Special Offers for Members

SoloFolio is the only portfolio & blog platform built specifically for visual journalists. SoloFolio sites are simple and professional, with the highest-quality image hosting in the industry. NPPA members receive a significant discount, saving up to $60/year. Click below to get the members-only discount:

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Special discount on websites, e-commerce & photo hosting!

Over 50,000 photographers worldwide use PhotoShelter to power their websites with e-commerce, searchable galleries, client log-in, and bulletproof image storage. PhotoShelter provides the industry’s best tools for getting your images found by Google, and high-res image delivery capabilities for getting files to clients fast.

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The NPPA member exclusive offer provides substantial discounts on PhotoShelter Standard & Pro annual accounts.

The Standard Account includes:

• 35 GB secure storage
• Customizable website
• E-commerce (for print & product sales, image licensing: rights managed, royalty free & personal use)
• Enhanced SEO
• Directory listing

At $305 per year, this annual account helps members saves $55 per year, compared to our regular monthly price of $29.99.

The Pro Account provides $70 annual savings, and includes:

• 100 GB secure storage
• Customizable website
• E-commerce (for print & product sales, image licensing: rights managed, royalty free & personal use)
• Enhanced SEO
• Directory listing

At $529 per year, this annual account saves $70 per year, compared to our regular monthly price of $49.99.

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fotoQuote/fotoBiz Discounts

Cradoc fotoSoftware, the developer of fotoQuote, fotoBiz and the fotoKeyword Harvester, is pleased to offer special discount pricing for members of NPPA.

NPPA members will receive a 15% discount on any of these standalone products; fotoQuote, fotoBiz or the fotoKeyword Harvester. A 10% discount is also available on these already discounted bundles; fotoQuote Pro 6 Bundle and The Works.

This offer applies to full versions only, additional site licenses and upgrades are excluded. The discount cannot be combined with any other offers.

Please click the button below account to purchase the software at the discounted rate.

To learn more about Cradoc fotoSoftware, please visit the Cradoc website.

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HostedFTP Discounts

HostedFTP.com offers businesses a cloud file sharing solution that is secure, reliable and easy to use. Built to replace in-house FTP servers, which are expensive to maintain and support, HostedFTP.com will save your business money while improving your network security.

• Your files are securely stored within the cloud computing infrastructure of Amazon Web Services.
• Whether you need to send or receive files, HostedFTP.com has an extensive feature set including management tools to provide you with full visibility and control of user accounts.
• With no software to install or maintain, HostedFTP.com requires only a web browser and works on all operating systems.

NPPA members receive a discount of 20% on all usage fees for as long as they continue to use the service, and a 31 day free trial to evaluate the service.

Visit our website for further details or LOG IN to access your NPPA member discount.

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Knowledgewebb offers hands-on training, self-directed courses, ongoing webinars and more for professionals working in the communications industry. Ready to try your first audio-photo slidshow? Need a refresher on CSS? Curious about augmented reality? Knowledgewebb was created for people working in all areas of media who are trying to reinvent themselves and either reinvigorate — or save, as the case has become — their careers.

Knowledgewebb is giving NPPA members a 30% discount on their annual membership fee! LOG IN to access your discount code.

Membership has its benefits:

• Custom Curriculum: All Knowledgewebb members are now eligible to receive a customized learning plan. Think of it as having a personal trainer right there with you, prescribing the best learning tools based on your personality, career goals and work style. We'll outline which Knowledgewebb lessons and experts we think will help with your immediate needs, and we'll also suggest blogs, podcasts and other websites that we think will best suit your interests.

• More than 150 self-directed lessons, with 3 to 5 new lessons added each week. Topics range from "how to hire a developer" to semantic web basics," and "building an iPhone from scratch."
• More than a dozen recognized experts in a variety of topic areas, including mobile, social networks, flash, entrepreneurship, semantic web and even beginner. Members get direct access to each and every one of them.
• Career Coach: Knowledgewebb now has a career coach, who hosts weekly live chats and is available to meet up with members in person. His goal is to help position our members to land jobs in various fields of media and communication.
• Interviews with the creators of popular web applications and tools, with explanations of how they can be adopted for use in journalism, PR and communications.
• Discussion forums: Similar to a discussion forum on other websites, except that ours are managed by experts in a variety of subject areas. Our members can ask targeted questions about a wide range of topics and get immediate answers from our Knowledgewebb community.
• Worksheets and step-by-step primers for those starting a new communications business, publication, blog and more.
• Hundreds of how-to guides and tipsheets.
• Archives with transcripts of past live webinars and live chats.
• Unlimited access to upcoming live chats with experts and webinars, which are free for all members to attend.
• The Knowledgewebb Insider weekly newsletter, showcasing learning opportunities and events, insider tech tips and more.

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Health and Business Insurance

Association Health Programs brings NPPA members an exclusive health and business insurance program (in states where it is available.) Due to this relationship, the NPPA member group is pooled with over 300 national associations (2.5 million members), which allows Association Health Programs the opportunity to provide A-rated insurance companies, knowledge of products, rate stability, buying power, and hands on service otherwise not available.

NOTE: These insurance offers require a separate purchase. Your NPPA membership only provides members with an opportunity to purchase such coverage through third party offers in states where it is available. Such coverage is not included as part of your membership and not all members are eligible. You must check with the insurance provider first to determine eligibility and coverage costs.

