Photographers pick a tier when they onboard — Pro or Community — and PodiumBase sets the per-photo price for that tier. Buyers see the final price (inclusive of platform fees) at checkout, with no hidden charges added on the next step. Pro photos are $14.99 each ($24.99 for the premium bundle); Community photos are $3.99 each. Photographers keep 80% on Pro sales and 60% on Community sales.
Riverside Twilight 10K is a labeled demo event with demo photos and the same photo-detail cart used by live races. The checkout route is real and Stripe-backed; purchase completion is created only after an actual payment succeeds.
PodiumBase sells one-time photo licenses only. There are no recurring charges, no monthly fees, and no auto-renewals on buyer accounts. Each photograph is a discrete one-time purchase, and your card is charged once for that specific transaction. You will not be billed again unless you make another separate purchase.
Find your race photos →Photographers pick a tier — Pro or Community — when they onboard. Pro photos sell for $14.99 each ($24.99 for the premium bundle) and Pro photographers earn 80% ($11.99 / $19.99 take-home). Community photos sell for $3.99 each and Community photographers earn 60% ($2.39 take-home). Payouts run through Stripe Connect on Stripe’s standard schedule. The platform’s share covers payment processing overhead, hosting, face-and-bib matching infrastructure, fraud and dispute handling, and ongoing platform operations. Tier mechanics and final fee terms are confirmed at Stripe Connect onboarding and in the photographer agreement.
Become a photographer →Race directors and sponsors do not pay platform fees for participating in PodiumBase event coverage. Any commercial arrangements — sponsorship placements, event-services agreements, multi-event partnership pricing — are negotiated separately on a per-engagement basis. Contact support@podiumbase.io for partnership inquiries.
Talk to partnerships →All payments on PodiumBase are processed by Stripe, Inc. Standard Stripe payment processing fees apply and are deducted by Stripe before the Stripe Connect distribution to the photographer and the Platform. Stripe’s terms govern the payment-processing relationship; see Section 7 of the Terms of Service for the cross-reference.
Photographers are paid out via Stripe Connect on Stripe’s standard payout schedule (typically T+2 business days for active accounts in good standing, though Stripe’s schedule governs the exact timing). Before any payouts can be issued, photographers must complete Stripe Connect onboarding — including identity verification and connecting a bank account — directly with Stripe. PodiumBase does not hold photographer funds; Stripe does, per Stripe’s Connected Account Agreement.
Prices displayed to buyers include applicable sales tax or VAT where PodiumBase is required to collect under the buyer’s jurisdiction tax law. Where collection is required, the tax amount is itemized at checkout. Photographers are responsible for income reporting (and any associated income, self-employment, or business taxes) in their own jurisdiction; PodiumBase will issue payout-summary documents and any legally-required tax forms (for example, U.S. Form 1099-K where applicable thresholds are met) consistent with Stripe Connect’s reporting tools.
Refunds are governed by the Refund Policy. In summary: there is a 24-hour buyer self-service refund window from time of purchase, plus a discretionary dispute-resolution process for documented issues raised within 14 days. The Refund Policy is authoritative; the summary here is informational.
All transactions on PodiumBase are denominated in U.S. dollars (USD) at launch. Buyers outside the U.S. will see their card issuer’s standard foreign-transaction fees and exchange rate applied at the time of charge; those fees are not assessed by PodiumBase. Multi-currency support is planned for a post-launch release.
Pricing or business-model questions: contact support@podiumbase.io or visit the Contact page.