Image Requirements:
6-20 images
JPG format
Adobe RGB color profile
Allowed sizes (flexible rules):
Portrait: 8.5 × 11 in, 300 dpi (2550 × 3300 px)
Landscape: 17 × 11 in, 300 dpi (5100 × 3300 px)
Must be exclusive and unpublished
Copyright owner only

We are seeking narrative editorials--tell us a story! Use at least two or more models interacting and at least six or more distinct outfits, all in a consistent theme, no fast fashion brands please, current season styles in designer clothing preferred, vintage acceptable if doing a period piece story.
 
Focus on composition, lighting, sets, location and storytelling, but keep it subtle, no overacting (see Steven Meisel or Peter Lindbergh or Avedon or late Lagerfeld for inspiration). Your story can be color or black and white. Please no themes or images that are objectifying, exploitative or disrespectful to women.
 
9 times out of 10 when we reject submissions it is because people submit several photos of one model in the same clothing. That is not an editorial, it's a portrait. So get elaborate and show a whole series. Make it interesting and moody! We are so looking forward to seeing your stories!
 
Please send uncropped images, and if any are horizontal, remember that the subject cannot be centered or will get cut in half by the seam of the magazine. Leave plenty of room around all the edges since we are a full bleed magazine, so the format crops the images significantly.
 
Note that we often accept submissions via the app www.Kavyar.com in addition to direct submissions, so you can fill out their pre-set forms if you prefer a streamlined submission process.

SEND submissions to:
 media@iconmagazineusa.com
 
Guidelines:
1. No Watermarks, shoot for print, send in high resolution uncropped images
Please remove all watermarks before you submit. 
 
Single magazine pages are 8.5x11, double page spreads are 11’tall x17” wide.  Shoot with these shapes and sizes in mind!
 
Please send uncropped images, and if any are horizontal, remember that the subject cannot be centered or will get cut in half by the seam of the magazine. Leave plenty of room around all the edges since we are a full bleed magazine, so the format crops the images significantly.
 
2. Content Release Form
Next, send in your photographer's 3 page Content Release form giving us permission to publish your work.  Print the form out, initial each page, and sign and date it.  You may scan it back to us, take a photo of each page and email those back, or send the original by mail, as you wish. Note that we cannot publish your photos without this Content Release Form signed first.
 
If you are anyone other than the photographer submitting, then it is your responsibility to procure the proper Content Release Form signature from your photographer. Ask your photographer to send us his or her signed Content Release form giving us permission to publish their work. 
 
Find a copy at this link:
ICON Magazine Content Release Form and Contract.pdf
File Size: 81 kb
File Type: pdf
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3. Model Release Form
Next, send in a filled out and signed Model Release Form signed by each of your models, and, if applicable, make sure a custodial parent fills out and signs the minor parental consent release section of the model release form if your model is under 18.  Here is a downloadable copy:
ICON Magazine Model Release Form
File Size: 956 kb
File Type: pdf
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4. Provide full team and clothing credits
Please make sure to double check the spelling of all names pertaining to the credit information. They will be published exactly as sent to us. ICON Magazine takes no responsibility for errors, including but not limited to, misspelled credits. If you notify us of an error, we will do our best to fix it. PLEASE NOTE! If there is more than one model in your editorial then please indicate each image in which each model is pictured.
 
Number your images submitted, and for each image, provide a text document indicating for all of the following details:
 
Your suggested name for the editorial
KEEP THE TITLE TO NO MORE THAN (4) WORDS. KEEP IN MIND THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE TITLE.
 
YOUR TEAM CREDITS:
Photographer’s Name
Model(s)’ name(s)
Stylist’s name
Makeup artist’s name
Hair artist’s name
Set designer’s name (if applicable)
 
Please make sure to double check the spelling of all names pertaining to the credit information. They will be published exactly as sent to us. ICON Magazine takes no responsibility for errors, including but not limited to, misspelled credits. If you notify us of an error, we will do our best to fix it. PLEASE NOTE! If there is more than one model in your editorial then please indicate each image in which each model is pictured.
 
