Anybody can be a professional photographer

There are no professional barriers to entry, no minimum standards, no accredited associations, no qualifications needed, no regulatory industry body.

There are, however, various clubs you can join to confuse clients into thinking that there is some kind of regulation, and that you’ve been accredited as reaching some kind of notional standard.

Official looking logos and acronyms always look good on websites and business cards, so I had a look at some of the most popular photography clubs.

I almost wished I hadn’t.

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