If you’re a photographer/studio/aspiring, you start here to apply for a new Membership.

Please note that it can take up to a week for the Board to vote and approve your application, and you will not be able to attend any meeting(s) at the member price until you are approve and receive the password.

Also please be aware that the Required Information is just that: Required. If it needs to be in a certain format, that is listed below the box. For example, the Seller’s Permit Number needs to be 15 digits in the format of xxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xx. If it’s not, you’ll get an error message.

If you’re a Vendor, please contact the Newsletter Editor.

We have six general meetings per “year” — typically April, May, June, September, October or November, and February. New applications made after the half-way point (after the third meeting) will still be charged a pro-rated half-year rate: you will need to contact the Membership Chair — the pro-rated half-year rate is not offered online. And since the renewal period starts after the February meeting, any new applications after that will be at the full year’s price for the upcoming year.

Online Application/Payment is the ONLY way we can accept a credit card for payment. But you don’t need a PayPal account — you can use your own Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express card.

Multiple Applications If you’re applying for multiple memberships (such as a Primary and an Associate), you’ll need to fill in the form below and submit it for each membership separately, then when you’ve submitted the last application, hit the proper PayPal button(s) and then “continue shopping” until you’ve got the right type and number of payments in your cart.

Each studio must have one Primary, who is typically the owner or manager. The Primary gets one vote at SEWPPA General Meetings. An Associate is typically an employee, and does not have voting privileges. A single applicant from a studio must apply as the Primary; in the case of multiple applicants, one must be designated Primary, while the others are Associates. The Associates fall under the Primary’s tax number and business information.

Aspiring members are typically non-professionals who are not employed in the industry or full-time professionals with a sales tax number themselves.

Please note that this payment is only for Membership Application. If you are also planning on sending in a Meeting Reservation and payment, you need to complete this before starting the other. You will need to pay for Membership and Meeting Reservation separately.

The SEWPPA Newsletter is available online (and for download) as a PDF file. If you need a hard copy mailed to you, there is an additional $10 cost per subscription.

Required information is in red.

We also require would very much like to have a portrait of you to include in our Directory. You can submit one of your own, or have one of us do it at a meeting.