Useful Links
- Advertising and Illustrative Photographers Association (AIPA) an association that promotes and cultivate public interest in photography both as a communication art and as a medium of expression.
- Advertising Photographers of America champions and speak as one common voice for advertising photographers and image makers to the advertising industry in the United States and the World.
- American Society of Media Photographers resource for community, culture, commerce and publications relating to publication photography.
- Association of Photographers brings professional photographers together, protecting their rights and promoting photography.
- Australian Commercial and Media Photographers (ACMP): established in 1991, acts as a united voice for Australian professional working photographers.
- Black and White Spider Awards an organization for the advancement of black and white photography.
- Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustration in Communications 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.
- Digital Photography Review independent resource dedicated to the provision of news, reviews and information about Digital Photography and Digital Imaging.
- Editorial Photographers non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and profitability of editorial photography.
- International Publication for Fine-Art Photography Books
- New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography qualifying body for professional imagemakers in NZ, and has over 300 members nationwide across two divisions: Commercial and Wedding/Portrait.
- Photo District News an award-winning monthly magazine for the professional photographer, has been covering the professional photographic industry for over two decades.
- Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) A worldwide Coalition of leading companies, respected associations, and industry experts have joined this unprecedented non-profit mandate to clearly define and standardize the core aspects of image licensing and its management
- Stock Artists Alliance an international organization of photographers who produce images for rights-protected license.
- Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines these guidelines aim to clarify issues affecting accurate reproduction and management of digital image files.
- World Intellectual Property Organization an organisation dedicated to helping creators and owners of IP gain global protection.