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May 11, 2025

When Do Photographers Need A Permit to Photograph or Film on Public Land? A FILM Act Update

When Do Photographers Need A Permit to Photograph or Film on Public Land? A FILM Act Update By: Sean Fitzgerald When does a photographer need a permit to take photos…

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January 16, 2025

The FILM Act is Now Law! A Win for all NANPA Members

For more than a two years, ASMP and NANPA, along with their sister organizations PPA and NPPA, have been working on a problem that has plagued photographers and videographers across…

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Gunsight Butte dominates this view of Lake Powell..Navajo Mountain is in the background.

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May 10, 2024

Homage to the Southwest by Jerry Ginsberg

Homage to the Southwest Photos & Text (C) Jerry Ginsberg North Window frames Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. Some years ago, the American Southwest was the #1 photo…

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January 18, 2024

Why You Need to Attend NANPA’s Florida Birds Regional Event This Spring

It's not just tourists that like to fly to Florida for the weather... Register Here for this amazing event! © Karen Schuenemann Are you a bird enthusiast looking for the…

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Through NANPA Foundation, a separate organization that shares a similar mission as NANPA, we are able to offer grants and scholarships designed to raise awareness and appreciation of nature photography.

Apply for one of our three grants: the Janie Moore Greene Scholarship Grant, the Philip Hyde Conservation Grant, and the Photo Blinds Grant. Each grant lists application criteria, deadlines, and past recipients on the NANPA Foundation site.

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Four Holes Swamp, Francis Beidler Forest, South Carolina.
Photo by 2018 Philip Hyde Grant Recipient Mac Stone.

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