About IPPA

President’s Messages

Jerry Hansen - IPPA President

June 2009 Message

January 2009 Message

IPPA Purpose and Benefits

IPPA (Intermountain Professional Photographers Association) is an affiliate of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and was established for the Intermountain Region which includes Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, and Wyoming. IPPA was established in 1954 and exists primarily to:

• develop, improve, promote and advance the photographic industry and the photographic profession;
• to develop, improve and promote good relations with the consuming public;
• to create, foster, promote, and maintain cordial relations, cooperation and interchange of thought, opinion, and information among its members;
• to oppose the violation and infringement of rights of professional photographers in their products;
• to encourage pride in the photographic profession;
• to enhance the prestige of the photographic profession;
• to promote and encourage sound business methods and practices, having to do with the activities of the association and the members thereof;
• to work for the fair treatment of the photographic industry by governmental agencies;
• and to stimulate and promote the general interest of the members of the corporation.

Additional Benefits of IPPA Membership

• Scholarship Opportunities – Two $400 scholarships are awarded at each IPPA event to be used at any PPA approved program or school.

• Reduced Rates for IPPA Sponsored Programs throughout the year.

• Free Annual Mock Print Competition and Pizza Party (great opportunity for IPPA and PPA members alike to get print critique prior to either local or PPA International Print Competition) More information at http://www.ppa.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=38

• Annual Print Competition (prints scoring 80 and above, receive IPPA merits that apply to the IPPA Degree/Fellowship Program.

• Annual Regional Print Competition (Rocky Mountain/Colorado) where Prints receiving a score of 80 and above will receive one merit when entered in the National Print Competition. Then they are judged again to see if they go into the Loan Collection to receive a second merit, and published into the Loan Collection book.

• IPPA Fellowship Degree Program – recognizing member contribution and achievements with service and print merits.

• Member Directory Listing

• Sustaining Members/Vendors/Suppliers receive a FREE business listing in Member Directory

• EFS Credit Card Transaction Services

• IPPA Logo Use

• PPA Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) local exam administration – otherwise only administered at a PPA event.
  More info at http://www.ppa.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=20

• And friendships that can last a lifetime

  During the year there are at least three quarterly seminars and other various activities scheduled to continue education, fine tunes skills and keep up with market trends. These seminars generally consist of one-day events with well-known speakers who present subjects of interest to all of us aspiring to learn and achieve greater success in our field of photography.

  Additionally once a year, during the fall, we get together for our annual convention, which runs three days and includes one of the largest photographic trade shows and print competitions in the area.

  As a member of IPPA, you are invited and encouraged to submit articles with helpful hints or stories for other IPPA members to read. Membership also gives you the chance to make new friends and learn what other professional photographers are doing and how they are solving some of the same problems and challenges you may have.

  All members of IPPA are expected to uphold and abide by the IPPA Code of Ethics. If you are a professional or aspiring professional photographer, come to an event, see what it’s about and join us