European Photographers Federation (FEP) announces qualification contest – European Photographer (EP). The European Photographer (EP) qualification aims to recognize competence and a professional standard for those who earn their lives as Professional Photographers. It is designed to complement the lack of a specific title to uphold the professional status. The EP is a new basic quality assurance certification now available to most general Professional Photographers throughout Europe.

Earning an Award will win you a certificate of professional quality, a useful personal contact list on our online EP Photographers pages as well as access to special offers, services and information via the website. 

Eligibility for EP Qualification

To be eligible to apply for an EP Certificate the candidate:

must earn a living as a maker of still images., either photochemical or digital. The EP Certificates are only available to those who are authors of the original images and they are not intended for photographic laboratory technicians or support staff.

must be a member of a national professional photographers association. The national association must be a member of the Federation of European Professional Photographers, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant FEP member associations. Application by non members can be accepted providing they are professional photographers legally registered and resident in European countries where there are not FEP member national associations to represent them. If an application is received from a photographer who is not member of a FEP member association, they must be registered with the tax authorities as a professional photographer and they must show their VAT registration number or certificate of professional insurance which will be validated by the FEP.

may be self-employed or an employee.

must have operated as a professional photographer for at least one consecutive year.

must fulfil the necessary requirements in technical skills and achieve an acknowledged standard (determined by the FEP) necessary to uphold a professional status.

must satisfy the requirements for professional practice skill, which will be assessed by the FEP member national association.

must accept the FEP European Code of Professional Conduct.

Download the FEP Code of Conduct

Submission of Work

each candidate must submit online a panel of twelve images

each submission must be accompanied by an EP application