The National Press Photographers Association
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We are excited to announce an opportunity to connect with photography editors and decision-makers in a members-only event!
Follow the link below to learn more and sign up!
nppa.org/events/14
Follow the link below to learn more and sign up!
nppa.org/events/14
2025 NPPA Photography Portfolio Review
2025 NPPA Photography Portfolio Review
Saturday, December 6, 2025, ONLINE
Becoming known and finding work are some of the biggest struggles as an independent freelance photographer. To help with mem...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We are excited to announce an opportunity to connect with photography editors and decision-makers in a members-only event!
Follow the link below to learn more and sign up!
nppa.org/events/14
Follow the link below to learn more and sign up!
nppa.org/events/14
The 2025 NPPA Board Elections are officially open to our members! This year, members will vote on three Board positions and three Regional Chair positions.
Get to know the candidates and access your member ballot at (nppa.org/gov/elections or at the link in our bio). Voting is open until Nov. 15.
Get to know the candidates and access your member ballot at (nppa.org/gov/elections or at the link in our bio). Voting is open until Nov. 15.
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The 2025 NPPA Board Elections are officially open to our members! This year, members will vote on three Board positions and three Regional Chair positions.
Get to know the candidates and access your member ballot at (nppa.org/gov/elections or at the link in our bio). Voting is open until Nov. 15.
Get to know the candidates and access your member ballot at (nppa.org/gov/elections or at the link in our bio). Voting is open until Nov. 15.
Facts only…
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Why visuals still matter: Inside NPPA’s fight for the future of photojournalism
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November 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Facts only…
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“The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is issuing a national alert to all photographers, editors, and news organizations regarding a growing trend of credentialing agreements that strip journalists of their legal rights as a condition of access.”
Article here: nppa.org/news/815
Article here: nppa.org/news/815
NPPA Warns Journalists Against Rights-Grabbing Credentialing Agreements
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is issuing a national alert to all photographers, editors, and news organizations regarding a growing trend of credentialing agreements that strip j...
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October 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is issuing a national alert to all photographers, editors, and news organizations regarding a growing trend of credentialing agreements that strip journalists of their legal rights as a condition of access.”
Article here: nppa.org/news/815
Article here: nppa.org/news/815
Link to full statement here: nppa.org/news/814
October 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Link to full statement here: nppa.org/news/814
Link to the full statement on our website here: nppa.org/news/813
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Link to the full statement on our website here: nppa.org/news/813
Journalist Steve Held has been released.
Steve Held was released.
Please support and follow @unraveledpress.com @thetriibe.com @chicagoreader.com and other local, independent news media
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Please support and follow @unraveledpress.com @thetriibe.com @chicagoreader.com and other local, independent news media
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UPDATE: At 1:27 a.m. on Sept. 28, Unraveled Press reports that co-founder Steve Held has been released.
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September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Journalist Steve Held has been released.
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NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
@nppa.org joins with free speech groups to urge Kentucky prosecutor to drop charges against Cincinnati journalists before upcoming trial.
See below.
See below.
Prosecutors must drop charges against two Cincinnati journalists arrested while covering a protest. Their jury trials are scheduled in just a couple weeks.
A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this prosecution is so dangerous.
A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this prosecution is so dangerous.
Drop charges against Cincinnati journalists before upcoming trial
Journalists must not be put on trial for covering protests
freedom.press
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
@nppa.org joins with free speech groups to urge Kentucky prosecutor to drop charges against Cincinnati journalists before upcoming trial.
See below.
See below.
Take a Shot at Winning Big — While Supporting NPPA and Visual Journalism!
Grab a raffle ticket and be in the running for awesome prizes. Buy entries from September 1-30. Share the link with your colleagues, tell your families and friends. Support NPPA! Follow the link below.
nppa.org/news/807
Grab a raffle ticket and be in the running for awesome prizes. Buy entries from September 1-30. Share the link with your colleagues, tell your families and friends. Support NPPA! Follow the link below.
nppa.org/news/807
September 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Take a Shot at Winning Big — While Supporting NPPA and Visual Journalism!
