DURHAM, NC (June 19, 2009) – The National Press Photographers Association today announced the availability of a new inexpensive Photo ID Membership Card that can be purchased online by NPPA's active professional and Life members.
“We have a lot of our members looking for one more way to identify themselves as professional visual journalists. For some it may be the only official means they have to let people know they are on the job as a journalist," NPPA executive director Jim Straight said.
“I think there are more and more of our members who may be losing the staff credentials they once carried. These Photo ID Membership Cards are not credentials – but they are intended to help identify our members as professional journalists when they are out working.”
The new Photo ID Membership Cards are available in addition to the non-photo cards that all members already receive.
The new Photo ID Membership Card, which is 2-3/16” by 3-3/8”, is digitally printed directly on to high quality, water-resistant PVC in full color. NPPA members can upload a photograph of their own choosing and the ID card will display an expiration date that matches the date their NPPA membership expires.
“Our goal here is to give the members this option without charging a high price. At less than twenty dollars, including a neck lanyard and shipping, we kept the price down as low as we could. That price is all material, postage, and labor," Straight said.
There is a Frequently Asked Questions page online for members to review, as well as terms and conditions that a member must agree to before proceeding, Straight said. And to purchase the ID card, NPPA members must also reaffirm their pledge to uphold the NPPA Code of Ethics.
To read the details and to order your new Photo ID Membership Card, please see http://nppa.org/member_id/.
