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Photographic Resources for San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond since 1996

Associations and Organizations
(local and national)

Camera Clubs

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(Photography laws, Copyright information)

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American Institute of Graphic Arts
aiga.org
450 Irwin St., SF
(415)  626-6008

APA
(Advertising Photographers of America)
apasf.com
560 Fourth St., San Francisco, San Francisco
(415)  882-9780 (415)  882-9781 F

ASMP
(American Society of Media Photographers)
asmpnorcal.org
Northern California Chapter
(415)  777-1070
(415)  882-9781 F

ASMP national
(American Society of Media Photographers)
http://www.asmp.org/

ProArts
proartsgallery.org
East Bay artist organization
Jack London Square, Oakland
(510) 763-4361

Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area
ppgba.org
P.O. Box F, San mateo, Ca. 94402-0018

Photo Alliance
photoalliance.org
This Fall marks the beginning of our fifth year of programming.
Since our start in 2002 we have presented more than 80 artists in a varied and engaged set of programs that have included workshops, lectures, portfolio reviews, exhibitions, and like-minded gatherings.
While our geographic location places us in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, our alliances and desire for furthering the dialog around contemporary photography stretches to wherever those conversations may be had.
Won't you join in?

Evidence Photographers International Council
epic-photo.org
600 MAIN STREET
HONESDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 18431 USA
1-800-356-3742

National Press Photographers
nppa.org
The National Press Photographers Association is dedicated to the advancement of photojournalism, its creation, editing and distribution, in all news media. NPPA encourages photojournalists to reflect high standards of quality in their professional performance and in their personal code of ethics. NPPA vigorously promotes freedom of the press in all its forms. To this end, NPPA provides continuing educational programs and fraternalism without bias, as we support and acknowledge the best the profession has to offer.
Our members include still and television photographers, editors, students and representatives of businesses that serve the photojournalism industry. As of the Fall of 2003, NPPA had over 8,000 paid professional members, about 1,500 paid student members, and nearly 500 life members--bringing the total membership to just over 10,000.

Visual Resources Association
vraweb.org
The Visual Resources Association is a multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to furthering research and education in the field of image management within the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial environments. The Association is committed to providing leadership in the visual resources field, developing and advocating standards, and offering educational tools and opportunities for the benefit of the community at large. The VRA implements these goals through publication programs and educational activities.
The Association offers a forum for issues of vital concern to the field, including: preservation of and access to digital and analog images of visual culture; cataloging and classification standards and practices; integration of technology-based instruction and research; intellectual property policy; and other topics of interest to the field.
Through collaboration, partnership, and outreach with the broader information management and educational communities, the Association actively supports the primacy of visual information in documenting and understanding humanity's shared cultural experience.

Editorial Photographer
editorialphoto.com/
EP is a California-registered 501c(6) "mutual benefit" organization. As such, we have volunteer Board members who are charged with carrying out the responsibilities of such an organization as required by California law. In addition, EP Board members discuss and vote on the direction and focus of the group, act as liaisons between the various trade organizations and working groups, often act as point people when issues critical to photographers arise, and serve as heads of committees charged with various organizational tasks such as education, membership, web content, and fundraising. Daily business is conducted in cyberspace and through periodic conference calls.....whew!

Editorial Photographer UK
.epuk.org/

Picture Archive Council of America
.pacaoffice.org/
“To foster and protect the interests of the picture archive
community through advocacy, education and communication.”

NANPA
(North American Nature Photography Association)
nanpa.org
"NANPA promotes the art and science of nature photography as a medium of communication for nature appreciation and environmental protection. NANPA provides education and inspiration, gathers and disseminates information, and develops standards for all persons interested in the field of nature photography. NANPA fosters professionalism and ethical conduct in all aspects of our endeavors.

Visual Resources Association
vraweb.org/

Women In Photography International
womeninphotography.org

International Freelance Photographers Organization
aipress.com/

International Association of Panoramic Photographers
panphoto.com/

The Royal Photographic Society
rps.org

Photographic Society of America
psa-photo.org/

Wedding Photojournalists Association
wpja.com

Profotos.com
extensive list of national and international photographer organizations

North American Nature photography Association
nanpa.org/
NANPA, the North American Nature Photography Association, is the first and only association in North America committed solely to serving the field of nature photography.
Mission:
"NANPA promotes the art and science of nature photography as a medium of communication for nature appreciation and environmental protection. NANPA provides education and inspiration, gathers and disseminates information, and develops standards for all persons interested in the field of nature photography. NANPA fosters professionalism and ethical conduct in all aspects of our endeavors."

