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Get 2 Work: Tips for Starting Your Photo Business

ASMP NC chatted with UNC Chapel Hill’s ARTS 515 Advanced Photography class. We had a great session, discussing real, detailed areas, and gave a…

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Weekend Reading 4.9.2026

Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: Robert Bazzle) Why Artemis II Photos Don’t Capture Space Junk Even Though It’s Everywhere The C-Word That Every Photographer Should Hate The Art of Giving Back as a Full-Time Creator: Finding Purpose in Those Who Anchor Us How to Build a Photography Portfolio From Scratch (Even With No Clients Yet) Vintage: Victorian Life in Scarborough: A Seaside Town in Its Prime The busiest place you’ve never seen Architectural Photographer Captures the Machines Behind Artemis II B&W portraits in studio…

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Creative Focus: A *NEW* Town Hall Series from ASMP

Find Your Creative Focus & Stay Informed / A New Town Hall Series from ASMP Register Today! AI is changing the industry daily. Photographers, videographers, and all visual creators find their careers and passions at a crossroads. The explosive rise of generative AI tools and models has upended many different areas of the craft, changed the way photographers need to educate and communicate with their clients, and made incorrect and misleading information mainstream. But it has also opened new avenues to enhance creativity, streamline your workflows, and refine your vision. The good and the bad. The right and the wrong.…

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Join Us: Chapel Hill/UNC Workshop & Meetup 11/21/19

Join us for a special education event with students at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media This is short notice, but we have…

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Member Spotlight: Lou Jones

Long time ASMP Member, and ASMP Foundation Board Member Lou Jones is a Boston-based freelance photographer whose storied career spans commercial, editorial, and long-form documentary work. Over his many decades in the industry, he has produced advertising and corporate imagery for major clients (including Nike, FedEx, Aetna, and KLM) and created editorial work for well-known publications such as Time, Fortune, Newsweek, People, and National Geographic. Lou has traveled to more than 65 Foreign Countries & 48 of the 50 States while on assignment. He’s also photographed 13 Summer & Winter Olympic Games. His current most ambitious body of work may…

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PDX Squared 2026

PDX Squared 2026 Now Open For Registration! In Portland, Oregon on May 15th and 16th, come and take part in one of the most unique (and fun!) photo experiences in the country with creativity and community to inspire the images you will make! So how does it work? Well… 100 participants are randomly assigned a square section of Portland and have 24 hours to photograph their unique space. Live judging takes place at the end of the 24 hour time frame, and prizes are awarded to the top images. Did we mention our Title Sponsors Adobe & Fujifilm as well…

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Our first regional meetup!

Come hang out with other working photographers, have a drink and some good discussion. Friday 10/18/19 6:30-8:30pm in Durham, NC at Hi-Wire Brewing. No…

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Weekend Reading 4.2.2026

Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: John Dengler) Geometry, Color, and Soul: 30 Street Photos by Pukidjan That Define Visual Poetry If You Use Gmail, You’re Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP The Limitations of the Frame Imalume Tracked Down Photo Thieves. Then They Paid $7,000 April Fools’ Day Is the Only Honest Day in the Film Industry Helmut Newton x Steven Klein Why the Best Travel Photos Are Never Taken Where the Crowds Are Politician Denies Using AI to…

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