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Hello and welcome to another edition of Freelance Friday, the home of freelance journalism opportunities.
Today we are focusing on Photography & Visuals, with 20 evergreen pitch calls from publications actively seeking photography, photojournalism, visual art, illustrations, and graphic design work. We understand how photographers and visual producers often go under the radar when it comes to pitch calls, so this is the most definitive list we could put together for all of you.
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🆕 New England First Amendment Coalition
The New England First Amendment Coalition defends First Amendment freedoms and government transparency, and runs monthly online workshops aimed at journalists based across the U.S. and around the world.
30 Minute Skill Session: Copyediting 101
- Type: Workshop
- When: March 19, 2026
- Location: Remote
- Eligibility: Journalists from around the world
- Registration Deadline: Rolling
E.W. Scripps
E.W. Scripps is one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, and aims to serve its communities through quality, objective local journalism. Browse all of its openings here, and remember to mention that we sent you. 🙏
Scripps are hiring for two positions in particular. Please reach out to me directly if you'd like a personal introduction to its recruiters.
Senior Reporter/Fill-In Anchor
- Station: WTMJ
- Location: Milwaukee, WI
- Type: Full-Time
- What You'll Do: Generate ideas for stories for multiple platforms; Report live on location from various news events; Prepare informative, engaging, and factual stories for viewers; Research stories through personal contacts, the internet, and other sources; Collaborate effectively with News, Promotion, Production, and Engineering on daily broadcast, special projects, and online coverage.
- Salary: Competitive
- Deadline: ASAP
- Station: KSTU
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Type: Full-Time
- What You'll Do: Develop and organize newscasts or local programs; Write story development and showcasing; Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs; Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding; Oversee live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions.
- Salary: Competitive
- Deadline: ASAP
🆕 The Guardian Foundation
The Guardian Foundation offers a number of bursaries each year for a postgraduate qualification in journalism. The primary aim of these bursary awards is to assist students who face financial difficulty in attaining the qualifications needed to pursue a career in journalism, and who come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the media. The majority of bursary recipients are supported to secure a role in journalism at The Guardian.
- Type: Bursary
- Stipend: Tuition fees + at least £7,415 living expenses
- Location: UK
- Ideal Candidate: Please read the FAQs to who is eligible.
- Deadline: March 23, 2026
🆕 The Robert B. Silvers Foundation
The Robert B. Silvers Foundation is a charitable trust established by a bequest of the late Robert B. Silvers, a founding editor of The New York Review of Books, with the aim of supporting writers working in the fields of long-form literary and arts criticism, the intellectual essay, political analysis, and social reportage.
2026 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress
- Type: Grant
- Stipend: Up to $10,000
- Location: Worldwide
- Deadline: March 31, 2025
📷 Photography & Visual Pitch Calls
- 🌲 Adventure Cycling Pitch Call: Photography | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Biographic Pitch Call: Photo Essays | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Bourbon Plus Pitch Call: Photography and Illustrations | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Business Insider Pitch Call: Analyses, Trend Stories, Visual Features, Explainers | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Capital & Main Pitch Call: Photographers | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Carte Blanche Magazine Pitch Call: Photography | Rate: $75 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Channel Mag Pitch Call: Visual Art | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Civil Eats Pitch Call: Videos, Infographics, and Photo essays | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Club Oenologique Pitch Call: Photo Stories | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 CondéNast Traveler Pitch Call: Photo Essays | Rate: $300 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Cosmopolitan Pitch Call: Photographers | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Dazed Pitch Call: Art and Photography | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Dispatch Pitch Call: Photographers | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Earth Island Journal Pitch Call: Photos | Rate: $100/photo | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Eater Pitch Call: Visuals | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Geek Native Pitch Call: Photos | Rate: $0.12/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Growing Boy Media Pitch Call: Freelance Roster: Photographer | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Harper’s Magazine Pitch Call: Art, Illustration, Photography | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Hidden Compass Pitch Call: Photo Features | Rate: $1,000 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Huck Mag Pitch Call: Photo Essays | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying Publications
Looking to maximize your earnings? These five publications offer the best rates in the photography & visual category:
- Logic Mag - $1,200-$3,000 | Visuals (Comics, Graphic Stories, Visual Essays)
Accepts visual content including comics, graphic stories, and visual essays. Premium rates for quality work. Pitch here
- MIT Technology Review - $1-$2/word | Infographics
Looking for infographics and data visualization for technology-focused editorial features. Premium rates for quality work. Pitch here
- Hidden Compass - $1,000 | Photo Features
Seeks photo features that combine photography with in-depth storytelling. Premium rates for quality work. Pitch here
- Texas Monthly - $1/word | Photography
Seeks photography covering Texas culture, news, and visual storytelling. Premium rates for quality work. Pitch here
- The Assembly - $1,000 | Photographers
Looking for photographers to contribute visual content and photojournalism. Premium rates for quality work. Pitch here
Note: Rates are based on information available at time of publication. Always confirm rates with editors before accepting assignments.
📢 Community Callouts
For Editors & Publications
Are you an editor or publication actively seeking freelance contributors in politics & social justice? Hit reply with your pitch call details, and we'll add you to our database.
For Freelancers
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Success Stories
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That's it for this Politics & Social Justice edition of Freelance Friday.
Remember: Our full database is always available and constantly growing. If you found this useful, forward it to a fellow freelancer.
Until next time, Daniel
