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Survey of international members
Photography is an international language, and from its very beginnings the ASMP has counted internationally based photographers as integral members.
Joseph Marranca
Joseph Marranca
**Web site: www.josephmarranca.com
Country Based/For How Long: Canada, always.
Nationality: Canadian.
Photographic Specialty: Advertising and editorial.
For how many years have you worked as a photographer? 12 years.
For how many years have you been an ASMP member? Since 1999, 8 years.
What do you consider to be the most valuable aspect of your membership in the ASMP?
Exposure to a world market with an organization with a respected reputation.
What service or information could ASMP provide to you as an international member that would add value to your membership?
The support that the ASMP already provides with trends and legal matters abroad.
Would you be willing to pay extra for this service?
No, that is why I joined ASMP in the first place, to charge extra would not be fair. Many things have changed in this industry that I cannot charge extra for but I must pay out also.
Do you participate in any of the existing ASMP specialty groups or listservs?
No, not right now.
Do you belong to other local photographic or professional associations within your local community?
No.
What is your primary source of news about the photography industry?
My colleagues, the Internet and supplier e-newsletters, Communication Arts magazine, Photo District News, etc.
In your opinion, what is the most critical issue affecting photographers in your local community today?
Stock photography and starving photographers, newbies, amateurs undercutting, it's the breakdown of our industry.