Japan Advertising Photographers' Association
日本広告写真家協会 | |
| Abbreviation | APA |
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| Formation | 1958 |
| Founded at | Japan |
| Type | Professional association |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | To promote and support advertising photography in Japan |
Professional title | Photographer |
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Region served | Japan |
| Fields | Advertising photography |
Official language | Japanese |
Publication | Annual survey of photography |
The Japan Advertising Photographers' Association (日本広告写真家協会, Nihon Kōkoku-Shashinka Kyōkai), commonly called APA, was founded in 1958. It has held exhibitions since 1959 and publishes an annual survey of the most interesting photography.
Links and sources
- (in Japanese) APA-Japan.com Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Japanese) Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8