Join Our Creative Partner Volunteer Program
Support America's National Parks with your Creativity
Discover how you can contribute your photography skills to America’s National Parks and make a lasting impact.
What is a Creative Partner?
Creative Partners support the mission of America’s National Parks ™ by donating their images and videos to enhance our marketing and storytelling efforts. These partners know that a beautiful image has the power to instruct and inspire, and they contribute their work in support of our mission.
Photos and videos from our Creative Partners can be seen by anyone who interacts with our family of brands (including the Passport To Your National Parks® program). With the help of your unique style and artistic eye for color and composition, we can better educate people about the value of our national parks and preserve these treasured lands for generations to come.
Contributions from our Creative Partners may be used in all marketing material distributed by America’s National Parks ™. This includes things like signs and brochures in our park stores, banner images on our websites, animations in our social media posts, and cover art for our annual reports.
Creative Partner Perks
Listing as a Creative Partner on our website and blog, including a bio and link to your portfolio/website.
Credited as the photographer (whenever possible) when we use your work.
Provided with hard copies of the materials featuring your images, upon request.
Eligible for a 25% discount at the America's National Parks Online Store.
Opportunity to help us support America's National Parks and the Passport Program through your creative work.
A candidate to photograph one of our amazing events, like the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, park anniversaries, and more!
Creative Partner Requirements
- Contribute a new photo or video twice a year or once a quarter. There is no maximum amount of content that you can provide, but we recommend at least 10 images via your preferred file-sharing method. We want to showcase the parks in every season!
- Capture photos of the rich diversity of our national parks, including landscapes, wildlife, flora and fauna, Passport experiences, our Park Stores, and architecture.
- Photograph within the park boundaries of the parks where we operate. Please follow park policies related to commercial filming and photography, if applicable.
- Include the location where you took the image or video. The trail name or general area in the park is fine.
- Please note: Following Leave No Trace is mandatory. Learn more about LNT here.