AOP Student is a web-based membership with all the benefits listed below. 

By becoming an AOP Student you automatically become part of a wider community of students, assistants, photographers & photographers' agents.

We believe that to become a successful professional photographer working for commercial clients, you must demonstrate a special level of drive, initiative, business acumen and skill. Becoming a student member does not offer a fast-track to success (there isn't one) nor does it provide any guarantees as the industry you are hoping to enter is one of the toughest to break into. But - if you put the effort in, work hard and learn from your results, you are, at the very least, on the first rung of the ladder.

Criteria:

Open to all students studying photography at FE or HE

Benefits of becoming an AOP Student:

• Recognition as part of The Association of Photographers and the peer group it encapsulates
• Eligibility to enter the AOP Student Awards (Discounted entry)
• Eligibility to enter the AOP Open Award (Discounted entry)
• Exclusive Student/ Access Membership Insurance Policy through Williamson Carson and Co (This introductory offer is ONLY £112.00 (£100.00 + £12 tax) - Reduced from £252.00, that's a saving of £140.00); Equipment £5,000 (cover in respect of loss, damage or destruction of photographic equipment) UK only (Including 45 days overseas free of charge);  Public liability £1,000,000; Employers liability £10,000,000
• Fortnightly member-only e-newsletter
• Access to free PDF version of Beyond the Lens 
• Workshop and Events (access to discounts & free events)
• Business & legal templates and forms
• AOP Usage Calculator
• Beyond The Lens - The essential guide to rights, ethics and business practice in professional photography for £10, saving £20
• AOP Awards Book at £20, saving £10
• How to.... Guides.  Handy and easy to understand 'how to' guides covering the basics of studio life
• Links to useful places
• A glossary containing many slang-words, colloquialisms and jargon used throughout the industry
• 12 months free AOP Access Membership upon graduation

Price:

• FREE annual membership if studying on an AOP-accredited course (all AOP-accredited courses are listed here). Accredited courses have been vetted and approved by the AOP as delivering a standard of education and training at a certain minimum level. For more info on the AOP accreditation process, go here

• £26 p.a. inc VAT, if not studying on an AOP-accredited course.

Voting Rights:

No voting rights.