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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]The AOP produces and publishes a book, titled Beyond the Lens.
Past presidents
[edit | edit source]Past Presidents of the Association of Photographers (the role was referred to as Chairman)
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External links
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