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| NPPA (1946-present) | |
| Founded | 1946 United States |
| Headquarters | Athens, Georgia, United States |
| Website | nppa.org |
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is an American professional association made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field. Founded in 1946, the organization is based in at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. The NPPA places emphasis on photojournalism, or journalism that presents a story through the use of photographs or moving pictures. The NPPA holds annual competitions as well as several quarterly contests, seminars, and workshops designed to stimulate personal growth in its members. It utilizes a mentor program which offers its members the opportunity to establish a relationship with a veteran NPPA member and learn from them. The organization also offers a critique service, a job bank, an online discussion board, and various member benefits.
Their members include still and television photographers, editors, students and representatives of businesses that serve the photojournalism industry. As of 2017[update], NPPA had total membership at just over 6,000.
Members of NPPA abide by a strict code of ethics.[1]
- ^ "NPPA Code of Ethics". National Press Photographers Association. Retrieved 4 Jul 2015.