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DanceBUG is hiring photographers for the February–June competition season across North America. You shoot, and we handle the editing, with travel and event coverage throughout the season.
Starting at $25/hour with guaranteed minimum pay, paid travel days, flights, hotels, per diem, and up to $700 equipment stipend. Training provided, and weekend opportunities are consistent.
Get paid to travel and photograph some of North America's largest dance competitions.
DanceBUG is hiring experienced photographers for our February–June competition season. If you have experience shooting sports, concerts, dance or other fast-moving live events, we'll train you on our workflow and the world of dance photography.
You shoot. We handle the editing.
Season: February–June
Typical Travel: Thursday/Friday through Sunday/Monday
Events: Throughout the United States
Dance photography experience is not required.
Every new photographer receives virtual training in January followed by at least two live training events alongside experienced Senior Photographers before working independently.
If you know how to photograph action, we'll teach you dance.
Photography Experience
We're looking for photographers experienced with fast-moving subjects such as:
You should be comfortable shooting in manual mode with continuous autofocus (Servo/AF-C) under changing lighting conditions.
Portrait, studio, real estate, landscape, product or architectural photography alone does not meet the action-photography requirements for this role.
Photographers provide their own professional equipment:
DSLR cameras and other brands are not compatible with DanceBUG's proprietary photography system.
For nearly 25 years, DanceBUG has been a leader in dance media and event technology. Join our team for a season of travel, live events and photography across the country.