Professional Organizations / Electronic Bulletin Boards

Association of Independent Architectural Photographers www.aiap.net Provides business and professional resources, which allow each member to refine and improve his or her business.

Association of Photographers – October (date tbc). The AOP brings professional photographers together, protecting their rights and promoting photography. http://hub.the-aop.org/

Advertising Photographers of America, APA PO Box 725146, Atlanta, GA 31139/ Phone: 800-272-6264 x12, fax: 888-889-7190/ http://www.apanational.org

APAdigital http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/APAdigital/ APAdigital is a network of advertising and stock photographers wishing to discuss self-contained digital capture

APAnet http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/APAnet
APAnet is a professional discussion group open to topics directly related to the business of advertising photography, sponsored by Advertising Photographers of America. Participation is open to both APA members and non-members alike

American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)- multiple addresses listed/ 150 North Second Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 / 215-451-ASMP (2767) http://www.asmp.org/

ASMPproAdvice http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPproAdvice/ ASMPproAdvice is a place where students and emerging photographers can discuss issues and seek answers to questions related to commercial photography from established, experienced working professionals.

The American Society of Media Photographers’ Strictly Business Blog provides a forum to encourage the development of critical skills and to foster new ideas. Our goal is an informed and savvy professional photography community. http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/

American Society of Picture Professionals / professional networking and educational opportunities for people who create, edit, research, license, manage or publish pictures http://www.aspp.com/

Associated Press Photo Managers (APPM), is open to management or leadership level people responsible for overseeing photography at their publications. The purpose of APPM is to provide photo managers a forum for sharing information and to provide multi-tiered training designed to improve leadership and communication skills. http://www.apphotomanagers.org/

Association of Independent Architectural Photographers (AIAP) at www.aiap.net

Editorial Photographers, Educate photographers about business issues and in the process raise the level of business practices in the profession / Editorial Photographers / P.O. Box 591811 San Francisco, CA 94159-1811 http://www.editorialphoto.com

Editorial Photo http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/editorialphoto/ Business issues for editorial photographers

National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) 3200 Croasdaile Dr, Suite #306, Durham NC 27705/ 919/383-7246 fx: 919/383-7261 http://www.nppa.org/

New Media Journalism (105 sites dedicated to New Media Journalism) http://journalismdegree.org/new-media/

North American Nature Photography Association http://www.nanpa.org/

Photographic Society of America 1090 Executive Way, Des Plaines IL 60018 Ph: 708/299-8161 http://www.psa-photo.org

Picture Agency Council of America P.O. Box 308, Northfield, MN 55057-0308 507-645-6988

Professional Photographers of America, Inc 229 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303 / 800 786-6277 http://www.ppa.com

Society of Photographers and Artists Representatives / 630 9th Ave, suite 707, NY, NY, 10036 / info@spar.org http://www.spar.org

Society for Photographic Education National Office / 2530 Superior Avenue, #403 / Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone 216 622 2733 / Fax 216 622 2712 / email- membership@spenational.org / www.spenational.org

Sports Shooter is a site with various information on sports photography. http://www.sportsshooter.com/

Stock Photo http://www.stockphoto.net/ An extensive resource for stock photography buyers, professional stock photographers, photographic libraries, and anyone else interested in the stock photography industry

Stockphoto Network http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/STOCKPHOTO/

Wedding Photojournalist Association / (WPJA) is a professional organization composed of photojournalists and wedding photographers from around the world. Great place to see incredible human stories and photojournalism http://www.wpja.com/

Wedding and Portrait Photographers International http://www.wppinow.com

Women in Photography (WIP) http://www.womeninphotography.org/

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