Commercial use:
Attention media outlets! If you are a reputable national/international news outlet such as the BBC, CNN, NBC, New York Times, etc, please feel free to use these photos or video clips under the normal fair use guidelines and please credit the website, travelingphotog.com, on each photo or video shown on air or on your website.
If you are NOT a reputable national news organization, and are in fact a faux news infotainment site that makes a ton of profit by promoting conspiracy theories, you’re not allowed to use my content. Ever. Fair warning – I used to be a real journalist and my sister is a lawyer.

Commercial use by governments and non-profit groups:
Any government entities which wish to use my content for tourism promotional activities, please contact me for special reduced rates. If you work for a government/tourism promotional group and wish to hire me for a custom session, you also qualify for reduced rates. If I am already in your country traveling for fun, you probably won’t have to pay anything. Just getting credit for the photos might be enough. Depends on what you’re trying to promote and how long it takes to complete the session.

If you’re with a non-profit group, especially a group involved with nature and wildlife protection/conservation, feel free to use anything on this site in accordance with fair use policies and please credit the site travelingphotog.com in each use (on the web, in printed materials, etc). Just please try not to use the photos completely out of context.

Commercial use by for-profit private companies:
If you represent a hotel or resort or some tourist attraction and want to use any of my photos in your promotional materials, or if you want to hire me for a custom session, that can be arranged. Please contact me for rates.

Finally, custom photos for your vacation:
Maybe you’ve looked at some of my photos and decided “Wow, those look so much better than what my smartphone can do.” Well, duh. I’m a professionally-trained photographer and I use professional-quality cameras. Don’t feel so bad, okay? My cameras cost way more than your phone.

Maybe you’re not impressed with how your last vacation photos turned out? Maybe they lacked pizzazz and were not so impressive when you tried to show them to your friends? And now you want to hire me to take photos on your next vacation? To be honest, you’ll be better off buying a good quality camera and learning how to use it. For example: one of my cameras costs roughly US$6,000. So if you want to have me join you on a safari in Botswana, let’s compare the prices. My airfare from anywhere outside of Africa will cost you at least US$1,000. And that’s for economy if you’re booking the flight six months in advance to get a good deal. You’ll also have to pay for my spot on the safari – let’s call that US$4,000 for a 10-day safari if we are camping in the parks (expect to pay a lot more if you want to stay at a fancy lodge with air conditioning and wi-fi). And my day rate for taking photos, putting them into my computer, doing a few very minor edits, and exporting them onto a hard drive for you is US$200 a day. For a 10-day safari, that’s US$2,000. Add those up and you’ll see you can save a ton of money by buying a decent camera and some lenses. You can get an entry-level Canon DSLR with a couple of lenses for less than US$2,500. Learn how to be a good photographer and you’ll be able to show off your own amazing photos to your friends.

But if you’ve got more money than common sense, maybe we can work something out. Just be aware that my real job takes priority. If my vacation schedule does not match your vacation schedule, there’s no chance I’ll be able to take photos of your vacation. Not unless you’re going to pay me enough to retire. My boss probably needs a kickback as well.

Any questions? Please use the contact page and send me a message. Thanks!