Boulevard Artists

Boulevard Artists runs a members' community for commercial photographers and the creative staff who hire them, such as art buyers, producers, creative directors, photo editors and designers. It gives photographers ways to show their work to agencies and brands, and gives creatives a tool for keeping track of photographers.

What Boulevard Artists offers

• Creative dashboard: lets creative professionals build their own collections of photographers, sorted into folders by genre, location or past meetings.
• Portfolio reviews: sessions where photographers present work to creatives, with extra reviews for BLVDSelect members.
• Agency visits and virtual meetings: in-person visits to agencies in cities across the US and conference calls with creative directors and art producers.
• Artist promotion: weekly artist features, individual features and a custom marketing programme.
• Support network: freelance help with production, bidding, editing, design and marketing advice.

Customers and markets

Professional photographers at several membership levels, plus the advertising agencies and brands it visits, which include Leo Burnett, Nike, Publicis and TBWA/Chiat Day.

Key facts

• Select tier: BLVDSelect is invitation-only and capped at 50 members
• Membership: several levels based on how involved a member wants to be