Photographic Associations: Directory
These are most of the key organizations in the photographic world. If you're looking for smaller photographic clubs and societies, the FIAP Directory will take you to a national level; DSLR User has a UK database, as does ePHOTOzine. Check out the PSA (Photographic Society of America) for an index of clubs in the United States and other countries.
ACMP --> Association of Australian Commercial and Media Photographers
AIPP --> Australian Institute of Professional Photography
AOP --> The Association of Photographers
APA --> The Association of Photographers
Aperture --> Aperture Foundation
ASMP --> American Society of Media Photographers
ASPP --> American Society of Picture Professionals
BAPLA --> British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies
BFP --> Bureau of Freelance Photographers
BIPP --> British Institute of Professional Photography
BPPA --> British Press Photographers' Association
BSoUP --> British Society of Underwater Photographers
CAPIC --> Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications
IAAP --> International Association Of Architectural Photographers
ICC --> International Color Consortium
IDEAlliance --> International Digital Enterprise Alliance
IPTC --> International Press Telecommunications Council
IRgA --> International Reprographic Association
IS&T --> Imaging Science and Technology
ISCC --> Inter-Society Color Council
ISJ --> Imaging Society of Japan
IVRPA --> International VR Photography Association
MPA --> Master Photographers Association
NAPP --> National Association of Photoshop Professionals
NANPA --> North American Nature Photography Association
NPPA --> National Press Photographers Association
NZIPP --> New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography
PACA --> Picture Archive Council of America
PAPA --> Professional Aerial Photographers' Association
PICA --> Photo Imaging Council Australia
PIC(UK) --> Photo Imaging Council
PIC(US) --> PhotoImaging Information Council
PMAI --> Photo Marketing Association International
PMDA --> PhotoImaging Manufacturers & Distributors Association
PPA --> Professional Photographers of America
PPFA --> Professional Picture Framers Association
PPOC --> Professional Photographers of Canada
PRA --> Picture Research Association
Pro Imaging | PSA --> Pro Imaging
PSA --> Photographic Society of America
PWP --> Professional Women Photographers
RPS --> Royal Photographic Society
SAA --> Stock Artists Alliance
SGIA --> Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
SEP --> Society of Sport & Event Photographers
SID --> Society for Information Display
SPE --> Society for Photographic Education
SPIE --> International Society for Optical Engineering
SPS --> Student Photographic Society
SPSTJ --> Society of Photographic Science and Technology of Japan
SWPP --> Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers
TAGA --> Technical Association of the Graphic Arts
TIPA --> Technical Image Press Association
Ugra --> Association for the Promotion of Research in the Graphic Arts Industry
WIPI --> Women In Photography International
WHNPA --> White House News Photographers Association