We welcome new member clubs; if you have any questions about membership do contact the YPU Secretary, Alan Stopher, who can be reached at secretary@ypu.org.uk.
Some of the benefits to your members of the Yorkshire Photographic Union:
- Member clubs are also associate members of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB).
- Have access to a wide range of Lecturers to invite to your club both within Yorkshire and from other regions of the United Kingdom.
- Have access to a wide range of approved Photographic Judges to invite for your club competitions within Yorkshire and from other regions of the United Kingdom.
- Opportunity to enter the Annual Club Championships to represent the Y.P.U. in either Prints or Projected Images at the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain Competitions.
- Members are encouraged to achieve distinctions and awards in photography organised by the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
- Clubs can access recorded lectures and portfolios organised by the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
- Member clubs can access and contribute to information on the Y.P.U. website.
- Information about each club such as venue and start time is published on the Y.P.U. website.
- Public Liability Insurance is available at a reduced cost organised through a broker and negotiated by the PAGB.
- The Yorkshire Photographic Union holds two meetings every year for club representatives: a meeting in the late autumn and the Annual General Meeting in the spring.
For Clubs to be able to join the Yorkshire Photographic Union they must be a camera club, photographic society, photographic club or photographic group with a published constitution and published program of events, united by a common interest in photography, meeting in person for mutual co-operation, education, entertainment or competition solely from a physical location within the Yorkshire region.
An application form can be downloaded as a PDF which can be completed and sent to the YPU Secretary – details including membership fees are on the form.
Note: The Annual YPU Subscription fee for 2024 depends on the number of members as shown below:
| 1 – 25 members | £57 |
| 25 – 50 members | £80 |
| 51 – 75 members | £103 |
| 76 – 100 members | £126 |
| 101+ members | £149 |