Write for Nature inFocus
Share your story.
We’re delighted you want your work up on Nature inFocus. This portal exists to give you a platform to share your stories, images and experiences in the best possible manner. All your stories are welcome — we’re here to help narrate them in an engaging way.
Email your submission →How do I submit a story?
Send us your submission via email at [email protected] (refer to the instructions below).
Our editorial team checks submissions every day and reviews the list every week — we make it a point to respond to every submission. Our ultimate obligation is to the reader, so if a submission isn’t relevant in that regard, we’ll reach out and help you narrate the story in a better manner.
Please go through our website to familiarise yourself with the kind of sections we have — you can submit stories for any of them. Since Nature inFocus is a photography-led website, the images you submit will be the mainstay of our selection process. The edit team is happy to help you put the story together and write it, but we do insist that the photographs fit our aesthetic.
The formats
What should a photostory have?
The good news is we’re very flexible with formats.
Photostory
A series of 5 to 15 photographs that succinctly illustrate an idea, without much help from the captions. Each photograph should contribute something unique to the story while sticking to the narrative. Horizontal images are preferred for the web, and every photograph needs an accurate, truthful caption. If you don't know how to tell the story in words, our edit team is ready to help.
Listicle
Best used when you have a catalogue of pictures that are disparate, yet can be tied together into a cohesive story. About 10–12 pictures, accompanying captions, and 100–150 words of text to go with each photograph should be sufficient.
Guide
Think you know everything there is to know about a little-known destination? Share it with our readers. We'll send you a template once your pitch is accepted.
The technical stuff
Getting the images right
Size
Photographs in JPEG format, at least 1920px on the longer side, irrespective of dpi/ppi. Keep file sizes under 2MB for easy transfers.
Cropping
Allowed, as long as it doesn't compromise the ratio, resolution and authenticity of the image.
Post-processing
Basic levels/contrast and burning/dodging are allowed without tampering with the accuracy and integrity of the photograph. Realistic photographs — as the photographer saw them — are preferred over HDR.
General guidelines
- –While writing, focus on one angle of the story; stuffing it with too much information just makes it generic.
- –If you have a great pitch but aren't sure how to transform it into a great story, send us the brief anyway — our edit team is always happy to help.
- –Let us know when you travelled, or when you plan to travel, to the place the story originates from.
- –If you've already published this story elsewhere — even on a personal blog — please mention it to us.
Exclusivity
Freelancers who write for us share their work using only the Nature inFocus link until 3 weeks after it is published. After that they can upload it on their own sites for promotion. The same story cannot be sold or shared with other publications without written confirmation from Nature inFocus.
If a story has been commissioned as an assignment — where a team goes out and collects content exclusively for Nature inFocus — that content belongs to Nature inFocus, and raw footage must be delivered to us. Contributors may use the story for promotion with the Nature inFocus website as the source. After three months, they can upload it on their own platforms with a line stating “First written for and published by Nature inFocus” and a link back to the site.
What should my submission email have?
Make sure your pitch includes the following:
- 01Name
- 02Email ID
- 03Phone number
- 04Destination
- 05Describe your story in one line
- 06What format best fits your story?
- 07What category on the site best fits your story?
- 08A detailed pitch (angle and outline) in 100 words
- 09Do you have high-resolution photos?
Ready to pitch?
Mail us your submission and our editorial team will take it from there.
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