British Institute of Professional Photography

Recognised across the world as a benchmark of excellence, our tiered qualification structure offers you continual professional development - each level reflects increasing levels of experience, skill and achievement.

Licentiateship (LBIPP) – the entry-level qualification, showing an established professional level of skill and competence.

Associateship (ABIPP) – a high standard of craftsmanship and creative ability.

Fellowship (FBIPP) – attainable for distinguished and exceptional ability and creativity.

If you're interested in gaining a professional qualification, please take time to read the Guide to Qualifying below. This details the levels of qualifications, the categories or areas of photography, and the criteria you need to meet.

Candidates decide the category of photography, complete a submission form and submit a panel of images, alongside supporting evidence.  This work is reviewed by a panel of assessors.  Assessment dates are set throughout the year however, specialist panels (eg, forensic, armed forces, scientific etc) may be assessed at any point throughout the year.  Please see the guide for more details.

Download the Guide to Qualifying with the BIPP

Download Qualification Submission Form

Required for all submissions
 

Download Membership Application Form

Required for non-members only in addition to Qualification Submission Form.

All submissions for qualification must be accompanied by a Working Profile, full details of which may be found in the Guide to Qualifying. Please find below two sample Working Profiles for your information. Should you have any queries please e-mail cpd@bipp.com.

Download Example Working Profile A

Download Example Working Profile B