National Press Photographers Association

National Press Photographers Association is a U.S.-based organization focused on promoting photojournalism.

National Press Photographers Association is a U.S.-based organization focused on promoting photojournalism. The members off NPPA include still and television photographers, editors, students, and representatives of businesses that serve the photojournalism industry. The NPPA holds annual competitions as well as several quarterly contests, seminars, and workshops designed to stimulate personal growth in its members. It utilizes a mentor program which offers its members the opportunity to establish a relationship with a veteran NPPA member and learn from them. The organization also offers a critique service, a job bank, an online discussion board, and various member benefits. NPPA was incorporated on October 3, 1947, and is based in Durham, North Carolina.