YOUR FASHION CREDITS:
Also, for each image, include the fashion credits (name of the brand or designer) for each item of clothing featured.
 EXAMPLE FASHION CREDITS:
IMAGE 5: DSC_4405.jpg
On Anita-pants by Dior
                  blouse by Chanel
                  jacket by Chanel
                   shoes by Christian Louboutin
On Lola--dress by Naeem Khan
                  shoes by Stuart Weitzman
                  jewelry by Cartier

Step 5: Before hitting the "send" button, double check that you have correctly followed the steps outlined above. Due to the number of submissions and emails we receive, we want to make this process as efficient as possible for all parties involved.  If you hear back from us, it will be to let you know that we have accepted your editorial. If you do not hear back from us within a month, you can assume that we were not able to include your editorial. In either case, we thank you for your submission and are honored to have the opportunity to review your work.
 
Step 6: Now you need to be extremely patient waiting for the issue you are slated to be in to come out.  We release only twice per year so it will be several months  before your editorial goes to print. Hang in there! We will let everyone submitting know when the magazine is finished, and we will do a soft launch and ask for your corrections before publicizing the release. Once your corrections are incorporated we will publicize the release of the issue across all social media platforms. You will be able to PURCHASE and DOWNLOAD each edition on magcloud.com.
 
We require that you DO NOT post the images anywhere until the ICON Magazine issue including your images has been officially launched by ICON Magazine, LLC.
 
Terms and Conditions:
 
Submissions must contain a minimum of 6 images and a maximum of 14 images from the same set BUT EACH INCLUDING DIFFERENT CLOTHING, DESIGNER BRANDS FROM THE CURRENT SEASON PREFERRED. To the extent possible please avoid using fast fashion brands (Forever 21, Target, Zara, H&M) as these are not our favorite companies to promote because they rely on sweatshop labor. Make sure that all models, themes and images are from a cohesive project, one that tells an interesting narrative story. If you’d like, include a title for the series of images you submit. (Examples: Youth, Rebellion, Riot! or A Fine Affair, or A Dangerous Game, or Falling for Faux Fur).  ICON Magazine reserves the right to change the title but will endeavor to have it refer to the title you chose, if possible.  Titles must adhere to the style of the magazine and cannot contain any offensive words. 
 
We DO NOT accept previously released images and they MUST BE EXCLUSIVE AND UNPUBLISHED. Please make sure to double check the spelling of all the names pertaining to the credit information. It will be published exactly as it is sent to us.
 
You must own the copyrights to the content and/or image(s) you are submitting. By submitting to ICON Magazine, you are providing us permission to crop, make basic edits and select from your submitted content.
 
If your editorial is selected for publication, we cannot guarantee the submission will be published. We do not guarantee that all or any photos accepted will be used. We do not pay for submissions. Any expense or cost incurred from your shoot is done so at your own risk and expense.
 
All submissions can be considered for our cover, however it is not guaranteed. We reserve the right to make last minute changes even though you might have been made aware you will be receiving a cover. We do not give out free copies of the magazine; this is purely based on cost. PURCHASE, DOWNLOAD AND VIEW your work at www.magcloud.com. We will provide the link on our Facebook page once the edition is released. Although we set a release date it can vary due to unforeseen circumstances. If we have to push back the release date, we will keep you notified to the best of our ability.
 
Please make sure all models are 18 years of age or older. If you/they are under 18 years of age, a general photographers release along with a minor parental consent release of liability form will need to be signed. Please note, it is your sole responsibility to know how old your models are and for turning in the minor parental consent release of liability form. You hereby attest that by submitting work for publication to ICON Magazine that you and all your featured models are in fact 18 years of age or older. You and your team members agree to hold harmless ICON Magazine, its owners, employees and/or acting agents. You and your team members agree to release all claims against ICON Magazine, even in the event of any negligence that should arise on the part of ICON Magazine.  Also, upon submission of materials for publicaton, you and all of your team members agree to forego all rights in your materials that may otherwise be protected by copyright or licenses. We take what we do here very seriously. We want to protect everyone who appears in or is involved with this magazine.
 
Thank you and best of luck!
 
ICON MAGAZINE, LLC

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About ICON Magazine
ICON Magazine is a luxury lifestyle fashion magazine focused on activism, philanthropy, and inspiring individuals. We interview and showcase the work of the finest talents in art, acting, photography, music and design while providing an ongoing stream of gorgeous editorial, fashion week behind-the-scenes and runway imagery.