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UPCOMING APAG ZOOM MEETINGS (every 3 weeks) 2026:

October 16, Nov 6, Dec 4

JOIN IT :  American Photography Archives Group (APAG) Memberships – Membership Management Software For new and old members.

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

New General members must be photographers (most are professionals) archivists, or heirs who are managing a privately held archive.  This is to ensure that our interests are aligned and the meetings presented will be of interest to all.

Professional Affiliate Membership is open to attorneys, accountants, appraisers, insurance specialists, conservators, registrars, and other licensed or credentialed professionals whose practice meaningfully intersects with the business, valuation, protection, or stewardship of photography and photographic estates. Affiliates must hold current credentials in good standing within their respective fields, demonstrate relevant experience serving photographers, archives, or estates, and contribute annual dues of no less than $500 in support of APAG.

Join APAG Now:

$150 General Membership (individuals only)

$125 Senior Membership (65 plus) 

$75 Student Membership

 

Multi-year memberships

3-Year Membership: $375 (save $75)

5-Year Membership: $650 (save $100)

Lifetime Membership: $1000

 

Institutional / Corporate/Business Memberships: 

$500 Membership

 

Welcome to APAG Membership

As an APAG member, you gain access to an exclusive community of photographers, archivists, and industry professionals dedicated to preserving and promoting photography archives. Membership provides invaluable resources, expert guidance, and networking opportunities to help you navigate the evolving photography landscape.

Member Benefits:

  • 17 Zoom meetings annually, featuring leading photographers, archivists, and industry experts.
  • ( Video is posted on the APAG members page, and on our vimeo page).
  • Discounts on APAG events, including workshops and special programs.
  • A supportive network for sharing knowledge, best practices, and professional insights.
  • Access to discussions on copyright, intellectual property, and archive placement strategies.
  • In-person networking opportunities with other Industry Professionals.
  • Out and About with APAG features visits to NYC’s leading institutions and photographers.
  • Discounted tickets to APAG events.
  • Articles posted  with up-to-date info about the photo industry.
  • Social Media posts with members latest books, exhibits, websites, or other projects.
  • Updates to APAG’s Events and News pages, to feature upcoming exhibits, publications, and other items of interest.
  • Photo gallery, along with bio and contact info, on our galleries page.

Sample Benefits of APAG CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP and SPONSORSHIP 

Corporate name will be shared in the following ways during meetings:
Facebook page/Instagram  post – paragraph about company, and link to website
Listing on membership page under sponsors
Representative will have opportunity for short presentation at a Zoom meeting

All levels of membership receive access to all meetings and password for members-only section (includes audio and video from previous meetings)

SPONSORSHIP

$5000 – Beacon Circle

$2500 – Archive Circle

$1000 – Photographer’s Circle

$500 – Camera Circle

Please write for additional benefits for each level.

APAG is a dba for official name, PHOTO LEGACY FOUNDATION, LLC

 

Please make out checks payable to APAG
for contributions and membership fees

APAG c/o Mary Engel

225 West 83rd Street, Apt. 12B

New York, NY 10024A

SPONSORS

The Andre and Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation Inc.

SRipLaw

Berger Family Foundation, Inc.

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

The Gordon Parks Foundation

Howard Greenberg

John Cooney

Scott Pascucci/MHG Collective

Klein Sandler Family Fund

Bern Schwartz Family Foundation

PARTNERS

School of Visual Arts, Graduate Program in Photography and related Media

PhotoWings.org

Magnum Foundation

APAG Charter Members

Grayson Dantzic, Jerry Dantzic Archives

Jean Bubley, Esther Bubley Archive

Annie Rothstein Segan, Arthur Rothstein Legacy Project

 

LIFETIME MEMBERS:

