The BPPA - The British Press Photographers' Association

05/10/2025

Very sadly we have to report that Brian Harris, one of the founding members of The BPPA, has died after a short illness.

Obituary: Brian Harris, 1952 – 2025Posted on 05/10/2025By jamie-lorrimanIn UncategorizedWe are deeply saddened to announce the passing of photographer Brian Harris. Brian was a founding member of The Press Photographers’ Association, which became The British Press Photographers’ Association, w...

23/09/2025

We are excited to reveal our evening talk with renowned press photographer and founder member of The BPPA Brian Harris. As some of you may know Brian is facing end of life medical care and we are delighted that he has chosen to share the highlights of his career at The Bridewell Theatre on Wednesday 8th October 2025. Tickets are available now at the link below.

The British Press Photographers’ Association are delighted to host an evening with Brian Harris at the Bridewell Theatre, off Fleet Street.

16/04/2024

We are delighted to reveal our panel of curators for Assignments 2024: The BPPA Exhibition will be David Burnett, Suzanne Plunkett, Steve Back, Jane Barlow and Justin Setterfield. Visit our website to find out more...

Posted on April 16, 2024By adthebppaIn Assignments, Assignments 2024, Press PhotographyWe are delighted to reveal our panel of curators for Assignments 2024: The BPPA Exhibition will be David Burnett, Suzanne Plunkett, Steve Back, Jane Barlow and Justin Setterfield. We would like to take this opport...

27/03/2024

The British Press Photographers’ Association is pleased to announce that ASSIGNMENTS 2024 is now open for entries....

Posted on March 27, 2024By jamie-lorrimanIn AssignmentsThe British Press Photographers’ Association is pleased to announce that ASSIGNMENTS 2024 is now open for entries. The BPPA Exhibition will return to London’s Bargehouse on the Southbank in May 2024. We can also now reveal that the touring l...

19/03/2024

We will shortly be opening ‘Assignments 2024: The BPPA Exhibition’ for entries. Now is the time to start digging through your archive for photographs shot on or after the 11th March 2023. Details of the entry procedure for members will be announced in the coming days!

11/03/2024

Here is a link to a statement issued by The BPPA about the image manipulation story that has been dominating the news agenda todayhttp://thebppa.com/content/uploads/240311-statement_from_the_bppa.pdf or you can read it below:

The British Press Photographers’ Association applauds the actions of the major agencies who have had the courage to withdraw the recently distributed image showing Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales and her children by issuing a ‘kill notice’. Their suspicions that the photograph had been digitally manipulated are well-founded and it is important for the reputation of press photography that they have acted as swiftly and decisively as they have.

We are lead to believe that HRH The Princess of Wales has said that she edited the image and has apologised. That should not be an end to the matter however. Whether the picture was manipulated to ‘look nice’ by someone who didn’t understand the importance of truth in images or whether there is something else behind their actions is not as important as getting the message out there that it is wrong.

The BPPA has always spoken up in favour of making sure that the public has trust in the photographs produced by our members as well as those who supply images to the news media. This has become more of an issue since pictures supplied by such a variety of sources have become more common and we would urge all of those sources to have a look at item 1, clause i) of the Editors’ Code of Practice which says:

The press must take care not to publish inaccurate or misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text

We would urge everyone involved to make the original images available for inspection so that we can assess what has been done, make sure that it doesn’t happen again and allow this story to be the last time that manipulated images are distributed to the media.

Monday 11th March 2024

07/03/2024

Please read our statement on the use of Generative AI by photo agencies, which we've just published:

Posted on March 3, 2024By Joel GoodmanIn Current Affairs, Journalism, Photojournalism, Press Photography, The BPPAThe BPPA’s Statement on the use of Generative AI by photo agencies The news that Shutterstock’s generative AI platform has been used to create and sell child-abuse content, as report...

28/02/2024

We are delighted to announce the return of the photography talks series ‘Assignments LIVE’. To kick off the new run we are excited to reveal our International Women’s Day panel talk at The Frontline Club on Friday 8th March. Tickets are on sale NOW!

The British Press Photographers’ Association are delighted to welcome you to this International Women’s Day Panel Talk at The Frontline Club