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For marathon directors

Published photos for your finishers.

PodiumBase helps place pro photographers on your course and lets runners search eligible published matches by bib or, where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, a selfie as coverage lands.

Get photos for your marathon
No retainer · pay per pro or rep-only $0 · US metros
A field of runners on a city street during a road marathon
Where PodiumBase fits

Between an overpriced incumbent and a Drive link.

The incumbent

MarathonFoto-style

High per-photo pricing
  • ·Bib-only — a covered number means no photos
  • ·Galleries land days after the race
  • ·Runners pay premium prices for one angle
The DIY option

A photographer + a Drive link

You coordinate everything
  • ·One folder of thousands of unsorted frames
  • ·Runners scroll for ages to find themselves
  • ·No sales, no payouts, no matching
Recommended
The middle option

Podiumbase

Pay per pro, or rep-only $0
  • ✓Eligible published matches searchable by bib or consented selfie where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it
  • ✓Galleries update as photographers publish coverage
  • ✓You stay in the loop on coverage and sales
Get photos for your marathon
How it works

Three steps to race-day photos.

01

Consented selfie search is gated

Where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, selfie search can return likely eligible matches from covered legs, stations, or heats.

02

Publish on your event schedule

Pros can upload as they shoot, and galleries update as eligible photos are published. Timing depends on the event and photographer workflow.

03

You pay nothing to start

Post a bounty zone with a floor, or run rep-only at $0. Stay in the loop on coverage and sales the whole way.

The marathon difference

A turned-away bib is not a lost photo.

On a long road course a bib gets tucked under a jacket, twisted, or rain-soaked. Where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, PodiumBase combines face matching with bib and timing-window signals so runners can search for likely eligible published matches.

STR
Start + early miles
Crowded-field coverage with eligible matching where supported
MID
Mid-course + landmarks
The scenic-backdrop shots runners actually buy
FIN
Finish chute
The hero shot, with selfie matching where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it
A runner crossing a road-race finish line with arms raised
Two more ways in

For your athletes, and the pros who shoot them.

For athletes

Find your photos.

Where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, athletes can use selfie search to return likely eligible matches from covered course segments, with offers set by the event.

Find your photos
For photographers

Shoot marathon races.

Get paid to shoot the marathon events already happening in your city, with a guaranteed minimum when you cover a zone; eligible sale earnings count toward it, and you keep higher eligible earnings.

Shoot marathon races
Questions

Before you add your event.

My runner’s bib was covered by a jacket. Can they still find their photos?⌄
Where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow selfie search, a clear enough face can return a likely eligible match when a bib is tucked, twisted, or rain-soaked. Missed and false matches remain possible.
How fast are galleries live after the race?⌄
Timing depends on the event and photographer workflow. Galleries update as eligible photos are published, which may be during the event or later.
We run a half, 10k, and 5k on the same day. Can you cover all of them?⌄
You can post a bounty zone per course or segment and pros can opt into the ones they can shoot. Eligible uploads publish into one event. Bib search remains available; where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, selfie search can return likely matches for the relevant distance.
What does it cost me?⌄
You set a guaranteed floor per bounty zone and pay only the gap after photo sales — or run rep-only at $0 and pros earn from sales alone. No retainer either way.
How do runners actually find their photos?⌄
Runners can enter a bib number to search eligible published matches. Where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, they can also use selfie search; available offers appear on the event page.

Upcoming marathon races

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Add your marathon.

Free to post. See your coverage and suggested floor before you commit a dollar.

Get photos for your marathonHow it works