Founder’s Message
Dear Photojournalists, Photographers, Visual Storytellers, and Friends Across Asia,
It is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the Asian Photojournalists Association (APA).
Asia is home to extraordinary cultures, histories, traditions, and stories that deserve to be documented with honesty, integrity, and compassion. Every photograph has the power to preserve history, reveal the truth, inspire understanding, and create positive change. As visual journalists, we carry the responsibility of documenting our world with professionalism, ethics, and respect.
The Asian Photojournalists Association was founded with a simple yet meaningful vision—to unite photojournalists and visual storytellers from every corner of Asia under one professional platform. Our goal is to strengthen friendship, encourage collaboration, promote knowledge sharing, and create opportunities for learning and professional growth across borders.
APA is more than an association; it is a community built on trust, mutual respect, and a shared commitment to excellence in visual journalism. Through training programs, workshops, exhibitions, conferences, awards, exchange visits, publications, and collaborative projects, we aim to empower photographers and photojournalists to tell impactful stories that matter.
In an era of rapid technological change and digital transformation, visual journalism continues to play an essential role in informing societies and protecting the values of truth, transparency, and press freedom. Together, we must uphold the highest ethical standards while embracing innovation, creativity, and new ways of storytelling.
I warmly invite professional photojournalists, freelance photographers, documentary photographers, students, educators, media organizations, and everyone passionate about photography to become part of the APA family. Together, we can build a stronger network that celebrates diversity, supports one another, and amplifies authentic voices from across Asia.
On behalf of the Asian Photojournalists Association, I sincerely thank all our members, partners, supporters, and friends for believing in this vision. Your dedication and collaboration will help shape the future of visual journalism in our region.
Let us work together to capture truth, preserve history, connect cultures, and inspire future generations through the power of photography.
Thank you for joining us on this journey.
With warm regards,
Pradeep Raj Onta
Founder Member
Asian Photojournalists Association (APA)
pradeeponta@gmail.com
+977985104444835
Motto: Capturing Truth, Connecting Asia.
The Asian Photojournalists Association (APA) is an independent professional organization dedicated to uniting photojournalists, visual storytellers, documentary photographers and media professionals from across Asia.
