Our Member Subscriptions

Professional, Assistant/Emerging and Student Memberships are open to individuals only. Bulk discounts are available where a business is wanting to join on behalf of a larger number of employees or represented photographers. This discount is 10% per person in cases where there are 5-9 people gaining access or 20% per person where there are 10 or more. Please contact info@imagemakersassociation.com.au to further discuss if this describes you.

Professional Member

Image: © Scott Burrows

$500.00
Every year

Professional Members are at the heart of Image Makers Association Australia. Industry professionals are invited to come on board, benefit from what's already available and help to shape our vision into the future.

Assistant/Emerging Member

Image: © Jessie Prince

$350.00
Every year

You are eligible for this discounted category of Membership while you are earning less than 50% of your income from your own photography jobs and have less than 5 years paid work experience in the industry.

Student Member

Image: © Zoe Lonergan

$175.00
Every year

You are eligible for this discounted category of Membership while you are enrolled in a tertiary photography course. You will need to provide a Student Number, student email address and expected graduation date after joining.

Industry Members

If you offer a service or product that would be beneficial to the categories of Membership above, we invite you to get in touch via info@imagemakersassociation.com.au to further discuss.

Why Become a Member?

  • Image Makers Association Australia is recognised by the Australian Copyright Council as the representative body for Professional Photographers in Australia.

    Image Makers Association Australia was invited by the Attorney General’s department to represent the interests and needs of Australian Image Makers at ongoing roundtable consultation processes regarding copyright.

    IMAA was also invited by the Federal Attorney-General’s Department to be a member of the Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Reference Group (CAIRG) in 2024.

  • We advocate for the protection of Australian Copyright and Moral Rights laws by introducing our association, providing educational resources, and lobbying for the rights of photographers. Additionally, we support our members by connecting them with legal representation when necessary.

    Image Makers Association Australia was invited by the Attorney General’s department to represent the interests and needs of Australian Image Makers at roundtable consultation processes.

    We lobbied on behalf of image makers across Australia, advocating for the upholding of existing copyright laws, and best practice to improve implementing them. Our surveys produced valuable data that was used to present to government with the aim of supporting Image Makers across Australia to continue to run sustainable and profitable businesses.

    Image Makers Association Australia was invited by the Attorney-General’s Department to participate in the Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Reference Group (CAIRG) throughout 2023 & 2024.

  • We produce and provide discounted access to educational material that helps support Australian photographers in business.

    We partner with our Industry Members and Affiliates to provide educational webinars on topics most relevant to our Membership.

    We connect with photographers to present & inspire with motivational webinars.

  • All Assistant/Emerging and Student Members can apply to be mentored by leading industry professionals who generously donate their time to support the development and evolution of emerging talent in Australia.

    Our mentorship program launched in 2023 and is exclusively sponsored by NIKON. One mentee is chosen each year to receive $5000 worth of NIKON equipment based on their engagement with their mentor and the work produced through the mentorship program.

  • We foster a vibrant and engaged community of image makes with Member needs our top priority.

    Our Members Only WhatsApp group was created to provide a quick and easy platform to professionally connect members with each other.

    Through this vibrant resource members can find assistants, ask technical questions and discuss matters affecting their business such as copyright, marketing and taxation.

  • We collaborate with our Affiliates and Industry Members to celebrate commercial photography in Australia.

    We educate businesses and publishers about photographers’ copyright and moral rights.

  • We promote our Members with Member Profiles on our website as well as featuring and profiling their work as part of our core branding.

    Members are invited to submit a Project Profile of up to 10 images from a commercial commission or personal project to be featured on our Instagram account.

    Through our strategic partnership with Indesign Media Asia Pacific, Professional Members can submit an application to be featured online on Habitus Living and Indesignlive.

Member Discounts

IMAA continues to engage with industry to secure partnerships and discounts for our Members.

Nikon offers all IMAA Members one free trial of any Nikon equipment subject to availability.

Nikon also exclusively sponsors the Assistant/Emerging category of membership donating $5000 worth of Nikon equipment to one mentee, selected by the Image Makers Association Committee.

Specular offers preferential pricing to IMAA Members determinining a pricing benefit on the equipment that is right for you and best supports your business.

ACC offers Image Makers Association Australia Members a 10% discount on their paid publications and webinars.

Members have prioritised access to ACC's written legal advice service available here. Please select Image Makers Association Australia from drop down menu under 'Your Memberships' when completing their online form.

Image Science is generously offering Image Makers Association Australia Members a 10% discount on all their services (excluding those already on sale).

Michael’s Camera Hire has been a family owned and operated business in Melbourne since 1916. They specialise in photographic equipment including high-performance DSLR and mirrorless cameras, lenses for a large range of camera systems and more.

Michael's Camera Hire offer our Members a 10% discount on products and services.

As part the Strategic Partnership between Indesign Media Asia Pacific and Image Makers Association Australia, in 2023 two new categories were added to the INDE.Awards to celebrate the contribution photography makes to existing design categories, with stand-alone recognition of images and their visual story telling potential. All Image Makers Association Members receive a 50% discount on entries as part of this Strategic Partnership.

Spicers offer our members a discounted rate on Bauhaus, Hahnemuhle and Breathing Color products.

Contact Daniela Barth for product enquiries daniela.barth@spicers.com.au