Creative media volunteering - Photography (Photography and Videography Volunteering)

We use photos and video for many different purposes as a charity. They help show everyone what we do, tell stories and inspire others to engage with active travel in their own neighbourhoods. You can help with your creative ideas and photography or video skills to show what walking, wheeling and cycling in your community can look like.

You can help with activities according to your own interests and skills. This could include:

• taking photos and/or video at events and of activities related to our work
• helping with creating projects and be part of them to the end
• editing, if needed
• sharing your images/video with Sustrans for social media and digital.

Some tasks are home-based, while others will involve visiting locations of projects. We will provide you with training and support while volunteering.

You can try out the activities before you decide to continue. We can then see if this is for you, and if you feel comfortable with the photography / videogpraphy tasks.

We are always interested to hear your ideas on how we can get more people engaged with sustainable and active travel. If you have any creative photo/video ideas, please just let us know in your application. We can have a chat about it together.

Does this sound like you?

You…

• like being creative and enjoy taking photographs/filming of different subjects and people
• are interested in encouraging more people to walk, wheel and cycle
• feel comfortable engaging people with taking their photo/video - are maybe looking to build your photography/video portfolio
• can get to local projects or National Cycle Network routes by cycling, walking, wheeling or using public transport in your area
• can carry out tasks independently and with a diverse group of people
• are happy to collect required photo/video consents from people on camera
• share our values and mission to get more people cycling, walking and wheeling.

Time commitment

We are flexible on how much time you can help each week or month. Let us know what suits you.

Your local team will stay in touch with you. They will keep you up to date with local developments and new projects that you can help with.

Volunteering for everyone with Sustrans

We are committed to representing the diverse communities we work with, and we welcome people from all backgrounds to volunteer with us. We commit to equity and an inclusive culture, so volunteering is for everyone.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive organisation brings with it a diversity of ideas and ways of working, which strengthens everything we do.

Please have a look at the website above and our Volunteering agreement before you join. Then you know what we all expect from each other when volunteering.

Your accessibility

Please let us know in the application form, if you need any support or adjustments to make our first chat together and volunteering a positive experience for you.

Any expenses for helping with these activities, which have been agreed, will be paid back to you. This can include for tools and public transport on the day of volunteering.

If you don’t have an email address, or for any other reason aren’t able to fill in our online form, not to worry. Reach out to your local Volunteer Manager (find here), and they can fill in the details for you.

**We will ask you for the contact details of a person, who you have known for more than 6 months (1 reference). ** Please have these ready when filling in the application form. If you need support identifying a reference, please let us know.