The Photo Imaging Education Association (PIEA) is a special-interest area of PMA®, the world’s largest photographic industry association. Membership consists of professionals engaged in the administration and teaching of educational programs in photography and digital imaging at all levels.

A professional organization for teaching professionals
Uniting those who see the extraordinary in the ordinary, the Photo Imaging Education Association (PIEA) inspires its members to become better teachers at every level of education. PIEA is an international network of educators and students creating resources, solving problems, sharing ideas, and building stronger relationships with the photo industry. Our goal is to inform, support and connect teachers of photography at all levels of education: elementary, middle, junior high, high school, college, university, graduate and workshop. Listed below are the many services of PIEA:

Photo Imaging newsletter covering:

• News developments in imaging education
• News of importance to teachers
• New ideas to try
• Solutions to problems in education, as solved by others, for teachers to use
• PIEA and other photo contest information
• Registration on the PIEA Listserv, providing access to some of the best and most knowledgeable photo educators from around the world
  
• Annual International Student-Teacher Photo Exhibition and Competition, exhibited at PMA, with thousands of dollars in prizes donated by supportive manufacturers and distributors – members are eligible for reduced entry fees for their students and themselves
• Traveling exhibit of winning photos in PIEA Photo Exhibit available for your venue
• Members can receive discounts on registration for educator workshops, roundtable discussions and lectures at national PMA meetings
• Published membership list (including e-mail addresses) so members can network with other photography teachers easily
• PIEA home page on the Internet – http://pieapma.org/ - with access to the members area resources including conference presentations,  curriculum ideas and past issues of the Photo Imaging newsletter

Membership in PMA

PIEA members also enjoy many regular PMA membership benefits:

• Subscription to PMA magazine, published monthly
• Reduced cost member fees for all regular PMA services, publications and meetings such as the PMA International Convention and Trade Show, the largest annual photography and digital imaging trade show in the world
• Full access code to the PMA Member Service Center and all its resources (www.pmai.org)
• Access codes to the member section of the PMA website

How many good ideas, useful resources and new contacts do you need to make it worth your time?

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