Education & PPA Merits
TAPPA’s education isn’t just inspiring — it counts. Because we’re a PPA affiliate and an FPP member, the learning you do here can earn merits toward a Professional Photographers of America degree.
Join for $59What are PPA merits?
Merits are earned toward PPA degrees (25 each) like Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman.
How you earn them
Merit-eligible affiliate education, print competition, publication, and community service.
FPP Continuing Education
FPP members earn PPA CE merits at the FOCUS convention and Florida School of Photography.
PPA member benefits (context)
PPA members also get equipment insurance up to $15,000, contracts, copyright advocacy, and Imaging USA.
Note: joining TAPPA does not make you a PPA member — but it is your on-ramp to the merit-eligible education that leads to a PPA degree.
Join Tampa Bay’s photography & video community
$59 a year. Zoom meetings, your directory listing day one, and the PPA merit ladder open to you.
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