Dear Applicant –

Thank you for your interest in becoming a part of iLCP! All interested candidates must be professional photographers or filmmakers and must complete this online application and submit the required image or video portfolios by May 6th 2025.

There is a $130 USD required application fee. The fee is due upon submission of the application. A fee waiver is available to applicants from countries listed below where the application entry fee might be an economic barrier to enter. Applicants that live in any of the following countries will not have to pay the entry fees if they can provide evidence on request:Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Curaçao, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore , Sint Maarten, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Zambia, Zimbabwe.

iLCP is a Fellowship of accomplished professional conservation photographers and filmmakers whose collective aim is to use ethical visuals to inspire positive and pre-emptive conservation gains, either environmental or cultural. If you are admitted as an Associate Fellow or Emerging Leaguer, we expect active engagement with your own conservation projects, iLCP conservation initiatives, as well as collaboration with iLCP to present these projects to conservation organizations, the public and policy-makers. In applicants we look for refined photographic or filmmaking talent, expertise, and a clear understanding of editorial/communications/educational considerations and priorities. Applicants must exhibit a high standard of professionalism and must be recognized (or be recognizable) by their peers as accomplished in terms of the quality and relevance of their photography or videography, their ability to deliver compelling visual stories on-demand, their commitment to ethical standards, and in their engagement with conservation campaigns. They must be actively engaged on a regular and ongoing basis with conservation organizations and media outlets in creating awareness of conservation priorities for policy-makers and the public at large.

Candidates for Emerging League and Associate Fellow will be notified of admission status in July 2025.

Do you meet the criteria to be a member of iLCP? The iLCP Emerging League Program (ELP) is designed to support early career photographers or filmmakers who display inherent natural talent and significant promise in conservation photography. ELPs are still establishing themselves as professional photographers and/or filmmakers and have demonstrated that they would benefit significantly from access to iLCP Fellows, Affiliates, and the broader iLCP network in order to advance their careers and conservation outcomes.  Associate Fellows are expected to be well-established as photographers or filmmakers in the industry. iLCP considers a professional conservation photographer or filmmaker to be one who devotes significant energies and efforts to positive conservation gains. For more info on membership tier expectations, visit this page:https://conservationphotographers.org/join-ilcp

We've merged the Emerging League Program (ELP) and Associate Fellow applications into a single application period. There will still be a distinction for ELP and Associate Fellows within the application, but all applicants will fill out the same form. You may select which level of membership you wish to apply for but ultimately it will be up the our Fellow Selection Committee to decide.

iLCP warmly welcomes and encourages applicants from underrepresented and underserved populations to apply. iLCP is committed to growing a diverse and globally representative fellowship of members. iLCP does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, or disability.

Any questions? Please don't hesitate to reach out to Meg at meg@ilcp.com.

Thank you and good luck!

Photography Portfolio Submission Requirements:

Please submit the items in one master compressed (.zip) folder named “Last Name_First Name_Portfolio” in the space below.

• A sub-folder titled "Best Of" with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30 images representing your best work. These images are distinct from the images submitted for the photographic stories required in the next section. Please edit carefully!
• A sub-folder titled 'Conservation Stories' with a minimum of 1 and maximum 3 sub-folders (3 for consideration for Associate Fellow), each with a distinct conservation photography story of up to 12 images covering a natural history, environmental or cultural conservation topic, accompanied by a written introduction that speaks to the issue at hand. The images and text should demonstrate the threats and challenges faced by this conservation project.
• Current Resume / CV  (listing awards, exhibitions, education, affiliations) as a PNG or JPEG file
• 2-3 Letters of Reference: One must be from an iLCP Associate or Senior Fellow, iLCP Affiliate, or iLCP Board Member; One must be from an organization with whom you have worked - as a PNG or JPEG file

Submission Guidelines:

• Captions and credits must be embedded into metadata.
• All image files should be named as follows: last name_image #.jpg (ex. Smith_001.jpg Smith_090.jpg). Number images consecutively and then sort into the sub-folders by Singles or Stories.
• Image files sized to 300 dpi, 2500 px on the long side, JPG. Images will be reviewed electronically so please DO NOT send high-res files.
• Submissions may not include: Powerpoint presentations, prints, or elaborate slideshows. 
• Preferred format for documents (CV/Letters of Reference) is as a PNG or JPEG file

Filmmaking Portfolio Submission Requirements:

Upload the following materials as a single ZIP folder titled:
LastName_FirstName_FilmPortfolio.zip

Your ZIP folder should include:

• A 2–3 minute Best Of Demo Reel
• Up to three short conservation films or one long film (maximum combined runtime: 60 minutes)
• A brief written description for each film (include production context, collaborators, and conservation relevance)
• Current Resume / CV (listing awards, exhibitions, education, affiliations) as a PNG or JPEG file
• 2-3 Letters of Refence: One must be from an iLCP Associate or Senior Fellow, iLCP Affiliate, or iLCP Board Member; One must be from an organization with whom you have worked - as a PNG or JPEG file