Tell your story with a photo

Close-up of a tarball that landed on Dauphin Island, Ala., on May 13, 2010. NOAA photo.

BetterGulf.org encourages submission of new original photos about all aspects of the Gulf oil spill.  Why?

First, we believe photos taken by people across the South about the spill, cleanup and devastating impacts will tell stories in ways that words just can’t.

Second, sharing photos will make what’s happening have more of a personal impact.

And third, it’s important to document the spill’s impact on people’s lives.

Submit your photos today

Send photos to: bettergulf@gmail.com.   Please send photos that are at least 800 pixels wide. (Note:  We’re using a gmail address so it won’t clog our server.)

Provide information: When you send photos, please include some information about the photo — what it shows, where it was taken, when it was taken, etc.

A few housekeeping notes

Your own work. Please only submit new photos taken by you.  We cannot accept photos that are taken from newspaper or copyrighted sources.

Good resolution. Please submit photos that are at least 800 pixels wide.

One at a time. If you have multiple photos to send, please send them one at a time, each with its on descriptive information.  This helps cut down on confusion on our end AND it helps us keep the photos filed properly.

Permission to publish. If you submit a photo, you are granting us with the permission to publish it.  You still own your photography, but by submitting it to BetterGulf.org and the Center for a Better South, you are allowing us to have the limited-use rights to use the image.

Credits. We will give you a photo credit in the information that we post.

Privacy. BetterGulf.org and the Center for a Better South will not share your e-mail or other private information with anyone.

Questions. If you have questions, drop us an email at:  bettergulf@gmail.com.

BetterGulf.org is a project of the Center for a Better South.

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