Dear Fellow Aerial Photographers:
Welcome to PAPA! If you have found our website it is because you are interested in the art and/or the business of aerial photography. You may be an aerial photographer happily in business for yourself, a ground photographer who is looking to expand your business by offering aerial photography to a wider range of clients, or you may be a pilot who is looking for a career that you can team with your love of flying. PAPA is a unique community of aerial photographers that offers a forum for the dissemination of information that is of interest exclusively to aerial photographers.
Should you join PAPA?
Whether you are an established aerial photographer with a successful business
or you are just in the thinking stages of adding aerials to your photography
repertoire, PAPA is for you. It is an association that was created by
aerial photographers for aerial photographers. PAPA is a non-profit organization
that is an invaluable source to its members for the most up-to-date advice
for both technical and for business-wise interests for our field of enterprise.
All of PAPA's information comes directly from its membership. Our product
reviews alone will help you select from a myriad of possible equipment
purchases to help you make the right choice before you invest.
Can you be an aerial photographer without PAPA? Yes, but why would you want to? You cannot buy any book that can be a constant source of information and inspiration that PAPA can give to you. When I joined PAPA, we had just started our own aerial photography business and were stumbling with decisions and techniques and quite by accident found PAPA. I can truly say that our PAPA membership was the turning point in our business. Without PAPA, I doubt very much that we would be as successful as we are today.
Check out our "About PAPA" page for a description of what your membership would mean and at $195.00 per year, it is one of the best professional bargains around. And PAPA is always improving ways to bring even more value to your membership.
Stock Photography Agency
PAPA members will have the opportunity to have their work represented
by Aerial Archives, a stock agency that licenses photography to advertising,
corporate and other media markets.
Website Review & Design
There is no better marketing tool than your own website on the Internet.
PAPA's own Webmaster will review your website at no charge and give advice
on how to make it better. PAPA's Webmaster will also provide special package
deals for PAPA members wanting to start a new website, or to enhance their
existing site.
Professional Respect
This year, you will be reading a lot about PAPA in the media. By promoting
PAPA in both aviation and photography publications, PAPA will no longer
be one of the "best kept secrets" around. Membership in PAPA
will carry the added benefit of respect and recognition that is due to
professionals who hang out of airplanes and helicopters to make a living.
Being a member of PAPA, and advertising it in your marketing materials,
will give you the strength of association that only comes with belonging
to a well-known and strong organization.
And this is just the beginning. Check out the benefits of PAPA and then join today. But don't make that the end of it. Once you are a member, plan to play a major role in your own membership. Attend the regional events that are held in your area and plan now to attend the big PAPA Annual Conference held every February. I guarantee that if you are an aerial photographer, PAPA is for you.
Sincerely,
Lee Ross
President of PAPA
Owner, Sky View Pictures