Association of Photographers
- Association of Photographers
The Association of Photographers AOP [http://www.the-aop.org] , often referred to colloquially as the AOP The Association of Photographers, was formed in London, United Kingdom in 1968 as the Association of Fashion and Advertising Photographers by a small group of photographers (later joined by editorial photographers to become AFAEP). United by a common aim to challenge the then unreasonable demands of model agencies, it brought together professional photographers, to protect their rights and promote photography.
Constituted as a non-profit distributing trade association, today its membership exceeds 1,800 photographers [http://www.image-folio.com/] and photographic assistants [http://www.photo-assistants.com/] . It is also supported by photographers´ agents, printers, manufacturers and suppliers of photographic equipment. The AOP also has a number of affiliated colleges and plays a significant role in promoting, maintaining and developing relationships between all levels of higher and further education and the professional industry.
The AOP's principal aims have remained the same over the past 39 years and through its campaigning and education work has improved rights for all photographers and created a unique community of professionals. They negotiated reforms which led to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880048_en_1.htm] , as well as developing the widely accepted Standards of Practice, which afford photographers greater protection and ownership of their work; wrote ´Beyond the Lens´ [http://www.beyond-the-lens.com/] , the definitive guide to rights, ethics and business practice in professional photography; and created the AOP Awards [http://www.the-awards.com/] , the most prestigious accolade in the photographic industry in the United Kingdom. They also publish and support many web sites of interest to photographers, such as their Copyright4Clients web site. [http://www.copyright4clients.com/]
As well as the Awards, the AOP also organizes separate annual competitions for photographic assistants and students of photography, which are equally highly respected and well established.
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