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For triathlon directors

Coverage across swim, bike, and run.

Triathletes cannot be covered from one spot. PodiumBase coordinates photographers across the course; where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, athletes can use bib or selfie matching as published coverage arrives.

Get photos for your triathlon
No retainer · pay per pro or rep-only $0 · US metros
Cyclists on the road during the bike leg of a triathlon
Where PodiumBase fits

Between an overpriced incumbent and a Drive link.

The incumbent

MarathonFoto-style

High per-photo pricing
  • ·Built for single-course road marathons
  • ·One bib angle — misses the swim entirely
  • ·Photos days later, not race day
The DIY option

A photographer + a Drive link

You coordinate everything
  • ·One shooter can’t cover three disciplines
  • ·Athletes scroll thousands of unsorted frames
  • ·No sales, no payouts, no matching
Recommended
The middle option

Podiumbase

Pay per pro, or rep-only $0
  • ✓Eligible published matches from covered legs in one event gallery
  • ✓Bib search plus consented selfie search where available
  • ✓Galleries update as photographers publish; you can track sales
Get photos for your triathlon
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 triathlon difference

One athlete, three disciplines, one gallery.

A swimmer in a wetsuit and cap, a cyclist in a helmet and shades, and a runner at the line can look unrelated to a bib reader. Where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow it, face matching can return likely eligible matches from covered legs in one event gallery.

SW
Swim exit + transition
Wetsuit, cap, goggles — eligible exit coverage where a face is clear
BK
Bike course
Bike coverage can still be eligible when a clear face is visible
RUN
Run + finish chute
Finish coverage alongside eligible matches from covered legs
Triathletes in helmets riding the bike course
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 triathlon races.

Get paid to shoot the triathlon 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 triathlon races
Questions

Before you add your event.

Can you match an athlete in a wetsuit, cap, and goggles?⌄
Potentially. Where event, account, consent, age, and jurisdiction gates allow selfie search, a clear enough view of the face can return a likely eligible match; caps, goggles, helmets, and image quality can still cause missed or false matches.
How do you cover three disciplines in different locations?⌄
You post a bounty zone per discipline — swim exit, bike, run/finish — and pros opt into the legs they can shoot. Eligible uploads can publish into one event gallery regardless of leg or photographer.
My athletes don’t have a visible bib during the swim. How do they find those photos?⌄
At supported events, athletes whose account, consent, age, and jurisdiction are eligible can use selfie search to return likely published matches from covered legs, including swim-exit photos with no readable number.
What does it cost me?⌄
You set a guaranteed floor per bounty zone (suggested per discipline) and only pay the gap after photo sales — or run rep-only at $0 and pros earn from sales alone. No retainer either way.
Do you handle relay teams?⌄
Relay athletes can search for eligible published matches from the segment they raced; matching availability and results still depend on coverage, eligibility, and image quality.

Upcoming triathlon races

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Add your triathlon.

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

Get photos for your triathlonHow it works