The Photographic Alliance of America (PAA) is the national (country) photography organization for the United States of America (USA). PAA is an Operational Member of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), representing USA photographers.

The Photographic Alliance of America provides services for Photographic Society of America Worldwide (PSA) member clubs, and the members of those clubs who are individual PSA members, in the USA.

HISTORY: In 2014, Joanne Stolte began conceptualizing how the USA could have a national photography organization that could become a member of FIAP and provide services to photographers in the USA to apply for FIAP Photography Distinctions and FIAP Patronage for International photography competitions.

In 2017, Joanne presented a comprehensive proposal to the PSA Executive Committee for the formation of the Photographic Alliance of America (PAA) as a service for PSA members in the USA who are members of a PSA-member club in the USA. The proposal was approved and the PAA was formed.

In 2018 the PAA name and logo were registered, the PAA website and Facebook page were established, a PAA article was published monthly in the PSA Journal, and an application for membership (including the first year’s fee) was submitted to FIAP. Joanne, the FIAP Liaison Officer for the USA, attended the FIAP Congress in Durban, South Africa, in August where the PAA was voted an Operational Member of FIAP. The First Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the PAA was held during the PSA Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah in September 2018.

In 2019, the FIAP Board of Directors attended the PAA AGM in Spokane, Washington where the first PAA FIAP Distinctions were formally presented by FIAP President, Riccardo Busi; and FIAP Vice President and Distinctions Service Director, Freddy Van Gilbergen.

MISSION: PAA’s Mission is to increase the international participation, visibility, and appreciation of American photographers and American photography.