also know that freelancers provide photos as well. How do you get your pictures into magazines? Do you just send them in and hope for the best?
More specifically nature type, such as fly fishing magazines.
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make a website or submit some stuff to the national geographic channel
Buy a copy of Photographer’s Market- it will teach you how and where to submit your work.
Pick up a copy of the 2009 Photographers Market. It lists people who buy photos, what they are looking for and what they pay. This kind of freelance pays far better than trying to sell online.
Get hold of the “freelance photographers handbook” in the UK or the equivalent in the US.
These have details of virtually all publishers/mags etc and how to submit.
basically, you need to submit them to the picture editor with covering letter etc.
If they want to use them then they will contact you and you then agree terms.
Alternatively, submit to stock libraries.
Make sure you study the magazines you plan to submit to before doing anything and ensure you only submit the type and style of shots they are likely to use.
Stand by for a lot of rejections and no responses though as these people get hundreds of submissions a day.
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I would think you need to talk with a photographer, maybe that would help or give you more info.
I use to live in NYC, everything was so convenient when it comes to this stuff.
Maybe you should take some good pictures and then send it to magazines, get the picture copyrighted first.
Good Luck.
It depends on the magazine or its area of interest.
You’d need to check with specific magazines for photo submission requirements. If there’s, say, a contest, or a regular “readers photos” section, you could try submitting there, or if you’re not successful, try submitting them along with an article.
My other hobby is model trains and, until a few years ago, I used to read “railfan” publications; both of these kinds, despite occasional staff photos, are almost entirely reader-driven for photos. If it’s newsworthy, or part of an article, it will almost surely be used, and you’ll receive compensation. In most cases it will be a check, but the very first time I did so, I received a copy of the issue of the magazine in which my photo appeared in lieu of money. (Needless to say, I’ve decided not to submit to that particular magazine again.)