NANPA was designed to be for nature photography, not restricted to photographers. Membership is open to anyone interested in photography of nature and the environment, including professional and serious photographers, editors and publishers, educators, students and corporations.

Blue Earth Alliance
blueearth.org/
The link between compelling documentary photography and our collective motivation to change attitudes, behavior, even policies – is strong.
Eddie Adams’s Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of a Vietcong execution in Saigon forever changed how the world viewed the Vietnam War. Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado’s images of the impoverished portray human life with fresh dignity and compassion.
Maintaining this link is central to the mission of Blue Earth Alliance.
Through our support of Photography that Makes a Difference, Blue Earth Alliance has helped raise almost a million dollars for important issues often overlooked by traditional media--The Arctic. Global warming. The loss of open space in Los Angeles. Racism suffered by farmers. Disappearing traditions of New England fishermen. The role of grandmothers in AIDS-ravaged Africa.
Our sponsored projects have been at the forefront of issues affecting contemporary society—John Trotter’s No Agua, No Vida investigates the Southwest’s limited water resources; Perry Dilbeck’s Truck Farmers: The Last Harvest chronicles the loss of independent farming; and Florian Schultz’s Yellowstone to Yukon promotes the unification of animal migration routes and habitats across international borders.
We work closely with our selected photographers to offer resources and support including:
Non-profit, fiscal sponsorship for fundraising
Grant-writing consultation
Marketing and PR expertise
Contacts for publishers, galleries and museums
Technical resources like Shooting From the Heart, a BEA-published instructional book for personal projects
Experienced Advisory Board to answer questions and provide guidance
Our projects are featured in books such as The Living Wild by Art Wolfe, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by Subhankar Banerjee, and Life on Earth: A Journey Through Time by Frans Lanting. The organization has seen more than a dozen books published, including titles by Blue Earth Alliance co-founders Natalie Fobes and Phil Borges.

international league of conservation photographers
ilcp.com/
• To use the power of photography to help educate the world community and to further conservation goals.
• To create compelling and informed images and to develop visually based campaigns to promote conservation issues.
• To facilitate the connection of photography with environmental, scientific, cultural media, governmental, religious and educational resources.
• To be a virtual clearinghouse of information for members.
• To develop a code of conduct for photographers.
• To promote business practices that demand truth in and high ethical standards in captioning and manipulation.
• To encourage conservation education
• To encourage an ethnically and geographically diverse membership.
• To attract fellowships and grants to support young photographers or photographers with innovative ideas to promote conservation.

Nature Photographers
naturephotographers.net/index.html
Nature Photographers Online Magazine is the official website of the Nature Photographers Network™, an international cooperative network of amateur and professional photographers dedicated to the art and technique of nature, wildlife and landscape photography. Learn more about NPN

Photochrome camera club
photochrome.org
San Francisco’s Longest Standing Photography Club

Northern California Council of Camera Clubs Website
n4c
N4C is the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs, and is the governing body for over a dozen San Francisco Bay Area Camera Clubs. N4C collects slides, electronic images and prints from each club monthly and has judged competitions with awards going to first through fifth place in each category. Each local camera club has its own monthly judged competitions in several categories with winners from these categories that go to N4C for judge competition among all the other clubs. Each year N4C has an Annual Banquet along with its annual competition of judged winners form each category (the best of the best for the year).
Your invited to join a local camera club and join in on the fun, learning experience, field trips, seminars, and camaraderie amount fellow photographers in your area. Take your photography to the next level.

Photography Laws
photolaws
The materials offered on and through this website are provided for informational purposes only, and are believed to be accurate, but are not intended to be and should not be considered or relied upon as legal advice regarding any specific topic or matter. Further, the information contained herein does not reflect the legal opinions of Photography Bay or its authors and is not intended to be a solicitation or to render legal advice. If you think you have a legal issue regarding photography or your rights as a photographer, seek the advice of an experienced licensed attorney in the jurisdiction in which you live.

