Irish Professional Photographers Association
Introduction The '''Irish Professional Photographers Association''' is a non-profit association for professional photographers. In spite of the name, membership is not limited to Ireland.
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 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 CouncilPresident: Brendan Lyon, LIPPARegional ChairpersonsNorth & West:Kelvin Gillmor, AIPPASouth:Claire O'Rorke LIPPAEast:Dermot Byrne, AIPPACouncil Members:Corin Bishop, AIPPAMichael McLaughlin, AIPPAJohn Ryan, AIPPAPeter Gordon, AIPPANeil Warner, FIPPATom 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
External links * Irish Professional Photographers Association (IPPA)