J. Peterman: Trade a Photo for a New Travel Wardrobe
Dear Reader,
This week, we’re all about opportunities to get your articles and photos published.
Wednesday, I told you about a paid writing gig at Bootsnall.com. Thursday, we revealed a brand new stock agency, called Snapixel.com. And yesterday we told you about a hidden travel publication in need of travel adventure stories.
Today’s opportunity is a little bit more unusual.
It’s a photo contest with a chance to win $3,000 in fine travel/safari clothing from the acclaimed J. Peterman collection... so you’ll look like a true jet-setting professional on your next writing or photo assignment.
After all, even if your next assignment is down the street at your local museum or coffee shop, it can’t hurt to look worldly and sophisticated.
Scroll down for details...
-- Lori
Lori Allen
Director, AWAI Travel Division
P.S. While it’d be nice to win a new wardrobe with a photo, you can do better -- by writing off an entire vacation on your taxes this year. As a freelancer, you may be entitled to more government help than you know. Get over 35 strategies to save on your taxes this year and for years to come with The Freelancer’s Tax Guide... FREE when you agree to test-drive the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program now.
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March 13, 2010
The Right Way to Travel
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J. Peterman: Travel in Style -- Or at Least Look Like You Do
By Bonnie Caton in Portland, OR
Peterman’s Eye, a travel community spun off of the J. Peterman clothing catalog, is hosting its second annual photo contest, titled, “Is it Peterman or Not?”
If you’re not already familiar with J. Peterman clothing, it’s safari-themed and old-fashioned with a worldly, well-traveled air to it. The catalog site reflects its vintage clothing style with soft browns and tans. A “Peterman” personality shines through, as everything on both the catalog site and the travel community, from product descriptions to blog posts about chateaux in France, is written in first-person from J. Peterman.
Why am I telling you all of this?
Because if you’d like to win the “Is it Peterman or Not” photo contest, familiarizing yourself with the style of both J. Peterman sites (the catalog and travel blog) will give you an edge. Or so the contest page states.
Photos can be of a person, place, or “oddity,” and will be scored on how “Peterman” they are. Here’s the complete scoring criteria.
Your photo can win in either of two categories: Peterman’s Eye community votes (once you sign in, you can vote, too), and Peterman’s Choice judges.
The top photo chosen in each category gets $1,500 in J. Peterman merchandise, followed by $750 for second place and $250 for third. It is possible to win in both categories, so you technically have two chances to win.
Sign up and enter your photo.
[Learn professional strategies to target your photos to a specific contest, publication, or stock agency -- and make more money from your shots -- at The Ultimate Money-Making Photo Workshop, coming up this April 16-18 in Nashville, TN.]
More Opportunities and Resources for Photographers:
Quick & Dirty Guide to Stock Photography
The Lazy Man's Guide to Stock Photography
The Business of Photography -- Everything you need to know about photo copyright, model releases, editorial guidelines, etc
AWAI's Photo Tip Cards
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