IPC Professional Photographers Leadership Award Summary

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IPC Professional Photographers Leadership Award

The International Photographic Council (IPC) is a multinational, non-profit, non-commercial organization—and a non-governmental organization (NGO) of the United Nations—composed of representatives from every major sector of the photographic industry. Founded in 1974, the IPC is dedicated to increasing worldwide recognition of photography as a universal means of communication through the adoption of the motto “Peace through Understanding, Understanding through Photography, the Universal Language.
” Additional information may be obtained by visiting www.ipc-un-ngo.org.

Recipients of the Professional Photographer Leadership Award are selected by each of five professional photography organizations from among their members: the Advertising Photographers of America (APA); the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP); the Professional Photographers of America (PPA); the Professional School Photographers Association International (PSPA); and the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA).

On November 8, 2007 the International Photographic Council (IPC), a nongovernmental organization of the United Nations, announced the recipient of its 2007 IPC Award of Excellence — the Professional School Photographers Association (PSPA).

The association was recognized today during an awards luncheon in the Delegate’s Dining Room at the UN in New York City. Robert Kerr, president of Royal Photographics and 2007-2008 PSPA president, accepted the award on behalf of the PSPA. Ken Strawbridge, president of PMA, was the keynote speaker. A display showcased outstanding work in the school photography industry.

The Award of Excellence was established to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of photography, especially in the areas of human relations and international communications and cooperation.

• International Photographic Council (IPC)

• IPC Professional Photographers Leadership Award Recipients

• IPC Professional Photographers Award Luncheon
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