Carl Corey

Elliott Erwitt Enterprises 

Arthur Rothstein Legacy Project

Daryl-Ann Saunders

Shaw Family Archives

Rodney Smith

AJ Stetson 

Rhoda Woo

ARCHIVES

Ansel Adams

Alexander Artway

Hugh Bell

Raimondo Borea

Charlotte Brooks

Esther Bubley

Sonja Bullaty/Angelo Lomeo

Edna Bullock/Wynn Bullock

James Carroll

William Caruana

Walter Chandoha

Tseng Kwong Chi

Imogen Cunningham

Jerry Dantzic

Henri Dauman

Griff Davis

Joel DeGrand

Max Drucker

Eliot Elisofon

Martin Elkort

Morris Engel / Ruth Orkin

Harold Feinstein

Jill Freedman

Lawrence Fried

Burt Glinn

Leo Goldstein

Arlene Gottfried

Milton H. Greene

Donald Greenhaus

Bedrich Grunzweig

Philippe Halsman

John Hamilton

Fritz Henle

Dale Henry

Jacques Hutzler

N. Jay Jaffee

William L. Jolly

Clemens Kalischer

Peter B. Kaplan

Yousuf Karsh

Andre Kertesz

Stanley Knap

Marvin Koner

Saul Leiter

Jerome Liebling

Wendell Macrae

Ben Martin

Lee Miller

Jack Mitchell

James O. Mitchell

Walfred Moisio

Nicholas Muray

Tom Palumbo

Gosta Peterson

George Pitts

Sol Prom

Michael Putland

Robert Riger

Ben Ross

Arthur Rothstein

Jurgen Schadeberg

Paul Schutzer

Mark Schwartz

Joe Schwartz

Bern Schwartz

Paul Seligman

Albert Dixon Simmons

Leonard Speier

Fred Stein

Ernest Stone

George Tice

Roman Vishniac

Todd Walker

Todd Webb

Paul Weller

Dan Weiner/ Sandra Weiner

Brett Weston

Leigh Wiener

Ida Wyman

George Zimbel 

John Zimmerman

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Thomas Adams

Jim Alexander

Mariette Pathy Allen

Barbara Alper

Ben Asen

Pam Barkentin

Paula Barr

Janette Beckman

Gary Beeber

Lisa Berman

Sheri Lynn Behr

Michael Benari

Stephanie Berger

Miriam Berkley

George Berticevich

Jay Blakesberg

Steven Borns

Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover

Mark Chester

Isaac Cohen

Martha Cooper

Terry Corrao

Nancy Crampton

Valdir Cruz

Randy Duchaine

Joanne Dugan

Dennis Dunbar

Melanie Einzig

Stefan Falke

Nathan Farb

Ronnie Farley

Linda Ferrar

Susie Fitzhugh

Charlotte Fournier

Frank Fournier

Allen Frame

Hank Gans

Lynn Gilbert

Beryl Goldberg

Lynn Goldsmith

John Goodman

Audrey Gottlieb

Lois Greenfield

Bob Gruen

Ken Hawkins

Chester Higgins Jr.

Mary Hilliard

DJ Hinman

Karen I. Hirsch

Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin

Theodore Holmes

Tom Houghton

Debora Hunter

Erwan Illian

Kate Jordahl

Joanna Jimenez

Skip Klein

Ed Lefkowicz

Henry Leutwyler

Lisa Levine

Barbara Lewin

Ken Light

Ernest Lowe

David Lubarsky

Michael Lutch

George Malave

Lynn Martin

Cynthia Matthews

Mary Ann Matiello

Jennifer McCarter

Margaret McCarthy

Meryl Meisler

Bernard Mendoza

Regina Monfort

Marilyn Nance

Said Nuseibeh

Jeannie O’Connor

Suzanne Opton

Bill Owens

Louie Palu

Ave Pildas

Heather Pillar

Michael Putnam

Larry Racioppo

William Rivelli

Deborah Roan

Joseph A. Rosen

Linn Sage

Gulnara Samoilova

Mark Savoia

Margery Schaub

Frank Schramm

Jane Schreibman

John Sexton

Liam Sharp

Ron Sherman

Joel Simpson

Douglas Sheer

Stephen Shore

Sara Silks

Peter Angelo Simon

Neal Slavin

Marcia Soloff

Pete Souza

Harvey Stein

Douglas Stephany

Marilyn Stern

Adam Stoltman

Myrna Suarez

Susan May Tell

Phillip Trager

Eileen Travell

Catherine Ursillo

Maria Valentino

Lisa Van Gundy

Santi Visalli

Melissa Wanamaker

Damon Webster

Michael Weinstein

Walter Weissman

Christine K. Welch

Jason Weston

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FOUNDATIONS
Robert Giard Foundation
Andre and Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation
Gordon Parks Foundation
Aaron Siskind Foundation
INSTITUTIONS/GALLERIES/
ARCHIVISTS
Nathan Benn
Jason Christian
Rose Familant (familyalbums.us)
Gartenberg Media
Paula Gillen
Michele Heftman (In the Best Light)
Janet Hicks (arsny.com)
Daile Kaplan
Mary Panzer
Daniel Miller (duncanmiller)
MPTV Images
Photojournalismarchive.com
Claudia Rice (Adams Trust)
Andrew Smith (Andrew Smith Gallery)
Jennifer Stoots
Monica Suder
Mary Virginia Swanson
Julia Van Haaften
Jill Waterman
CORPORATE PATRONS
Arts and Business Partners – Alice Zimet
Howard Greenberg Gallery – Howard Greenberg
Klein Sandler Family Fund – Skip Klein
The Photo Review / The Photograph Collection – Stephen Perloff
Andrew Smith Gallery – Andrew Smith
The Woo and Wainger Charitable Fund – Rhoda Woo
MAJOR BENEFACTORS
The Andre and Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation
Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
MUUS Collection
Gordon Parks Foundation
The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation
Photowings 

To locate any of the names listed above, please contact info@apag.us.

 

 

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