California Lawyers for the Arts
calawyersforthearts.org
California Lawyers for the Arts is a statewide non-profit organization which provides legal and business services for artists and organizations. Services include: lawyer referrals, alternative dispute resolution counseling, educational programs, publications and a resource library for artists of all disciplines. Special programs include the Arts Arbitration and Mediation Services which provides economical and confidential alternatives to litigation, such as mediation, arbitration and neutral conciliation. We also work to resolve interstate disputes through Arts Resolution Services, a national network of arts mediation programs. Fees are based on a sliding scale. Another program coordinated by C.L.A. is ArtHouse, a joint program of C.L.A. and the San Francisco Art Commission, which provides resources, referrals, technical assistance and workshops related to artist's live/work studio space, and cultural facilities development, with an additional focus on military base conversion and the arts. ArtHouse provides a 24-hour voice mail subscriber service of available live/work and studio space in the Bay Area.

San Francisco   Fort Mason Center Bldg, C, Rm. 255
(415) 775-7200  (415) 775-1143 fax

Oakland 1221 Broadway St., Suite 834
(510) 444-6351

Sacramento 926 J St., Suite 811
(916) 442-6210  (916) 442-6281 fax

Artist Copyright Information
art-support.org

U.S. Copyright website
copyright.gov

Find Legal Forms
findlegalforms

Aperture Book Center
aperture.org
20 E. 23rd St. New York City
(212) 505-5555

Adolph Gasser, Inc.
gassers.com
181 Second St., San Francisco
(415) 495-3852  

photo-eye (Books & Prints)
photoeye.com
376 Garcia St., Santa Fe., NM
800-227-6941

SF Camerawork
sfcamerawork.org/bookstore.
657 Mission Street
Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-4104
415 512 2020

Taschen Books
taschen.de
A fantastic selection of photography and art related publications.

Walter Adams
walteradamsframing.com/
4 locations in San Francisco

Holton Studio Frame-makers
holtonframes.com/
5510 Doyle Street No. 2
Emeryville, CA (Google map)
Across the street from the Doyle St. Cafe

PictureFramer.com
Northern California Frame Shops and Galleries

Fast Frame
.fastframe.com
11 bay area locations

Boskos Picture Framing
6038 College Ave., Oakland
(510) 655-3966

Cheap Petes
cheappetes.com/  
(4 Bay Area locations)
4729 Geary St., San Francisco
(415) 221-4720

Frame-O-Rama
frame-o-rama.com/
1940 Polk St., San Francisco
(415) 441-3636
Frame it yourself.
check website for 4 bay area locations.

Sterling Art Services
teart.com/
42 Norfolk St., San Francisco
(415) 863-5800 / (415) 863-5845 F

Berkeley Art Museum
bampfa.berkeley.edu
2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
(510) 642-0808

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
ybca.org
701 Mission St., San Francisco
(415) 978-2787

Center for Photographic Art
photography.org
San Carlos & Ninth Ave., Carmel
(831) 625-5181

Fraenkel Gallery
fraenkelgallery.com
49 Geary St., San Francisco
(415) 981-2661

Stephen Johnson Photography
sjphoto.com
580 Crespi Dr. #580, Pacifica
(650) 355-7507

Koch Gallery
kochgallery.com
49 Geary St., San Francisco
(415) 421-0122

Monterey Museum
montereyart.org
559 Pacific St., Monterey
(831) 372-7591

Scott Nichols
scottnicholsgallery.com
49 Geary St., San Francisco
(415) 788-4641

Oakland Museum of California
museumca.org
1000 Oak St., Oakland
(510) 238-2200

Photocentral
photocentral.org
1099 E. St., Hayward
(510) 881-6700

Photographers' Gallery
photographersgallery.com
536 Ramona St., Palo Alto
(650) 328-0662

Photography West
photographywest.com
Ocean Ave. at Dolores St., Carmel
(831) 625-1587

Photolab
photolaboratory.com
2235 Fifth St., Berkeley
(510) 644-1400

Pacific Grove Art Center
pgartcenter.org
568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove
(831) 375-2208

San Jose Museum of Art
sjmusart.org
110 S. Market St., San Jose
(408) 294-2787

Stanford University Art Gallery
museum.stanford.edu
Serra St./Hoover Tower, Palo Alto
(650) 723-2842

SF Camera Work
sfcamerawork.org
1246 Folsom St., San Francisco
(415) 863-1001

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
sfmoma.org
151 Third St., San Francisco
(415) 357-4000

Tech Museum of Innovation
thetech.org
201 S. Market St., San Jose
(408) 294-TECH

Weston Gallery
westongallery.com
6th Ave. near Lincoln St., Carmel
(831) 624-4453

Barry Singer Gallery
singergallery.com
(707) 781-3200
11 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, CA

Photography in New York / International
photography-guide.com