The British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) is an internationally recognised qualifying organisation, with over 100 years of experience in supporting photographers.
We have over 3,500 members worldwide, covering every discipline of photography - fashion, marine, forensic, wedding, architectural, advertising... the list continues here...
The core aims of BIPP are to train, qualify and support professional photographers. In order to do this, we offer a challenging qualifications structure, a full programme of training courses and events plus a number of preferential deals on useful products and services.
We also work with a number of colleges, including the Defence School of Photography and the National Policing Improvements Agency, to ensure the future of the professional photographic industry. For more details of our education programme, please click here.
One of the key areas of our work is representation - we represent professional photography to government and industry. For more details on how, please go to Representing Photographers.
BIPP is a not-for-profit organisation, run by photographers, in conjunction with a small Head Office team. Details of our structure are here, but briefly, the Advisory Boards and the Board of Directors are elected by our members. All Regional Committees are run by volunteers, who give their time freely, as do our Mentors, Assessors and Directors.