Photo Submission Guidelines Page

Before submitting images for potential use on the Natural Choices site, please review and complete the Photography Agreement below.

Please submit digital images only.

Please include a caption, if desired, and identify the town/territory within Maine where your image was taken.

If you choose to send image files electronically, please submit only 1-2 per e-mail (with no more than 6 total). E-mail submissions can go to photos@naturalchoices.com. If you would like to submit a CD with more images, please mail a copy to Natural Choices, P.O. Box 603, Camden, ME 04843.

If we select your work for the site, we will e-mail you requesting a short bio for the Photo Credits page.

Thank you for helping us illustrate the natural wonders of Maine!

Natural Choices.com Agreement on Site Photography Use

Image Selection

Please review the Natural Choices.com site carefully and select images for submission that are in keeping with the site’s content and philosophy and that were taken in Maine. Natural Choices reserves the right to select which images appear on the site.

Rights of Use and Recognition

As the Photographer, you agree to permit display of your images on the site without financial compensation from Natural Choices. You reserve the right to have an image removed within 10 days of Natural Choices’ receiving a written request specifying which image(s) to remove. You will receive credit for images displayed in an individual photographer’s bio and in a chart denoting who took which images on each site page (both on a “Photo Credits” page linked to every site page).

Copyrights and Ownership

As the Photographer, you retain copyright to all the images you submit. Natural Choices has a clear notice of copyright protection in the site’s Terms and Conditions. To further protect your images, Natural Choices will post images at a low resolution [500x333 pixels or less] that cannot readily be downloaded for print publication.

You warrant that you are the owner and photographer of each and every image supplied to Natural Choices and that you have the absolute right to display such images on the site without consent from any other party. You further agree to indemnify and hold Natural Choices harmless against any claim for copyright infringement arising from or out of the posting of your photograph on the site.

Model and Property Releases

For each image submitted to the Natural Choices site, you warrant that the subjects depicted in the image file have consented to publication. You are solely responsible for maintaining model and property release records for all images for which such a release may be required. You agree to supply a copy of the record for any image submitted to the Natural Choices site upon receiving an e-mail request from Natural Choices.

Photographer Information

As the Photographer, you agree to provide Natural Choices with accurate information for the Photo Credits page of the site and to notify Natural Choices of any changes needed to keep that information current.

Disclaimer

The link that Natural Choices provides to your website does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services you provide. Natural Choices does not guarantee that the site will be error-free or uninterrupted. The site and its contents are delivered on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Natural Choices makes no representations or warranties about site performance and does not guarantee any measurable responses to images posted on the site.

In no event shall Natural Choices be liable for any damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use of information contained on this site or linked to this site—even if Natural Choices has been advised of the possibility of such damages. You agree to indemnify and hold Natural Choices, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and other partners and employees harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Natural Choices site, including your use of the site to provide a link to another site or to upload content or other information to the Site.