Image/Media Rights Policy

By submitting photographs through this form you are agreeing to the following:

By submitting photos to NewOrleans.com, you authorize New Orleans & Company and the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp (NOTMC) to publish the submitted photographs taken or acquired by you for use in New Orleans printed and digital publications, ads, video, website and social media.

By submitting photos to the website, you are providing a non-exclusive license to use these images in any format known or not yet known, in perpetuity.

By submitting photos to NewOrleans.com, you are affirming that you are the copyright holder of the photograph(s) and that your submission is voluntary, and that you acknowledge that you will receive no financial compensation from New Orleans & Company or NOTMC, its contractors or its employees for use of the submitted pictures to promote New Orleans and its attractions. You further agree that your participation in any, but not limited to, publications, websites or social media produced by New Orleans & Company and/or NOTMC confers upon you no rights of ownership whatsoever, and release New Orleans & Company and New Orleans TMC, its contractors and its employees from liability for any claims by you or any third party in connection with your participation.

Photographers are credited for each photo published. Although photographers retain copyright, by submitting photos to NewOrleans.com, photographers are assigning New Orleans & Company and NOTMC the right to use the photos in any future, including but not limited to, publication, ad or promotion, whether in print or digital format as New Orleans & Company or NOTMC sees fit.

Photo releases will be requested for photos of people not taken in a public venue. Any questions about what may or may not need a photo release form submitted can be directed to the New Orleans & Company Membership Manager Jessica LaChute (504.566.5052)