The Irish Professional Photographers Association is a non-profit association for professional
photographer
A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs.
Duties and types of photographe ...
s. In spite of the name, membership is not limited to
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
Purpose
The Irish Professional Photographers Association (IPPA) is the network for qualified professional photographers throughout Ireland, and beyond.
History
The IPPA was founded in 1949. As of 2019, it has over 350 members. It is a member of the
Federation of European Professional Photographers
The Federation of European Professional Photographers or Federation of European Photographers (FEP) is a nonprofit organization that organizes national professional photographers associations in the geographic area represented by the Council of Eu ...
and the World Council of Professional Photographers.
Award qualifications
*Fellowship (F.I.P.P.A)
*Associateship (A.I.P.P.A)
*Licentiateship (L.I.P.P.A)
Management Council
IPPA Management Council
President: Brendan Lyon, LIPPA
Regional Chairpersons
North & West:Kelvin Gillmor, AIPPA
South:Claire O'Rorke LIPPA
East:Dermot Byrne, AIPPA
Council Members:
Corin Bishop, AIPPA
Michael McLaughlin, AIPPA
John Ryan, AIPPA
Peter Gordon, AIPPA
Neil Warner, FIPPA
Tom Doherty, FIPPA
Charity work
The organisation runs an annual event
National Portrait Day (formerly Happy Faces Day) in March/April each year.
Since it first launched in 2006, National Portrait Day has raised almost €500,000 for its chosen charities. Each year, the IPPA have harnessed the goodwill and the photographic skills of its members for the benefit of Irish charities, and they have selected ISPCC as their charity of the year for 2014. You can have your picture taken at your local qualified IPPA photographer's studio or event location for a €25 donation.
References
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External links
Irish Professional Photographers Association (IPPA)
Irish photography organisations
Professional associations based in Ireland
1949 establishments in Ireland
Organizations established in 1949