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:
Subsidized Assignments:
Small budgets shouldn’t limit big ambitions for animals.
Some of the most pressing animal stories go untold because advocates and grassroots groups don’t have the resources to commission professional photography or videography. Our subsidized assignments help close this gap, ensuring that campaigns have access to powerful visuals that can spark meaningful change, especially in underrepresented regions.
Each year, We Animals funds a small number of photo and video assignments for organizations whose work aligns with our strategic priorities, offering up to $5,000 CDN per assignment.
Organizations are encouraged to apply if they:
- Are mission-aligned organizations working in Asia or Latin America
- Are focused on improving the lives of farmed animals
- Lack in-house photographers/videographers or the funds to hire these services
- Have campaigns in need of visuals, with a clear distribution plan and intended outcome (target audience, measurable results)
- Have capacity to collaborate and provide local support (a point person, responsiveness, follow-through)
- Are committed to reporting back on use and outcomes over time
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.
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.