CPA Information

• Affiliated to the Western Counties Photographic Federation WCPF.   Membership of the Alliance is open to Photography Groups and Camera Clubs throughout Cornwall.  

• The CPA organises a full programme of talks and displays of interest to photographers using either digital cameras or film, as well as several competitions open only to member clubs.

• The CPA was formed in 1971, originally as the West Cornwall Photographic Alliance to represent Camera Clubs and Photographic Societies in Cornwall.

• A member of the Western Counties Photographic Federation (WCPF), the CPA is affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB).

• All Member Clubs have an equal say in the running of the Alliance through attendance at the quarterly management meetings, the Alliance being run by and for the members.

• Through the WCPF the Alliance has access to affordable Public Liability Insurance for Individual Member Clubs.

• Club members have the opportunity to submit their work to a number of Competitions and Exhibitions organised by both the CPA and the WCPF and to apply for the PAGB’s Photographic Honours (CPAGB, DPAGB and MPAGB).

• An in depth account of the history of the CPA and the constitution are available as PDF files at the bottom of the page.