Our Editorial Policy: Ensuring Quality and Safety
At Open Call Direct, we’re dedicated to giving our community the most reliable information on photography competitions and opportunities. To maintain our high standards of quality and editorial integrity, we’ve updated our editorial policy.
We want to be clear that Open Call Direct operates as an editorially-controlled platform. This means our team creates, curates, and publishes all the content on our website, from competition listings to news articles.
We are the definitive, professional resource for photographers, trusted for reliable information and vetted opportunities.
Our team finds and vets all competition and opportunity listings ourselves. Each competition is first reviewed by a staff member and then passes through the editor before being published. We use our own expertise and professional sources to curate the best opportunities for photographers. This model ensures that we provide a clear and reliable process for reviewing all source websites.
Advertising and Editorial Independence
A competition or business may pay to advertise on our platform. In these cases, we want to be transparent with our audience. Any content that’s paid advertising will be clearly and explicitly indicated with the “Ad” symbol. We don’t use terms like “featured,” “spotlight,” or “recommended” for these listings, as we feel these terms could be misleading to our audience.
While both our independently curated content and paid advertisements appear in the same directory, the “Ad” symbol is the only indicator that a listing is sponsored. This ensures that our editorial content, which is independently selected and reviewed, remains separate from any sponsored material and maintains our commitment to being a trusted resource.
Thank you for your understanding and for being a part of our community. We look forward to continuing to be your trusted resource.
