Share a Story

Photos can be taken with a regular camera or cell phone.

Photos can be sent by email to marketing@holbrooktravel.com, using a file-sharing site like Dropbox, WeTransfer, or Google Drive, or tag us in your social media posts (@holbrooktravel).

Please include your name, the location, when the photos were taken, and a brief description.

Submit your video for a chance to be featured by Holbrook Travel on social media, our blog, or in an upcoming newsletter!

• Experiences in the field (e.g. kayaking, trying local food, hands-on learning – try to include people in these shots!)
• Wildlife (e.g. shots of plants and animals)
• Scenery (landscapes, cityscapes, excursion sites)
• Talking with a guide, local, or trip participant (please advise your subject that the video will be shared online and obtain video of them giving permission)
• Trip reflections with a participant (Tell us about your experience – why was the trip special? What did you learn?)

Your video might overlap categories, and that’s great too!  Feel free to get creative, but don’t worry about being slick and professional – our main interest is capturing authentic experiences in the field.

• Video clips should be no longer than 2 minutes in length.
• Smartphone footage is fine (preferably from a phone 2016 or later).
• If you are using your smartphone, please turn your phone horizontally to capture footage.
• Please try to get good audio and lighting – put the sun behind you, and if someone’s speaking, make sure to keep the camera close to them.
• Please pan slowly.
• Please use a stabilizing device/technique if you can – even if it’s just your elbows on a rail!
• We recommend that you not record while you’re walking on uneven surfaces, for your safety.
• Either edited video or raw footage is acceptable.
• Accepted file types: .mov, .wmv, .mp4, .avi

• If you prefer to use your own file sharing service, feel free to use that to send/share the files to marketing@holbrooktravel.com (Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google Drive, etc)
• If you do not have a way to transfer the files, please email marketing@holbrooktravel.com and we will send you an upload link.
• Please be sure to include your name in the name of your file, and additionally send the following info to marketing@holbrooktravel.com:
  • Your name and the name of the file
  • Your program title, destination, and dates

  • A brief anecdote or description (200 words or fewer) to accompany the video

     

• If you submit your video, we reserve the right to use it in any Holbrook promotional materials, raw or edited, on any of our media channels. You will be credited either in the video itself, or in 
  the accompanying text.
• All submissions must be taken on a Holbrook or Road Scholar program, or at Selva Verde Lodge.
• Your submission must be your own work.

We are officially accepting submissions for Holbrook Travel’s 2025 calendar!

Each year our calendar features photos displaying some of the highlights our travelers had. (See the 2024 images here.) We invite you to share your best photographs, past and present, from your journeys with us.

We urge you to take this opportunity to share your experiences with the Holbrook Travel community and the amazing insights that have arisen from them. In particular, we are seeking images that tell a story of what happened in that moment, what you were thinking, the emotions you experienced, and what impact the journey had.

Thank you in advance for your contributions. We look forward to helping you plan your next adventure!