The recently published proposal for the British Institute of Professional Photography (formed in 1901 as the Professional Photographers' Association) to join the Royal Photographic Society (formed in 1853 as the Photographic Society of London) has the potential to fully bring both the amateur and professional sides of photography together.
Although the RPS has always had a professional membership, despite occasional abortive attempts to restrict it to amateurs, its membership remained mainly amateur. The PPA deliberately restricted its membership to working photographers.
The attached chart (PhotoSocs%201840-2023.pdf) for download provides some historical context, showing principal British photography organisations from 1840-2023.
Details of the proposal are here: https://rps.org/BIPP
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