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Here are a few thoughts on professional trade organization memberships. I'm John
Harrington.
For many years I've been members of a variety of different professional trade
organizations
and I strongly encourage you to consider each of them and in many cases all of
them.
Each different organization is doing something slightly different and is well
worth having your membership
in the organization. Whether it's the National Press Photographers Association
the White House News Photographer Association
the ASMP the American Society of Media Photographers or the APA American
Photographic Artists or even the PPofA Professional Photographers of America. They
all bring something to you and make your life better.
Whether it's discounts on equipment, discounts on
or access to health insurance,
professional listings on the internet so that you can be found and get assignments.
All of them are worthwhile and in fact at under a thousand dollars combined for
all of those trade organizations it should be an expense you're making
every year.
It's well worth it.