The country’s leading non-profit advocate for commercial photographers. They organize events, negotiate benefits for their members, hold seminars, promote member’s work, organize photo contests, advocate for Artist’s Rights and Copyright. Their goal is to establish, endorse and promote professional practices, standards and ethics in the photographic community.

AIGA advocates for a greater understanding of the value of design and designers in government, business, and media. They inspire designers and the public by sharing the most exciting design work and engaging in thoughtful, provocative discussion on pressing issues. They aim to enhance professional development through enriching learning opportunities at all levels

ASMP’s core mission is to advocate, educate, and provide community for image makers — fostering thriving careers, a strong sense of professional ethics, and an unshakable belief in the power of images.

Artists Rights Society is a unique and inclusive alliance of forward-thinking visual artists who seek to actively participate in the broader economic and cultural vitality of their time. Founded in 1987, we harness our 30+ years of experience with the power and prestige of our 122,000-strong global collective in order to create exciting new projects and collaborations. ARS plays a vital role in protecting the intellectual property of artists, at a time when the ability to control the rights of their work is often challenged.

The AOP’s aim is to promote and protect the worth and standing of its members, to vigorously defend, educate and lobby for the interests and rights of all photographers, especially in the commercial photographic industry.

Founded in 1975, BAPLA is the UK trade association for picture libraries and agencies, now incorporating a broad and diverse membership, including: sole traders; major stock, production and news agencies; SMEs; cultural heritage industries and technology companies.

As the Center of the Picture Industry, CEPIC federates 400 picture agencies and photo libraries in 20 countries across Europe, both within and outside the European Union. It has affiliates in North America and Asia. CEPIC’s membership includes large and smaller stock photo libraries, major photo news agencies, art galleries and museums, video companies. CEPIC has among its members the big global players — such as Getty, Shutterstock or Reuters. Through this membership, CEPIC represents more than 250.000 authors in direct licensing. The annual CEPIC Congress extends CEPIC’s network on all five continents. It is the largest global gathering of the international photo community representing 90% of the market worldwide.

The Copyright Alliance is the unified voice of the copyright community, representing the interests of thousands of individual creators and organizations across the spectrum of copyright disciplines.

NPPA’s mission is to advocate for photographer rights and safety by providing workshops, seminars, and town halls, each with the intent of building community and amplifying voices. They offer 24/7 legal counsel helping members navigate legal issues that arise while covering news events and other First Amendment issues.

NANPA is a nonprofit membership association that helps North America-based nature photographers at all levels of experience grow as artists, citizen scientists, and entrepreneurs through education, networking, and advocacy. Together with their members, they advance conservation and foster ethical field practices for the long-term benefit of all.

The PLUS Coalition is an international nonprofit organization with a tightly focused mission: to simplify and facilitate the communication and management of image rights.

Organized by respected associations, leading companies, standards bodies, scholars and industry experts, the PLUS Coalition is operated by and for all communities involved in creating, distributing, using and preserving images. Spanning more than seventy countries, these diverse stakeholders have collaborated to develop both the PLUS Registry and a system of industry standards that together make it easier to communicate, understand and manage images.

The PPA is the world’s largest nonprofit photography association organized for professional photographers, by professional photographers, with 30,000 creative members in more than 50 countries.

Their mission is to create a vibrant community of successful professional photographers by providing education, resources and industry standards of excellence.

SPE is the leading forum for fostering understanding of photography in all its forms and related media. SPE engages its worldwide membership and affiliated communities through a range of supportive platforms including conferences, events, and publications.

Founded in 1901, the Society of Illustrators is the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of illustration in America.

The Society of Illustrators’ mission is to promote the art of illustration, to appreciate its history and evolving nature through exhibitions, lectures and education, and to contribute the service of its members to the welfare of the community at large.

WHNPA is dedicated to promoting, protecting and advancing the interests and intellectual property rights of its members which still consists of still and video photographers assigned to cover the White House and other news events in Washington and beyond.