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Bring your photographer
Keep the photographer relationship you already have. PodiumBase gives the event a shared gallery, matching, athlete discovery, and a clear upload path.
See the workflow →Photo coverage
Every race needs a photo plan. Choose the one that fits your event.
Use the photographer relationship you already trust, ask PodiumBase to help coordinate coverage, or make photos part of a sponsor package. A photographer must be confirmed before photo search and delivery can go live.
Choose your coverage model
The event owns the relationship. PodiumBase makes the path repeatable.
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Ask PodiumBase to recruit
If you need help filling the coverage plan, tell us the event, date, location, and zones. We can coordinate a photographer plan around the event brief.
Talk through your event →03
Make coverage sponsor-backed
If the goal is free photos for athletes, sponsor inventory can carry the value. Previews and free downloads can carry the sponsor treatment while purchased photos stay clean.
See sponsor inventory →From brief to gallery
A visible chain from photographer plan to athlete delivery.
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Confirm the brief
Event details, zones, timing, sponsor treatment, and the person responsible for race-day decisions.
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Upload and match
Photographers publish through the event workflow. Athletes can find photos by bib or selfie when the gallery is ready.
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Review the outcome
You can see the gallery, event activity, sales or free-download treatment, and the photographer path in one place.
The honest boundary
PodiumBase can coordinate the coverage plan, but a photographer still needs to be confirmed for photos to exist. We will make that status clear before the event goes live.
Show the athlete outcome
Coverage becomes real when athletes can find themselves.
FAQ
Questions race directors ask.
Do we have to hire a new photographer?
No. PodiumBase can work with the photographer you already use. If you need coverage, we can discuss recruiting a photographer or building a sponsor-backed plan.
What happens if coverage is not confirmed?
The race page can still carry event information and a photo notification path. Photo search and delivery become active once coverage is confirmed and photos are published.
Who handles the photographer workflow?
PodiumBase coordinates the event brief, upload path, matching, and sales or payout surfaces. You keep visibility into the photographer plan and event outcome.
Can our gallery be free for athletes?
Yes. Free galleries can use sponsor watermarks, placements, and other inventory instead of charging athletes for each download.
Ready when you are
Tell us what coverage looks like for your next race.
Bring your photographer, your sponsor plan, or simply the event date. We will help you map the right path before you commit to a broader setup.