Grab a raffle ticket and be in the running for awesome prizes. Buy entries from September 1-30. Share the link with your colleagues, tell your families and friends. Support NPPA! Follow the link below.
nppa.org/news/807
Grab a raffle ticket and be in the running for awesome prizes. Buy entries from September 1-30. Share the link with your colleagues, tell your families and friends. Support NPPA! Follow the link below.
nppa.org/news/807
NPPA members…
The National Press Photographers Association is proud to introduce the PressPass Navigator, a powerful new resource for visual journalists. Link here:
nppa.org/resources/pr...
The National Press Photographers Association is proud to introduce the PressPass Navigator, a powerful new resource for visual journalists. Link here:
nppa.org/resources/pr...
August 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NPPA members…
The National Press Photographers Association is proud to introduce the PressPass Navigator, a powerful new resource for visual journalists. Link here:
nppa.org/resources/pr...
The National Press Photographers Association is proud to introduce the PressPass Navigator, a powerful new resource for visual journalists. Link here:
nppa.org/resources/pr...
On Friday, August 8, LAPD arrested several photojournalists. Be careful when covering protests. Tap the link below from the National Press Photographers Foundation to understand your rights when you're out on the street covering the day's events in your community.
Journalists, Know Your Rights at Police Scenes, Protests - National Press Foundation
The First Amendment protects free speech, but there are limitations. Here’s what you need to know from lawyer and photojournalist Mickey Osterreicher.
nationalpress.org
August 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On Friday, August 8, LAPD arrested several photojournalists. Be careful when covering protests. Tap the link below from the National Press Photographers Foundation to understand your rights when you're out on the street covering the day's events in your community.
We really appreciate the support! @freedom.press 🙏🙏🙏
We could use your support, please checkout the article at the link below to find out more and donate!
We could use your support, please checkout the article at the link below to find out more and donate!
Without photojournalism, the news stays out of sight.
@nppa.org fights to protect the lens that keeps the public informed. Their work is more important than ever, but they need your help.
Read about their work and support them if you can.
@nppa.org fights to protect the lens that keeps the public informed. Their work is more important than ever, but they need your help.
Read about their work and support them if you can.
The leading voice for visual journalists may be silenced. You can help.
We talked with the National Press Photographers Association’s Mickey Osterreicher about why NPPA’s work is more important than ever.
freedom.press
August 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We really appreciate the support! @freedom.press 🙏🙏🙏
We could use your support, please checkout the article at the link below to find out more and donate!
We could use your support, please checkout the article at the link below to find out more and donate!
Registration is open for the Advanced Storytelling Workshop. Follow the link here: nppa.org/events/1
2025 Advanced Storytelling Workshop
Sept. 21-26, 2025, in Denver. By the time your week with us is over, you will have new skills, new tools in your video storytelling toolbox, and some new mentors.
nppa.org
August 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Registration is open for the Advanced Storytelling Workshop. Follow the link here: nppa.org/events/1
Use this link to find out the full details: nppa.org/news/802
NPPA To Hold Town Hall On July 17th, 2025
The NPPA will hold our first town hall via Zoom webinar on Thursday, July 17th at 8 PM EDT and last about an hour. We understand the last few weeks have been chaotic and confusing for our membership. ...
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July 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Use this link to find out the full details: nppa.org/news/802
THANK YOU National Press Photographers Foundation! Follow their links and/or the QR codes included in the graphics and share the info w/your followers or potential supporters.
Support NPPA programs, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPA
Support NPPA advocacy, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPAlegal
Support NPPA programs, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPA
Support NPPA advocacy, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPAlegal
July 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
THANK YOU National Press Photographers Foundation! Follow their links and/or the QR codes included in the graphics and share the info w/your followers or potential supporters.
Support NPPA programs, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPA
Support NPPA advocacy, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPAlegal
Support NPPA programs, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPA
Support NPPA advocacy, click here: bit.ly/Donate2NPPAlegal
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It has been heartening to see several people paying for three year memberships with @nppa.org. Truly amazing support for an organization that spends all of its efforts on visual journalists. Joining or donating are the best ways to support at this time. nppa.org/membership/b...
Membership Benefits
Discover the benefits of becoming a member of NPPA, the leading association for news photo, video, and multimedia journalists. With access to over 5000 members, NPPA offers exclusive discounts, profes...
