Photographers…got a good feature?
Written by David WhiteHeads up. I’ve been asked by the acting features director on UK Marie Claire magazine (Kasie Davies) to put this up for you all:
“I am on the look out for a ‘weird world’ type feature. By this I mean projects that might involve crazy pageants, conventions, people doing strange things that make remarkable pictures. I’m sure you know the type of thing I mean. Images are everything for this one, but it also needs to be surprising. Nothing worthy – more light, funny and visually compelling.”
That’s pretty wide open. Before you punt up anything to Kasie, stop and think. Think about the magazine, and whether your work is right for it and the brief above. Think about the presentation of your proposal, and make sure you make it easy for Kasie to see the work without having to trawl through 326 links before she gets to it. Do not send massive files, and make sure you have a good story. Do not spell her name wrong. If you can offer an unpublished exclusive then even better. Black and white is almost guaranteed to not be accepted. War, destruction, rape, starvation, emaciation, disease and death are not wanted. Save that lot for the World Press. Kasie will pay well, and will guarantee a good spread, but make sure you keep your syndication rights….Marie Claire have a lot of sister titles and if your work is of quality they will likely want to re-use it across other country editions.
This could be the start of a beautiful relationship between you and the magazine.
Send your work here: kasie_davies@ipcmedia.com
Please do not send owt to me or duckrabbit.
If you get published, I, as your agent, will be taking 70%. Ha. Only joking. Buy me a beer.
Oh…and good luck.
Discussion (1 Comment)
Haha.. It had to be said… quite rightly by your good self. But the fact that you need to say it explains a lot!
Glad someone is in a position to change what the education system spits out for the better.
Nice post and nice gesture. Good luck to everyone applying.