You’re advocating for animals, often with limited time, resources or funding. When strong visuals are the missing piece, We Animals can help.
Our founder, Jo-Anne McArthur, has been documenting animal stories since 2003, and over the last several years, we’ve built and mentored a global network of more than 150 photojournalists to help us conduct investigations on any continent. There are several ways for organizations to work with us:
Collaborations:
When we collaborate, we plan the work together so the visuals live beyond a single campaign and go on to help the broader movement.
- You bring the campaign goals, local context and support.
- We Animals brings the photojournalists, editorial standards and production expertise.
- We share the costs and align on intended use and timelines.
- After your campaign is launched, we make the content available on our stock platform for other advocates to leverage.
Best fit for:
- Mission-aligned projects with a clear advocacy use case.
- Partners who can contribute to project costs and provide local support.
- Projects where visuals can strengthen your work.
Subsidized Assignments:
Some NGOs have big ambitions and small budgets. They are doing strong work, but cannot realistically cost-share.
Each year, We Animals funds a small number of these projects whose work aligns with our strategic goals and whose visuals have a clear advocacy purpose. We look for:
- A clear problem you’re trying to address and why visuals matter.
- A realistic campaign plan for how the visuals will be used.
- Basic capacity to collaborate and provide local support (a point person, responsiveness, follow-through).
- The commitment to report back on use and outcomes over time, so we can learn what works and stay accountable to funders and the movement.
Best fit for:
- Mission-aligned projects in Asia or Latin America with a clear advocacy purpose.
- Partners who can’t cost-share but can provide local support and follow-through.
- Projects where visuals will be used strategically and reported on over time.
Talks & Workshops:
Jo-Anne McArthur is an award-winning photojournalist, sought-after speaker, photo editor, author of three books, and the founder of We Animals.
Organizations can book her for talks, keynotes, panels, podcasts, and moderated conversations. Jo-Anne is also available to conduct workshops for your team on animal photojournalism for advocates and investigators, either in person or virtually.
Best fit for:
- Conferences, community events, and internal retreats where you want to ground people in the reality behind the work.
- Organizations training investigators who want to strengthen how they obtain, plan and use visuals.
- Universities and academic programs (journalism, photography, communications, animal law/ethics, public health, environmental studies) looking for guest lectures or workshops on animal photojournalism and the role of visuals in social change.