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July 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It has been heartening to see several people paying for three year memberships with @nppa.org. Truly amazing support for an organization that spends all of its efforts on visual journalists. Joining or donating are the best ways to support at this time. nppa.org/membership/b...
Please use the link here to access the full information and details:
nppa.org/news/797
nppa.org/news/797
July 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Please use the link here to access the full information and details:
nppa.org/news/797
nppa.org/news/797
Do you have questions such as: What kind of equipment do journalists need while covering protests? How can they reduce the risk of getting caught up in mass arrests or violence? What to do if someone nearby is injured?
Full details and registration link here: nppa.org/news/787
Full details and registration link here: nppa.org/news/787
June 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Do you have questions such as: What kind of equipment do journalists need while covering protests? How can they reduce the risk of getting caught up in mass arrests or violence? What to do if someone nearby is injured?
Full details and registration link here: nppa.org/news/787
Full details and registration link here: nppa.org/news/787
Link here to the full details:
nppa.org/news/786
nppa.org/news/786
June 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Link here to the full details:
nppa.org/news/786
nppa.org/news/786
Heads up. Please read. The Marines and National Guard shouldn’t be deployed to protests in LA, Texas or anywhere else. But since they are…
The Marines and National Guard shouldn't be deployed to protests in LA, Texas or anywhere else.
But since they are, we led a letter from press freedom groups explaining the basics of journalists' rights when covering demonstrations, and offering our help.
media.freedom.press/media/docume...
But since they are, we led a letter from press freedom groups explaining the basics of journalists' rights when covering demonstrations, and offering our help.
media.freedom.press/media/docume...
June 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Heads up. Please read. The Marines and National Guard shouldn’t be deployed to protests in LA, Texas or anywhere else. But since they are…
@nppa.org has joined again w/several of our 1st Amendment & free press allies in a letter to the LAPD & LASD remind them of journalist’s rights. See below.
We remain steadfast in our mission to make sure 1st Amendment rights are upheld across the United States of America. 🇺🇸
We remain steadfast in our mission to make sure 1st Amendment rights are upheld across the United States of America. 🇺🇸
The deployment of federal agencies to LA may be getting the headlines, but many of the most serious abuses have come from local police.
We helped lead a letter to the LAPD and LASD reminding them of journalists' rights and the liability they're risking: media.freedom.press/media/docume...
We helped lead a letter to the LAPD and LASD reminding them of journalists' rights and the liability they're risking: media.freedom.press/media/docume...
June 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@nppa.org has joined again w/several of our 1st Amendment & free press allies in a letter to the LAPD & LASD remind them of journalist’s rights. See below.
We remain steadfast in our mission to make sure 1st Amendment rights are upheld across the United States of America. 🇺🇸
We remain steadfast in our mission to make sure 1st Amendment rights are upheld across the United States of America. 🇺🇸
The National Press Photographers Association along with the Freedom of the Press Foundation & several other press advocacy orgs have written to the current Secretary of Homeland Security to address 1st Amendment concerns related to federal officer conduct in Los Angeles area. See the letter below. 🇺🇸
June 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The National Press Photographers Association along with the Freedom of the Press Foundation & several other press advocacy orgs have written to the current Secretary of Homeland Security to address 1st Amendment concerns related to federal officer conduct in Los Angeles area. See the letter below. 🇺🇸
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ICYMI: @ashponders.bsky.social wrote this week's @nppa.org newsletter reading list while driving through the desert Southwest listening to Chilean short stories drinking a Celsius.
🔗: nppa.org/news/778
🔗: nppa.org/news/778
May 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
ICYMI: @ashponders.bsky.social wrote this week's @nppa.org newsletter reading list while driving through the desert Southwest listening to Chilean short stories drinking a Celsius.
🔗: nppa.org/news/778
🔗: nppa.org/news/778
Today’s the day.
Northern Short Course, a visual journalism conference begins.
See details here: www.northernshortcourse.org/2025-schedule
Northern Short Course, a visual journalism conference begins.
See details here: www.northernshortcourse.org/2025-schedule
May 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today’s the day.
Northern Short Course, a visual journalism conference begins.
See details here: www.northernshortcourse.org/2025-schedule
Northern Short Course, a visual journalism conference begins.
See details here: www.northernshortcourse.org/2025-schedule