Japan Professional Photographers Society


The Japan Professional Photographers Society is a Tokyo-based organization of photographers founded in 1950. Its logo reads “JPS”. It was formed from the combination of three earlier organizations, none more than two years old: Seinen Hōdō Shashin Kenkyūkai, Seinen Shashinka Kyōkai, and Shashinka Shūdan,
The organization exists to maintain professional standards and to protect the interests of professional photographers. It also sponsors exhibitions of interest to the general public, and, since 2005, the Younosuke Natori Photography Award for photographers under 30. Its current President is Takeyoshi Tanuma.

Notable members