For more than six months, ASMP has been on a mission: to get to the bottom of the widespread changes in contracts that concert photographers are being forced to sign. Today, I can say that the mission continues, and we are closer to meaningful change, but are not...
In late 2022 I heard from long-time ASMP member Barbara Alper, who told me of a series of insurance coverage problems that have now sent me down a months-long trail of discovery and warning. This article is intended to bring some of these concerns to the membership at...
This is an update for artificial intelligence (AI) news and notes that have come across my desk in recent weeks. This week, Adobe and Google released their latest AI machines, the US Copyright Office issued important guidance, and ASMP Ohio Valley put on a great panel...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Thomas Maddrey, ASMP CLO maddrey@asmp.org Tom Kennedy, Former Director of Photography for National Geographic, Joining Us at the 2023 NANPA Nature Photography Summit On Saturday, May 6, at 1:00 p.m., Kennedy will sit down for a...
Recently, a member directed me to the terms of the Analog Sparks Awards (you can read the full terms and conditions here), and asked for my opinion on their fairness and reasonability. After review, I have some serious concerns and questions, and I opted to write this...
Contacts: James Edmund Datri, CEO American Society of Media Photographers jdatri@asmp.org Susan Day North American Nature Photography Association susanday@nanpa.org Release Date: November...
