Association of Photographers
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| Abbreviation | AOP |
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| Formation | 1968 |
| Legal status | Not-for-profit company |
| Purpose | Industry support for professional photographers, predominantly in the UK, although with overseas reach. |
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Region served | UK/Europe |
| Membership | Professional photographers, assisting photographers and associates |
Executive Officer | Isabelle Doran |
| Website | www |
The Association of Photographers (AOP) is a trade association for British and European professional photographers predominantly, but also has members based globally.
History
[edit]It was formed in London in 1968 as the Association of Fashion and Advertising Photographers[1] by a small group of photographers (later joined by editorial photographers to become AFAEP). United by a common aim to challenge the then unreasonable demands of model agencies, it brought together professional photographers in order to protect their rights and promote photography.
Structure
[edit]Constituted as a not-for-profit trade association, today its membership is around 3,000 members representing professional photographers, assisting photographers and image-makers. It is also supported by over 30 photographers' agents, alongside industry service-providers, printers, manufacturers and suppliers of photographic equipment. The AOP also has 32 affiliated courses at HE and FE level and plays a role in promoting, maintaining and developing relationships between all levels of higher and further education and the professional industry.
It has an administrative office (only) at 2nd Floor, 201 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4QG, United Kingdom. All staff work remotely across the UK.
Function
[edit]It negotiated the reforms which led to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as well as developed the AOP standards of practice, which afford photographers greater protection and control of their work; and wrote Beyond the Lens, the guide to rights, ethics and best business practice in professional photography.
The Association publishes information of particular interest to photographers concerned with their intellectual property rights and business practice.
Today, the Association is engaged with policy matters for photographers, image-makers, and related creative service providers, on issues affecting their livelihoods, which includes fair pay and contracts, enforcement of IP rights, such as copyright, and generative-AI.
Awards
[edit]It also created the AOP Awards,[2][3] an awards programme for AOP members,[4] It covers Professional, Assisting Photographer & Student photography. In addition, the AOP runs a competition that is open to all photographers.[5] All the winning images from each of the awards are published in a corresponding book and all images are exhibited at a London venue after the winners have been announced.
Publications
[edit]The AOP produces and publishes a book, titled Beyond the Lens.
Past presidents
[edit]Past Presidents of the Association of Photographers (the role was referred to as Chairman)
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References
[edit]- ^ "Association of Photographers awards - in pictures". The Guardian. 13 October 2017. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-08 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "See some of the most amazing photos taken over the last year". Evening Standard. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "In pictures: Association of Photographers Awards 2017". BBC News. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-08 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "The 15 best pictures from the Association of Photographers Awards". The Independent. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "Why enter the Association of Photographers' Open Awards?". British Journal of Photography. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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