The New Orleans/Gulf South Chapter of ASMP is a regional resource for professional and emerging photographers to promote better business practices and foster creativity through education, outreach, and networking.

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Members: Feature an image on our chapter website

In an effort to bring value to our local membership, our chapter has activated an image carousel featuring members’ work and a link to…

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While underway in the Gulf of Mexico a Houston pilot boat maneuvers alongside a deep draft vessel to pick up Master Pilot Sean Cook after he completed the job of piloting the tanker from a dock in Port Houston on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Since 2006, six American pilots have died in pilot ladder accidents.  

Weekend Reading 5.15.202

Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: Daniel Kevin Kramer) The Sarabande Foundation Lands At Photo London Hey Photographers, Sell Your Old Crap Already! A World War II US Soldier Posing With Captured Killinger and Freund Motorcycle, 1945 How to Buy Photographs for Your Home, According to Experts This unusual nature photograph doesn’t even show the animal it represents – but it won an award. Angel Fitor explains a photograph two months in the making YouTube will show ads at peak points of videos Stages of…

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Your Help Needed To Advance the CASE Act (H.R. 3945) in the Senate

The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act (H.R. 3945) was discussed during a hearing of  the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives…

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Copyright Office Shakeup / A Message from the CEO

Late yesterday we learned of a change to the copyright landscape in Washington. Multiple reports have confirmed that the current U.S. Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, has been fired by President Trump. This comes approximately a week after the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, was similarly fired. The Library of Congress is the department that oversees the Copyright Office. The loss of Register Perlmutter is a concerning development for the ASMP community, and the U.S. creative world at large. While we do not know who will be the next Register of Copyrights, what we do know is that Register Perlmutter…

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Tom says “Everyone is a photographer” – March 28

Commercial photographers know that everyone, including the client, has a smartphone and can sometimes take a decent picture. Most clients know what Photoshop can…

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Weekend Reading 5.8.2025

Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: Stephen Cherry) AI is creeping into every space of our lives, experts caution VE80: War Mechanic and Amateur Photographer’s Unseen 1940s World War II Photographs How to Shoot Classic Portraits Like Irving Penn Admire Vermeer’s ‘Girl With Pearl Earring’ Up Close In 3D Via 108-Gigapixel Scan Rahim Fortune’s dreamlike vision of the Black American South Mother’s Day Macro Ideas Reframing power and rethinking insurrection with Thaddé Comar Beware of These Sales Tax Blindspots in Your Freelance Business How to…

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