Links - Photography Groups

Useful Links for Photographers

The Royal Photographic Society is open to amateurs and professionals and as well as offering general membership benefits, it fosters contact with like-minded individuals through a variety of special interest groups. See: www.rps.org

Discover Photoworks
Photoworks is really interesting. They publish a regular magazine, commission new photography, curate exhibitions in the UK and abroad, provide opportunities for lots of different organisations, photographers, writers, etc. as well as publishing books, running seminars and lots more! Mainly focused on the Southeast region of the UK, there is nonetheless plenty here for everyone who loves or practices photography. See: www.photoworksuk.org

Photographic Directory Project
The Photographic Directory Project is a free, searchable, categorised, online directory of photography resources. Established in 2001, the Photography Directory Project has steadily grown and now features over 1800 photography websites. Definitely worth a look. See: www.photographydirectoryproject.com

BIPP
The British Institute of Professional Photography is the body giving official qualifications to pro photographers in this country. Members of BIPP get news of events, practical advice and support, discounts and other benefits.
See: www.bipp.com

PhotoLinks
This U.S. based photography portal lets shooters list their websites and network for free. Besides generating traffic for you, they offer tips and techniques, a Shop, and member fora. Quite a few U.K. listings already. Take a look at: www.photolinks.com

The Association of Photographers
The Association of Photographers (est. 1968) was created to protect the rights of photographers, establish best practice standards and promote photography. It offers support services like business management workshops, legal advice and a database of worldwide services. Plus AOP publishes “Images” magazine and sponsors some prestigious awards and educational events. There’s special stuff for students, too! Visit: http://hub.the-aop.org

www.photographersdirect.com
This library of stock images promotes itself as “Run by photographers for photographers” and it certainly helps individual shooters promote themselves well by adding newsletter mentions of their new projects, skills or specialisations. They say they have photographers on the ground worldwide waiting to help with unusual and urgent buyer needs.

www.swpp.co.uk
The SWPP (Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers) is definitely the professional association to join if you are involved in this type of work. Their website is full of good stuff for members, such as career advice, qualifications to pursue, jobs, monthly competitions, etc. Best of all, it includes links to all their Partner Associations. These include www.sinwp.com (Soc. Of Intl. Nature & Wildlife), www.sittp.com (Soc. Of Intl. Travel & Tourism) and www.sislp.com (Soc. Of Intl. Sport & leisure).

www.thebppa.com
The British Press Photographers’ Association does pretty much what it says on the tin. They promote high ethical and technical standards for professionals working on editorial/reportage subjects. And they represent the interests of members through lobbying, exhibiting their work and supporting a wide variety of photographic projects.

www.photographers.co.uk
A really useful portal if you are seeking work as a photographer; updated frequently, with real assignments on offer. Also a directory of suppliers, business services, listings of photo courses, camera clubs in various parts of the world. Tons more. Go for it!