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Need advice about photography? Looking for fellow photographers for feedback? Hunting for those educational resources your need to bring out the best in you and your work? Want somewhere to showcase your talent? Perhaps you’re just not sure of your contract and you want to make sure you’re not signing your rights away?
Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Follow the links below to find just the resources and expertise you need*.
GUILDS & ASSOCIATIONS
The Association of Photographers (AOP): The Association brings together professional photographers, protecting their rights and promoting photography with their awards. They also offer information services, education programmes, exhibitions and publications to support these activities. www.the-aop.org
British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP): The premier qualifying body for professional image makers in the UK, with members across the world covering every discipline of photography from aerial to underwater. www.bipp.com
Royal Photographic Society (RPS): The RPS promotes the art and science of photgraphy throughout the UK with exhibtions, workshops and much more. www.rps.org
Master Photographers Association: The UK’s only organisation for full time, qualified and professional photographers. The MPA offers members a variety of benefits, including education qualifications, informative regional meetings, national seminars, business building promotions and marketing support. www.thempa.com
Canadian Association of Photographers & Illustrators (CAPIC): A national, not-for-profit association dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the rights and interests of photographers, illustrators and recently, digital artists, working in the communications industry. www.capic.org
Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association (AIPA): New Zealand’s own society for professional lensers, aiming to encourage continuous development and excellence in professional photography in New Zealand both by photographers and the users of photography. www.aipa.org.nz
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP): The leading trade association in the USA for photographers who photograph primarily for publication. ASMP promotes photographers’ rights, educates photographers in better business practices, produces business publications for photographers and helps buyers find professional photographers. www.asmp.org
Australian Photographic Society (ASP): Australia’s own national photographic organisation that coordinates all facets of photography. It offers to its members extensive services that are specifically designed to improve their photography and photographic skills. Membership is open to all whether they be International exhibitor or beginner. members.optushome.com.au/ausclubs
British Association of Picture Libraries & Agencies (BAPLA): www.bapla.org.uk
Design and Artists Copyright Society: Promoting and protecting the copyright and related rights of artists and visual creators in the UK and worldwide, DACS offers licensing services for consumers and collections schemes on behalf of visual creators. www.dacs.org.uk
RESOURCES
The Creative Handbook: Online directory packed with services, photographers, artists, illustrators, and picture libraries. www.chb.com
Bureau of Freelance Photographers: Helps freelance and aspiring freelance photographers to sell their pictures, offering market leads, an annual 250-page Market Handbook, an advisory service and other benefits. www.thebfp.com
CONTACT: The online incarnarnation of the CONTACT annual directory for photographers and illustrators in Europe the European equivalent of the US Showcase or the Black Book, but with a distinctly UK accent. www.contact-uk.com
Arts Council of England: A development agency for the arts, with a vision is to promote the arts at the heart of national life, reflecting England’s rich and diverse cultural identity. www.artscouncil.org.uk
Scottish Arts Council: The lead body for the funding, development and advocacy of the arts in Scotland, promoting the arts within and for Scotland’s cultural identity. www.scottisharts.org.uk
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