"There will be some compensation"

Oh wait, she states she’s freelancing. This might translate into: I work for free. So why should photographers be compensated the right way, when I already gave away my work? Ha!

And you must remember sometimes people’s use of the glorious English language (esp. online) is awkward, the poster is possibly indicating that there’s a budget but depends on what the get and what they’ll be using. Admittedly this is looking at this with the strongest pair of bifocal optimists glasses.

Even if she picks your photo, you don’t have to license it unless you like the price. This is a common business practice…submit your goods and we’ll see if we would like them enough to place an order. I’m sure Maxim won’t run the photos without your agreeing to the compensation and license terms.

Personally, I’m glad she has given the LS community the potential opportunity to sell some images as opposed to going to an agency, where you would pay a hefty percentage of your revenue for their service. The persons picked might consider that in their pricing.