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Shoot or write 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.
What contributing gets you
Not a vague promise of "exposure" — this is the machinery your work plugs into, 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.
- Your own portfolio page — every contributor with published work gets a page on our photographers & writers index: cover mosaic, bio, socials, venues shot, the lot. It's a link you can put on anything.
- 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.
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
Photographers and writers who are already out at shows in Metro Vancouver — or itching to be. 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; that's the coverage the scene actually needs. You don't need a decade of clips — you need work that shows you can hold a room's energy, and the reliability to follow through.
How to apply
No forms, no accounts — send us an email. Include three links to your work (portfolio, Instagram, published clips — whatever shows it best) and tell us which rooms and genres you haunt. The button below opens a draft with the template filled in:
Mail client not opening? Email Contact@quockerwodger.ca with the subject “Contributor application: <your name>” and the same details.
We read everything and reply within one week — a real person checks every link you send.