NANPA Advocacy
Protecting the freedom to photograph, the places that inspire us, and the rights behind every image. Explore NANPA’s work and the comments, briefs, and statements that put it on the record.
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Actions to take and recent work on behalf of nature photographers.
Member action · October 5, 2026
The proposed fee schedule would raise the cost of registering a group of photographs from $55 to $85. NANPA and ASMP are asking photographers to explain what that increase would mean for their work.
Group Registration of Photographs
$55$85
Current fee Proposed fee
Introduced Bill ·
NANPA and ASMP support VACRA, a proposal addressing group registrations, deferred registration, subscriptions, and third-party registries.
Read About VACRAComments Submitted ·
NANPA and ASMP asked Colorado to reject a proposed annual permit for selling or licensing wildlife photographs.
Read the Colorado RecordJoint Support ·
NANPA and ASMP supported the Graphic Artists Guild’s No Artists No Art campaign, calling for credit, consent, and compensation when creative work is used in generative AI.
Read the Statement of SupportOur Focus
Permits, workshop access, and rules that recognize how nature photographers work.
FILM Act Permit GuideNPS Workshop CommentsAll Access DocumentsRegistration, enforcement, and the right to decide how photographs are used.
Photo Contest TermsCopyright DocumentsMore Copyright Work at ASMPNANPA’s foundational positions on the natural world and responsible photography.
How to Write Photo CaptionsEnvironmental StatementNANPA’s Ethics ResourcesTruth in Captioning (PDF)The Work on the Record
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Comments
Asks Colorado to reject a permit requirement for selling or licensing wildlife photographs.
Briefs
Urges Supreme Court review of the server test and its effect on the right to control online display of photographs.
Comments
Recommends a permitting system that accounts for small photography workshops, tour leaders, and guides.
Briefs
Argues for limits on transformative fair use that protect photographers and the licensing market for their work.
Briefs
Addresses how good-faith errors in copyright registration can affect creators’ ability to enforce their rights.
Letters
Asks Instagram and Facebook to give creators greater control over embedding their photographs.
Briefs
Supports remedies for creators whose copyrighted work is used without permission by state governments.
Comments
Presents visual artists’ recommendations for modernizing copyright registration.
Statements
Sets out NANPA’s commitment to responsible nature photography and the natural world.
Statements
States NANPA’s position on access to public lands for photography.
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Since 1994
From early positions on access and conservation to joint filings on the rights behind an image.
Incorporation followed an organizing meeting in 1993.
Read NANPA’s historyThe Board approved a statement addressing photography on public lands.
Read the statementNANPA set out its commitment to responsible nature photography.
Read the statementSusan Day described the volunteers advancing registration and small-claims work.
Read the historical accountNANPA joined the Coalition of Visual Artists in comments to the Copyright Office.
Read the commentsA joint letter asked Instagram and Facebook to give creators greater control.
Read the letterNANPA joined an amicus brief in Unicolors, a case about errors in copyright registration.
Read the Case ExplanationJoint comments addressed the NPS online CUA application and reporting system.
Read the submissionThe EXPLORE Act changed federal filming and photography rules.
Read the Enactment AnnouncementNANPA and ASMP submitted comments asking Colorado to reject the petition.
Read about the matterMore advocacy: Browse All Advocacy Articles Contact NANPA
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