American Photographic Artists Membership Surpasses 2,000 Members

May 10, 2012 – ATLANTA, GA

American Photographic Artists (APA) announced today membership increased by 35% in the past three years (www.apanational.com). Recent years have been challenging times for the professional photographer, with the economic problems and the technology changes that challenge how photographic images are used. Since fine art and commercial photographers now need more [...]

The Maurio, the Merrier!

Agency Access has welcomed another skilled photography industry veteran into the fold: Longtime photo editor and producer Andrea Maurio has joined the Agency Access team as the newest Campaign Manager Pro consultant.

Boasting nearly two decades of professional experience (including editing and producing stints at some of the country’s most popular and prestigious publications, including Maxim, [...]

FoundForward launches to promote 15 top trendsetting images

FoundFolios has launched an awesome new series called FoundForward Collections – every month, they choose a visual trend that’s currently hot in the industry (past months include Edgy Fashion and Rustic Food) and promote 15 images that embody the trend.

Every month’s winning 15 artists are promoted to over 20,000 creatives by email and featured permanently [...]

APA Plays Important Role at Intellectual Property Small Claims Roundtable

May 16, 2012 – WASHINGTON, D.C.

American Photographic Artists has been a defender of intellectual property rights for the professional photographer since our photography association’s inception. With our country’s complex system of litigation and the high costs of intellectual property lawyers, APA strives to lead and attend frequent discussions and talks for pro photographers on copyrights [...]

New Guide: What Buyers Want from Photographers: 2012 Survey

American Photographic Artists sponsors PhotoShelter and Agency Access have partnered together to survey over 1,000 image buyers, photo buyers, and other creatives worldwide to find out what they want – and what they really don’t want – from photographers. The 2012 Survey: What Buyers Want from Photographers is packed with key insights to help photographers [...]

Risk Exposure - How protected are you?

Imagine this scenario: Your shoot is going well.  The client loves your work, your team collaborates like a well-oiled machine and than this: An elderly woman trips over your gear during a location shoot and lands in the hospital with a broken hip?  Or, your 6-year-old talent accidentally touches a hot light and becomes injured [...]

APA VP Michael Grecco Awarded International Photography Honor at United Nations

May 21, 2012 – NEW YORK, NY – American Photographic Artists is proud to announce APA National VP and the Chair of the APA Advocacy/Activism Committee Michael Grecco is a recipient of the 2012 IPC Professional Photographer Leadership Award. The awards were presented by the International Photographic Council (IPC), a non-governmental organization (NGO) of the [...]

APA attends the Copyright Alliance 5th Anniversary celebration

On Thursday, May 18, 2012 the Copyright Alliance celebrated its 5th anniversary.  The day included a luncheon to honor the CA’s Legal Advisory Board and a discussion of the 2012 goals.  Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Bob Goodlatee (R_VA) were guest speakers.

Later in the afternoon the Alliance held the Connecting Creators: Telling Our Story [...]

APA Announces 1st Annual Short Video Contest Winners

ATLANTA, GA. –April 26, 2012

The results are in!  The 1st Annual American Photographic Artists Members Short Video Contest judges made their selections, awarding over $19,000 in cash and photography gear.  David Clifford won ‘Best Overall’ for his video about ice climber Sam Elias, and Sky Bergman won the ‘Rockin’ It Peoples Choice’ award for her [...]

SearchAPA - How It Works For You - May 2012

American Photographic Artists’ find a photographer tool, SearchAPA, is marketed to the top creatives in the world.  Each month APA sends a promotion to over 10,000 art directors and art buyers.  The image selected for May is by Steve Grubman, the 1st Place Landscape winner from The APA [...]