Welcome to the St. Louis Photo Authority®!

Our mission is to build community through photography.

The St. Louis Photo Authority® is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to building community and promoting the photographic arts through our photography programs for youth and adults. We invite you to join our Meetup groups and be a part of building community in a city that really needs it!

Join the Saint Louis Photography Club

Join our Thursday night studio photography group Studio-Creative

Join our film photography group (dust off your dad’s camera) Tangible Image

Send a teen to our Summer Photography Program

Make a donation to our Youth Internship Program