The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA)[1] is an international, non-profit association advocating the interests of the photography and imaging magazine-publishing industry.
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| Abbreviation | TIPA |
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| Formation | April 16, 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-04-16) |
| Founded at | Paris[1] |
| Type | International nongovernmental organization |
| Purpose | Trade association |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°27′00″N 3°46′21″W / 40.4501°N 3.7726°W / 40.4501; -3.7726 |
Region | Worldwide |
Membership | Photography and imaging magazines |
Official language | English |
Chairman | Thomas Gerwers |
Main organ | Board of directors |
| Website | tipa |
The association represents 30 titles, published in eight European countries and seven non-European countries.
The organization was established in 1991 as an association of European photography and imaging magazines. Since 2009, members have joined from outside of Europe.[1]
Each year, the editors of the member magazines vote for the best products introduced to the market during the previous twelve months, taking into account innovation, cutting-edge technology, design, ease-of-use and the price to performance ratio of the products.[2]
TIPA held its annual awards ceremony every second year[3]atphotokina, a biennial trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries.
Since 2021 the awards have been at the PHOTOPIA Hamburg Festival of Imaging.[4]
The member magazines that form TIPA are:
TIPA is supported by a board of directors and a secretariat based in Madrid, Spain. The board is elected by members at a general meeting held every year.
