Join the team
Write and photograph for us
Quockerwodger Media is an independent, ad-free outlet documenting Vancouver's live-music scene: the shows, the rooms, and the people who make them happen, from basement gigs to the big rooms. Everything we publish is shot and written by a small team of contributors who are out at shows because they want to be. The contributor portal is invite-only, and this page is how you get invited.
Every new contributor completes a combined trial: a 500 to 900 word review and 8 to 40 edited photos from the same approved local show. The trial is unpaid. Before you attend, we confirm the show and your entry arrangement.
What contributing gets you
This is the machinery your work plugs into once you are on the roster, all of it live today:
- Published bylines and photo galleries. Your shows run as full reviews and galleries under your name, in a permanent archive that doesn't disappear when a feed scrolls past.
- An optional public contributor page. Your page can start with defaults from your published work on the photographers & writers index. You choose whether the page is visible, and can customize optional sections such as your bio, social links, and selected work. Page visibility, availability for work, and permission to receive enquiries are separate choices.
- Private delivery galleries. Hand the bands you shoot a clean, private link to their photos, straight from the portal. Artists remember the photographer who actually delivered.
- Photo-pass support. The portal carries accreditation details for the venues and promoters we cover, and a request flow for every show: we can send the pass request for you, or you handle the contact yourself with our info behind you. Step-by-step help guides included.
What we expect
Honest terms, up front: we're a small editorial team, and contributing is unpaid right now. You keep full copyright to your work and unconditional portfolio rights. That's in the contributor agreement you sign in the portal, in plain language. Photographers who choose to publish paid services list them on the contributor pages. That work is separate from this roster.
Commitments are real commitments. When you request a show and we confirm it, we're counting on the gallery or the copy. Life happens and we get it, but a pattern of claimed-and-missed shows is the one thing that ends the arrangement.
Passes run through the portal. Nobody approaches a promoter in Quockerwodger's name before the show is requested in the portal. Whether we send the pass request or you do, the record stays straight.
Who we're looking for
People already out at shows in Metro Vancouver, or itching to be, who can write a full review and edit a concert set. We cover the whole spread: punk, metal, indie, hip-hop, electronic, folk, and everything between, in rooms from DIY spaces and 150-cap clubs up to the arenas. Small-room regulars are especially welcome. Recent live-music work that shows you can hold a room's energy is enough, plus the reliability to follow through.
How to apply
No account is needed. Apply with the form below. Share one to three links to your work and tell us which rooms and genres you shoot or cover. Include writing and photography examples where available; the trial assesses both.
If the form cannot be used, email Contact@quockerwodger.ca. Your email app opens a draft, so tap Send to apply. We reply within one week. If you do not hear from us, reply to your sent email.
What happens next
We review your application and links. If we move forward, we agree on an approved show and confirm your entry arrangement before you attend. The unpaid trial is 500 to 900 words and 8 to 40 edited photos from that same show. You receive editorial feedback. Joining the regular contributor roster is a separate decision after the trial.