American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been freed.

The NASA Artemis II Crew's Stunning First Photos of Earth Hello, Earth.

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The Reuters Institute-funded research spans from war zones to civil unrest to online threats to better understand how journalists navigate increasingly complex forms of conflict today. bit.ly/ConflictJour...

The National Press Photographers Association is partnering to share a global survey on the realities of conflict journalism today. bit.ly/ConflictJour...

Shout out to volunteer, member, Seth Gitner for this helpful, member-built space! 👏✊✔️

It’s a member-crafted submission-based system. You can tap the menu at the top right to submit an opportunity you have to add to the list. Contribute to help our community! This is just the beginning. Follow along as more opportunities are included. opportunities.nppa.org

Looking for opportunities on the NPPA website? There’s a portal being built for it. See a screenshot sample (desktop & mobile) of the space below.
Link to the opportunities page here: opportunities.nppa.org

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Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records and open government.

Home Our right to know.

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What is it like to photograph wildlife and a wedding in Antarctica? NPPA member and award-winning freelance photojournalist Frederic Hore details an exciting expedition and the assignment of a lifetime. See article here: nppa.org/magazine/art...

latakoo and NPPA Team Up to Power Faster, More Secure Workflows for Visual Journalists latakoo and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) today announced a new partnership that puts secure, professional video workflow tools directly into the hands of working visual journali...

NPPA News:

NPPA finds it stunning that one of the nation’s highest officials is more concerned with his personal vanity than with complete and accurate reporting of briefings during a war against Iran in which Americans have lost their lives. Link to full statement here: nppa.org/news/833%EF%...

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) strongly condemns the reported decision by the U.S. Department of Defense to exclude press photographers from Pentagon briefings after photographs of Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth were published that officials reportedly considered “unflattering.”

Acclaimed photojournalist Victor J. Blue will join Ohio University’s Visual Communication faculty - Editor and Publisher Victor J. Blue — one of the world’s leading photojournalists — will join Ohio University’s faculty starting fall semester 2026 in the School of Visual Communication.

Acclaimed photojournalist Victor J. Blue will join Ohio University’s Visual Communication faculty
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Why the Biggest NCAA Basketball Game of the Year Was Barely Photographed How the most exciting basketball game of the year was barely covered by pro photographers.

Following this advocacy story? NPPA legal have been leading the discussions with Gazelle. Check out the link below from PetaPixel. 👇

…our BOP committee chairs; Mark Johnson, Kyser Lough, Andrea Bruce & Andrea Briscoe of UGA, and most of all, the army of students who kept us all on track and running smoothly. Every one of these folks worked tirelessly as volunteers, and we couldn't be more grateful.

But in the meantime, join us in thanking the over 150 judges who judged early rounds and prepped entries ahead of this weekend; our five division panels…

That's a wrap on BOP final round judging weekend! Thank you for your support, messages and feedback, and a huge thank you to everyone who entered Best of Photojournalism. We're now organizing and tabulating judges' scores and will announce results soon. Stay tuned for updates.

Thank you to all the entrants for allowing us to celebrate your work and elevate visual journalism together. Final judging rounds are underway and in the coming weeks we will announce the results. Stay tuned. bop.nppa.org/2026/

Best of Photojournalism judging weekend is underway! 78 categories, five divisions, well over 150 judges and an inspiring group of student volunteers — it takes a village…

Photojournalists play critical role documenting ICE Photographers covering ICE raids share tips for getting the shot, staying safe, and defending a free press

“Photographers covering ICE raids from Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago, and Minneapolis share tips for getting the shot, staying safe, and defending a free press”
prismreports.org/2026/02/18/p...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar — AI & Copyright Licensing: A New Frontier. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The National Press Foundation will host a webinar to help journalists make sense of the evolving AI licensing landscape and report on it with clarity and confidence. We’ll unpack what “AI licensing” r...

Copyright Alliance is holding their 2nd NPF webinar for journalists on AI and Licensing -February 19 at 12 p.m. ET Link here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
You can view their last webinar here: www.youtube.com/live/sR0jP9g...

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Dates: March 14-20 Register: nppa.org/events/2

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Journalist safety in the US:
Protecting data and devices.
RSVP to the event on Zoom here: cpj-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We were reached out to by The Post with the following update to their numbers:
* “…have laid off all of their staff photographers and lost 8 of 14 photo editors.”

NPPA Response to Recent Layoffs The NPPA is deeply saddened by news of the massive layoffs at The Washington Post and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. At the Post, we understand they have laid off all of their 9 staff photographers...

News from Atlanta is still unfolding. It’s hard to overstate how significant a moment this is for photojournalism. nppa.org/news/832

The NPPA is deeply saddened by news of the massive layoffs at The Washington Post & the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. At the Post, we understand they have laid off all of their 9 staff photographers & 6 of their 12 photo editors.

Read the full statement here:
nppa.org/news/832

Our hearts go out to our colleagues at the The Washington Post. We have resources here: nppa.org