Artist Guidelines:
Info here
Artist Fee Schedule
Download Artist Contract (PDF)
Queries:
5280 Magazine welcomes written letters or e-mails queries and samples from artists and photographers. No phone calls please.
Assignments:
Other photos and illustrations are by assignment for features or our departments. They may include
studio shots, on-location shots and photojournalism.
Format, Pay and Other Details:
We use original color transparencies and slides, which we scan in-house. We also accept digital art
upon approval. Digital work should be scanned at 100% at 300 dpi, CMYK in TIF format in MAC. Pay is
set by 5280 Magazine prior to the assignment, based on the assignment's logistics. The art director
will state the pay at the time of the assignment.
Expenses:
All fees negotiated include all expenses unless otherwise agreed upon.
FTP:
Do not e-mail digital art. Please contact Art Department for ftp information.
What to include:
- Without fail, on photo shoots, get subjects' correct name spellings, complete titles, complete company names and locations, and their positions in the photos. Accuracy is critical for the cutlines.
- Do not show stories to sources. They are for your use only.
- Photographers are responsible for arranging photo shoots with the subjects, which may include coordinating with art director and story author.
- 5280 Magazine requires a photographers' or illustrators' contract for each article illustrated (four articles or assignments, four contracts). These must be complete, signed, dated and returned in order to be paid. Do not alter the contract. Please call the Art Director with questions. Download Artist Contract (PDF).
- Finally, we must have your full name, company name, address, phone, fax, e-mail and Social Security number in order to pay you. Expenses must have receipts. Please send contracts and invoices to Kevin Goodbar, Art Director, at the above address.
- Upon submission, we must also have the photo credit wording.
- We will return art work to you after the issue is printed.
Contacts:
Mike Leister, Art Director, 303-832-5280 ext. 206
Alese Beckett, Assistant Art Director, 303-832-5280 ext. 231