Kōlab

For clubs, workshops, tours and brands

Give your photographers something to go and shoot.

Got a photo walk, workshop, trip or demo day coming up? We'll turn it into a Mission on Kōlab, with a brief, a QR code to join and one place for every shot, full size.

See it with your community's name on it

Mission

Birds in Motion

Mission Completed

hbpekcan
Photograph by Batur Pekcan

Shot Recipe

1/2500s · ƒ/9 · ISO 1000 · 800mm

Your community · Birds in Motionkolab.social
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Scan to join the Mission

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Already happening on Kōlab

shots added to one Mission

Aviation Photography Workshop: Live!, run by COAP

How it works

You bring the photographers. We'll set up the Mission.

Tell us the day

Send us the date, the place and what you'd love your photographers to shoot. We'll write the brief and set it all up, normally in about half an hour.

Your communityExample
211 shots

Birds in Motion

Speed on! 🦅 This Wildlife Mission is about showing birds mid-flight...

Share one code

Print the QR code, pop it on a slide or drop it in the group chat. One scan and they're in, app or no app.

Your communityKōlab

Birds in Motion

Scan to join the Mission

Your community

Birds in Motion

Speed on! 🦅 This Wildlife Mission is about showing birds mid-flight...

Join the Mission

Everyone adds their shots

Full size, never cropped, all on one page. No more hunting through the group chat for the good ones!

Photograph by Hans Scholtens
Photograph by İbrahim Efe Gökçen
Photograph by Hriday Amrutiya
Photograph by Dave Andrews
Photograph by Bryan Franz
Photograph by Batur Pekcan
Photograph by Batur Pekcan
Photograph by Allan Moir
Photograph by Vashisht Bhatia

Real shots from this Mission

@ghanzer added a shot to Birds in Motion

See how every shot was made

The Shot Recipe shows the settings on every shot, so everyone can see how the best ones were taken.

Photograph by Batur Pekcan

Batur Pekcan

Birds in Motion

Shot Recipe

1/3200s · ƒ/4 · ISO 400 · 600mm

Canon EOS R6m2 · Canon RF600mm F4 L IS USM

Your communityExample
211 shots

Birds in Motion

Speed on! 🦅 This Wildlife Mission is about showing birds mid-flight...

The bit that grows your group

When your photographers share their shots, more photographers find you.

Everyone can post their shot to social media with the Shot Recipe on it, and pick up a card for finishing your Mission. Your name goes out with every one.

YCKōlab
Your community
Shoot the MissionYour photographers go out and shoot
Add it to KōlabEvery shot lands in one place
Share the resultsTheir shots go out to social media
New photographers joinTheir followers come to you

Who it's for

Missions work for anyone who gets photographers out together.

Photograph by Can Karayel

Clubs and photo walks

A monthly walk, a club trip or a theme for the season. One brief, one place for all the shots.

Can Karayel

Photograph by Daniel Camps

Workshops and tours

Set a brief for the day and see what everyone made of it once they've edited.

Daniel Camps

Photograph by Mark Sutherland

Brands

A demo day or a lens to try. Give photographers something to shoot with it.

Mark Sutherland

Photograph by Alistair McGarva

Online groups

No venue needed. Pick a theme and a closing date, and everyone shoots it wherever they are.

Alistair McGarva

Already on Kōlab

Missions groups are already running on Kōlab.

Fancy it?

Let's set up your first Mission.

Tell us your idea for a Mission on Kōlab, even a rough one, and we'll help shape the brief and set it all up.

or write to support@kolab.social

  • Set up in about half an hour
  • Free for clubs and not-for-profits
  • Works on iPhone, Android and the web

Good questions

What communities ask us before they start.

What does it cost?

Every photographer is free on Kōlab. If your group isn't run for profit, it's free for you too. If you're a business, like workshops, tours or a brand, get in touch and we'll work out something fair.

Do my members have to leave our group chat?

Not at all. Keep the chat, the Facebook group or whatever already works. Kōlab is just where the shots go.

Does everyone need the app?

No. Kōlab works in the browser as well as on iPhone and Android, so photographers can scan the code and join without downloading anything.

Can it be just for our group?

Yes. Make the Mission invite only and only photographers with your code can add shots to it. Or leave it open and let anyone on Kōlab join in.

Who owns the shots?

The photographers do, always. Nothing gets cropped, they can delete anything whenever they like, and we'll never use their shots to train generative AI or sell or license them to anyone else.