The Professional Photographers of Louisiana is an Affiliate Member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), the world’s largest non-profit photography association organized for professional photographers, by professional photographers…and with over 25,000 creative members in 54 countries.
The Professional Photographers of Louisiana is a member of the Southwest Professional Photographers Association.
SWPPA REPRESENTATIVES:
Wade Ponthier, Cr. CPP ABI CBM
504-394-7733
www.neworleanseventphotography.com
wade@neworleanseventphotography.com
PPLA Members who have served as SWPPA President
1952 – Lee Webb, M. Photog. * Houma1959 – James Hampson * Shreveport
1966 – Nobby DeGravelles, M. Photog., Cr. * Thibodaux
1974 – Tom Drummond Jr., M. Photog., Cr. * Shreveport
1979 – Thurman C. Smith, M. Photog., Cr. Shreveport
1984 – Frank Hampson, M.Photog. Shreveport
1991 – David K. Gleason, M.Photog., Cr., CPP * Baton Rouge
1995 – Ralph Romaguera, Sr., M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA, F-ASP Metairie
2000 – Dick Goodall, M.Photog.,Cr., ABI, F-PPLA * Shreveport
2005 – Ed Broussard, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPLA Lafayette
2013 – James Pitre, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPLA Houma
The Profession Photographers of Louisiana endorses the following local PPA Affiliates Guild:
