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School Photographers of America announces leadership change People on the Move Press releases 

School Photographers of America announces leadership change

The Governing Board and officers of the School Photographers of America (SPOA) announce the resignation of the executive director, David Crandall. The separation is amicable and the association will continue its programs and services without interruption. The association leadership has immediately begun the executive search process for a successor. Crandall played a key role as one of the 10 founders... Read More
School Photographers of America announces 2024 officer elections People on the Move 

School Photographers of America announces 2024 officer elections

School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced the election of new officers to two-year positions on Nov. 30, in Las Vegas, NV. at SPOA Leadership Summit. These elections are held every other year. SPOA Governing Board Members of the Governing Board help guide the overall direction of our trade organization. The board’s seats have two-year terms, with a two-term maximum per... Read More
School Photographers of America announces 2023 Officer Elections People on the Move 

School Photographers of America announces 2023 Officer Elections

School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced the election of new officers on July 13, in Greenville, S.C. In-person voting took place at SPOA’s 2023 International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks, July 10-13, Greenwood, S.C. Governing Board At-Large (two seats) Members of the Governing Board help guide the overall direction of our trade organization. The board’s seats have two-year terms,... Read More
School Photographers of America Inducts Inaugural Hall of Fame Class Events News 

School Photographers of America Inducts Inaugural Hall of Fame Class

School Photographers of America (SPOA) inducted the inaugural class of the Industry Hall of Fame, featuring some of the most legendary pioneers of the century-old school photography and yearbook industry, at the Industry Awards Banquet during SPOA’s International Conference on School Photography and Yearbooks at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville, SC. Bill Freeman, of Freeman Photography, Houston, Texas, read... Read More
SPOA announces finalists for 2023 National School Photographic Competition Events News 

SPOA announces finalists for 2023 National School Photographic Competition

Sample entries from the 2023 contest. School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced the finalists for the 2023 National School Photography Competition. The grand champions for each category will be announced July 13th in Greenville, S.C., at the International Conference on School Photography and Yearbooks at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom Downtown. The contest spotlights the best in school photography, from traditional classroom... Read More
SPOA adds Bambee as HR partner News 

SPOA adds Bambee as HR partner

School Photographers of America (SPOA) announces a partnership with Bambee, a leading U.S. human resources company providing small businesses the ability to simplify human resource management by automating HR tasks and providing a dedicated HR Manager to navigate employee and business compliance complexities. Bambee’s features go beyond essential HR management and payroll processing. Bambee helps businesses comply with HR regulations... Read More
Supporting the school photography and yearbook industry with David Crandall, SPOA Podcasts 

Supporting the school photography and yearbook industry with David Crandall, SPOA

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with David Crandall, executive director of the School Photographers of America (SPOA). Crandall talks about the association’s upcoming conference, developing the school photography boot camp, and ways members can be more involved. School Photographers of America is a non-profit association formed in 2020 on behalf of school portrait studios to advocate for and protect their copyrights, as... Read More
School Photographers of America opens registration for 2023 annual conference Events 

School Photographers of America opens registration for 2023 annual conference

School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced registration is open for the 2023 Annual International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks will be held in Greenville, South Carolina starting July 10-14, 2023. Go to https://www.schoolphotographersofamerica.com/conference for more information. The conference will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Greenville in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC.  Because of the expected size of the conference, two... Read More
Dead Pixels Society Podcast: David Crandall, School Photographers of America Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society Podcast: David Crandall, School Photographers of America

Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society talks with David Crandall, the executive director of the new industry association, the School Photographers of America. Crandall discusses how School Photographers of America will take the issues facing volume photographers direct to decision-makers, how it will pursue policies, and ways industry members can become more involved. School Photographers of America was formed during the COVID-19 pandemic when... Read More
New school photographers’ association launched News 

New school photographers’ association launched

School Photographers of America (SPOA) is a new nonprofit industry association working to develop standardized policies for school photography companies, work to protect the integrity of the industry, be an industry representative at state and national government levels, and educate others on image copyright laws. Responding to the effect of COVID-19 shutdowns, not only on his employer but on the... Read More