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Sports photography refers to the genre of photography that covers all types of sports. In the majority of cases, professional sports photography is a branch of photojournalism, while amateur sports photography, such as photos of children playing association football, is a branch of vernacular photography. The main application of professional ...
PAA offered the Directory of Professional Photography, which first appeared in 1938, and the degree program, which awarded its first Master of Photography degree in 1939. [citation needed] The organization changed its name to Professional Photographers of America, Inc. in 1958 to distinguish the association from amateur photography organizations.
The National Photographic Association of the United States (1868–1880) formed "for the purpose of elevating and advancing the art of photography, and for the protection and furthering the interests of those who make their living by it." [1] In particular, the group organized initially to prevent "the reissue of the ... ambrotype patent." [2]
Photographer's Association of California: English: US: Monthly: 1900–1942: Ceased (absorbed in American Photography) Magazine Camera Mainichi: Mainichi Shinbun-sha: Japanese: Japan: Monthly: 1954–1985 [15] Ceased: Magazine Camera Notes: Camera Club of New York: English: US: Quarterly: 1897–1903: Ceased (merged into American Photography ...
In the fall of 1944, some two dozen New York photographers formed the Society of Magazine Photographers or SMP. Within a few months, though, they had to change the name to American Society of Magazine Photographers because the acronym SMP was already being used by another organization. (In 1992, recognizing that it had grown far beyond the ...
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.
Photography companies of the United States (2 C, 75 P) Photography museums and galleries in the United States (45 P) Pages in category "American photography organizations"
Until 1968 Tony Duffy was an accountant and part-time photographer who shot track and field athletics in his spare time. He paid for himself to go to the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. At the 1968 Olympic Games, Bob Beamon broke the World Record in the Long Jump with a leap of 8m 90 or 29 ft 2½ inches.