Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, publishes photographs pertaining to the natural world and the environment. We use high-quality, mostly color transparencies of any format. We normally use existing work from freelance nature photographers rather than commissioning work or using staff photographers. Sierra purchases one-time publishing rights to photographs as they are needed to accompany specific articles.

Photographers interested in submitting work to Sierra are encouraged to send a link to their Web site, along with a stock listing of regions and subjects of specialty for us to review. We generally consider photographers who have a large selection (20,000 or more) of nature and environmental photographs in their stock. Please do not send unsolicited transparencies and prints for review. We do not have the staff to review them or ensure their safe return.

We review photographers' stock lists (subject matter and locations in photographs) and samples and keep the names of potential contributors on file. Photographers are contacted only when subjects they have in stock are needed. We typically do not post our photo-needs list online or elsewhere.

Sierra does not accept responsibility for lost or damaged transparencies sent on spec or for portfolio review.

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Sierra.

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