Professional Organizations

Introduction
There are a number of professional photography organizations. Some are world-wide organizations while others are limited to specific countries and regions. This page contains a listing of organizations around the world that support photographers.

North America

• PLUS - Picture Licensing Universal System
• American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
• Editorial Photographers (EP)
• National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
• Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
• American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP)
• Advertising Photographers of America (APA)
• Stock Artists Alliance (SAA)
• Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC)

Europe

• British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA)
• United Kingdom Editorial Photographers (EPUK)
• The British Press Photographers Association (BPPA)
• Bundesverband der Pressebildagenturen und Bildarchive
  (German Association of Press Picture Agencies and Picture Libraries) (BVPA)
• Coordination of European Picture Agencies and Libraries (CEPIC)
• Associazione Nazionale Fotografi Professionisti (Italy's National Association of Professional Photographers)

Australia

• Advertising, Commercial and Magazine Photographers of Australia (ACMP)

Middle East

• Professional Photographers of Israel

If you know of other professional photography organizations that would benefit music photographers, please send information or web link to Walter or Will and they can add it to the list above.