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Abbreviation | FEP |
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Formation | 1992 |
Extinction | n/a |
Type | INGO |
Legal status | Federation |
Purpose | Professional |
Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
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Region served
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Europe |
Membership
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Full members, Affiliate members, Individual members |
President and Press Officer
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Jorgen Brandt |
Key people
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Giuseppe Scozzi (CEO) |
Main organ
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Board of Directors |
Website | europeanphotographers |
The Federation of European Professional Photographers or Federation of European Photographers (FEP) is a nonprofit organization that organizes national professional photographers associations in the geographic area represented by the Council of Europe and has member organizations in some 29 countries. FEP is officially headquartered in Brussels. The Secretariat is in Rome. As the central reference authority for Photography in the European Union, it represents over 50.000 professional photographers in Europe.
The FEP is composed of the national professional associations of the following countries: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
The FEP defends the rights of professional photographers directly and in communion with national and international organisations. about-insetIt represents the interests of member associations on a global scale on topics like education, training, professional standards, authors rights etc. The FEP cooperates in the organisation of national events of member associations and international congresses, and promotes an exchange of keynote speakers.
First FEP meeting took place in photokina in year 1992. It was decided to form an unrelated Federation of some national Associations. Ricky Stevens, from Ireland, was inaugurated as its President.