Visual Storytelling Event Photographer Needed | Saturday, July 25 | Family Community Event (NYC)

Visual Storytelling Event Photographer Needed | Saturday, July 25 | Family Community Event (NYC) Help Us Tell a Story That Lasts Beyond One Day Santa’s Secret Workshop is seeking an exceptional visual storyteller to photograph our Christmas in July community activation on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Frank Ottomanelli’s by the Water in Hunters Point South Park, Long Island City, Queens. This is not simply an event photography assignment. We’re looking for a photographer who instinctively notices the moments others miss—the laughter between families, a child proudly donating a toy, volunteers helping children create kindness cards, genuine community connections, and the joy that happens when people come together around a shared purpose. The photographs from this event will become a long-term visual library that helps tell the Santa’s Secret Workshop story well beyond one day. Event Details Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026 Rain Date: Sunday, July 26, 2026, if needed Coverage: 9:30 AM–2:00 PM Location: Frank Ottomanelli’s by the Water Hunters Point South Park Long Island City, Queens, NY Budget: $600 fixed price We’re actively reviewing applications and plan to select our photographer within the next few days. Please apply only if you’re available on Saturday, July 25, and can commit to the full coverage window. You’ll work directly with the Founder of Santa’s Secret Workshop, who will provide a brief creative overview, priority shot list, and introductions to key partners before the event begins. About the Event Santa’s Secret Workshop’s Christmas in July activation brings together families, local businesses, nonprofit partners, sponsors, volunteers, and community leaders around kindness, generosity, and meaningful connection. The event will feature a live children’s band performance, dancing, interactive family activities, toy donations, kindness projects, community engagement, and a beautiful waterfront setting. The photographer should be comfortable capturing live performances, movement, children, candid interactions, and changing outdoor light. What We Need Captured We’re looking for someone who can tell the complete story of the day, including: • Families arriving and enjoying the event • Children participating in activities • Toy donations and acts of generosity • Live music and dancing • Audience reactions and family engagement • Genuine emotional moments • Volunteers serving families • Sponsor and nonprofit interactions • Beautiful waterfront environmental images • Event branding and signage • Storytelling details and candid interactions • Wide establishing photographs • Vertical images for Instagram, Stories, and Reels • Horizontal images for our website, media, sponsorship presentations, fundraising, and future marketing • Several polished hero images that can represent Santa’s Secret Workshop in future campaigns Deliverables • 4.5 hours of onsite photography coverage from 9:30 AM–2:00 PM • 100–150 professionally edited images • Approximately 10 priority edited images delivered within 48 hours • Complete edited gallery delivered within 7–10 calendar days • High-resolution JPEG files • Web-optimized JPEG files • Organized downloadable online gallery • A balanced mix of horizontal and vertical compositions We value clean, natural editing that preserves authentic color, emotion, and atmosphere rather than heavily stylized or overly filtered images. RAW files are not required. Who We’re Looking For We’re especially interested in photographers with experience in: • Documentary or photojournalistic storytelling • Family and children’s photography • Live music, dance, or performance photography • Community events • Outdoor events • Lifestyle photography Your portfolio should demonstrate authentic emotion, thoughtful composition, the ability to freeze movement cleanly, and the ability to tell a complete visual story—not simply document an event. We’re not looking for someone to simply cover an event—we’re looking for someone whose images make people feel like they were there. Licensing The photographer may retain copyright ownership. Santa’s Secret Workshop requires a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use the final delivered images for marketing, communications, fundraising, sponsorship, public relations, advertising, and future promotional purposes. If your portfolio consistently captures authentic human connection, meaningful emotion, and stories that stay with people long after the event is over, we’d love to hear from you. How to Apply Please begin your proposal with: “Kindness is for every season.” Then include: • A brief introduction • Links to one or two relevant event galleries • Examples of live performance, dancing, families, children, or movement • Confirmation that you’re available on Saturday, July 25, and the rain date of Sunday, July 26, if needed • Confirmation that you accept the $600 fixed budget • A brief description of how you would approach telling the story of this event • Your camera equipment, primary lenses, and backup gear • Confirmation that you can deliver approximately 10 priority edited images within 48 hours Finally, please answer this question: After reading this description, what three photographs do you think will have the greatest long-term value for Santa’s Secret Workshop, and why?