Offerings include:

• Health Insurance
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Income
• Professional Liability Insurance
• International Travel Insurance
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• And more!

 NOTE: Association Health Programs does not provide coverage to overseas members. Also, they do not offer health insurance programs in Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, or Rhode Island. They offer life, disability, critical illness, and long term care in all states except Alaska and Hawaii. Please contact them to determine your eligibility.

Visit the Association Health Programs Insurance page to find out more!

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Photojournalism can be risky. Your work may take you into dangerous situations—extreme weather, riots, or the Superbowl—and do so with thousands of dollars worth of gear around your neck. NPPA offers its members an opportunity (in states where it is available) to purchase health and equipment insurance through nationally known insurance firms.

NOTE: These insurance offers require a separate purchase. Your NPPA membership only provides members with an opportunity to purchase such coverage through third party offers in states where it is available. Such coverage is not included as part of your membership and not all members are eligible. You must check with the insurance provider first to determine eligibility and coverage costs.

Accident Disability Income Plan

In addition to their equipment coverage, Hays is also offering an Accident Disability Income Plan to our members for the specially-arranged premium of just $9 a month!

• Monthly Benefit of $3,000 (for just $9 a month!)
• Enrolling is quick, easy, and online! (There are NO medical questions and NO health qualifications!)
• Brought to you by Hays Affinity Solutions – the administrator of NPPA’s Camera Equipment Program for over 20 years. Underwritten by one of the strongest and most respected insurance carriers worldwide – The Hartford.

For more information – and to enroll online today – please visit www.NPPAplan.com or give Hays a call at (800) 621-5251.(Coverage not available in all states. Must be under age 60. See www.NPPAplan.com for all the details.)

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Computer equipment

And for those times when you just have to have that new laptop, or software, or printer, NPPA members also receive discounts on equipment and software from PCMall/MacMall.

Please LOG IN to access your NPPA member discount.

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National Press Photographers Association Members Receive Over 50% Off with Zipcar!

You know what’s really cool? Car sharing! And now, the National Press Photographers Association is excited to announce a new partnership with Zipcar to bring car sharing to our members at a greatly reduced join rate. With Zipcar you can reserve cars by the hour or day, either online or on your smart phone. Gas, insurance and 180 miles are included in each reservation. The best part is your membership is universal, you may use Zipcars on demand in over 15+ participating cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington DC, to name only a few, plus over 250 college campuses.

 NPPA members join for only $25 per year annual fee (as opposed to $60 per year) and the $25 application fee will also be waived. You also get a discounted driving rate Monday-Friday. (The rate will vary from city to city.)

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Still River Editions at Connecticut Photographics is offering NPPA members 10% off fine art digital giclée printing and both film and flatbed scanning.

Still River Editions uses Epson printers and archival inksets with separate printers for their color and quad-tone black and white printing. Media available includes many fine art papers and canvas. Files may be securely uploaded through their website.

To receive the 10% discount, mention your NPPA membership number and the discount code when ordering. For more information go to www.stillrivereditions.com

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Allworth Press discounts

Allworth Press is offering NPPA members 15% discount on all titles listed on the their website! This discount is applied in addition to the website's discount from list price that is offered to the general public.

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Allworth Press publishes business and self-help books for creative professionals facing the everyday issues of starting and maintaining a successful business. Their selections include a range of books for photographers and visual artists.

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Think Tank Photo Profit Sharing

Attention NPPA members, do you shop at Think Tank Photo? By making your Think Tank Photo purchases through this link you can help support the NPPA. Twenty percent of all sales generated through Think Tank's NPPA partnership site will be coming back to the NPPA.

This offer only applies to items purchased online through this link. Please check it out and order today.

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Countless multimedia students and professionals have used Online Training from MediaStorm, an award-winning production and interactive design studio, to take their storytelling skills to the next level. Used in newsrooms and university classrooms around the world, the MediaStorm production team’s virtual classroom walks students through essential tools and techniques for improving production quality.

MediaStorm is excited to offer NPPA members a 25% discount on a 1-year all access subscription to our full catalogue of training videos. That’s a $50 discount on the normal rate of $199.99 per year.

Subscription benefits include:

• 101: Reporting Track - Learn fundamental techniques and some advanced ideas on gathering audio, stills and video for compelling multimedia productions. (1 hour 18 minutes)

• 101: Post-Production Track - MediaStorm’s production team walks through many of the choices they make when producing multimedia including editing techniques, picture editing and using music. (1 hour 6 minutes)

• The Making Of: The Amazing Amy - Follow the intense learning experience of shooting and editing the short documentary The Amazing Amy. (1 hour 13 minutes)

• The Making Of: A Thousand More - Learn the decisions made in the field and the editing suite that went into the making of A Thousand More. (1 hour 36 minutes)

• The Making Of: Surviving the Peace - Join MediaStorm’s Executive Producer and Director of Photography as they discuss story development through a scene-by-scene break down of Surviving the Peace. (1 hour 40 minutes)

• The Making Of: Take Care - Gain access to more than an hour of discussion and exposition on the process and multitude of decisions that went into the editing and shooting of Take Care. (1 hour 9 minutes)

NPPA members can purchase their subscription on MediaStorm.com and enter a promo code at checkout to receive their discount.

Please log in to accesss the promo code.

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