Photographic Federation of France

The Fédération Photographique de France traces its origins to 1892, when thirty-seven French photographic societies met in Paris on the initiative of the Société Française de Photographie to create the Union Nationale des Sociétés Photographiques de France. In 1947 it was succeeded by the Fédération des Sociétés Photographiques de France, and in 1957 it established a headquarters in Paris. It organizes salons, events, publications and competitions, including the Coupe de France.

On the initiative of the Société Française de Photographie, the thirty-seven photographic societies existing in France at the time met in Paris from 16 to 21 May 1892 to create the Union Nationale des Sociétés Photographiques de France. This constitutive assembly was presided over by the scientist Jules Janssen, and it produced statutes that governed the French photographic movement until 1947. On 20 January 1947, Roland Bourigeaud became president of the Fédération des Sociétés Photographiques de France, registered at the Préfecture de Police de la Seine under number 10 237, succeeding the Union Nationale des Sociétés Photographiques de France. He immediately implemented reforms: publication of the first monthly bulletin, creation of a first federal emblem, and organization of major competitions after drafting a specific code for each. In 1957 the FNSPF established a headquarters in Paris at 9 rue Faraday in the 17th arrondissement. In 1958 it joined the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP), of which it had been one of the most active founding members in 1950. On 30 May 1981, the Conseil National adopted new statutes allowing individuals not members of clubs to join the FNSPF directly and opening the association to the photographic world as a whole.

1. 1Accueil - Fédération Photographique de Francefederation-photo.fr
2. 2La Fédération : Historique - à reprendre - Fédération Photographique de Francefederation-photo.fr
3. 3Fédération photographique de Francewikidata.org