Photographers & Media

PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEOGRAPHY, MEDIA, NEWS OUTLETS & PRINT PUBLICATIONS:

ABSOLUTELY NO PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEOGRAPHY IS ALLOWED ON PROPERTY UNLESS PROVIDED BY THE OFFICIAL SHOW MEDIA OR APPROVED BY GSEC MANAGEMENT.

If you are the official show photographer for a non-Great Southwest Show, the show management you are working for must have you on their staff list.

• Private potographers/videographers are NOT permitted at ANY shows at anytime (pre or post-COVID).
• SOLICITING AND SELLING PHOTOS/VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICE. This including soliciting and selling photos or videos or custom edits taken with a camera or a phone camera. This includes all ages, whether you consider yourself professional, amateur or a hobby photographer/videographer. If you solicit, sell or conduct business on GSWEC showgrounds, you are considered a PROFESSIONAL.
• Video mash up edits & photo edits from footage not filmed or taken by you is illegal and could result in legal charges by the videographer/photographer who owns the footage.
• Private sessions, photo shoots and/or video shoots are not permitted at anytime without the approval of the Great Southwest Equestrian Center management office.
• Approval by other approved show photographers is not valid.

If you have any questions, please contact Lauryn Sanford, Director of Sponsorships & Marketing at 281-578-7669.

Great Southwest Equestrian Center is private property and has the right to remove anyone not adhering to our rules. Great Southwest Equestrian Center reserves the right to make changes to this policy at any time.

For a list of approved media, please see below.