A few of the facilities offered to the members are
An opportunity of following the three year Diploma course in Photography free of charge.
An opportunity of taking part in seminars, workshops, excursions and tours etc.
Submission of photographic entries to National and International Exhibitions.
Qualifying for the Associateship Distinction (ANPAS) and Fellowship Distinction (FNPAS) offered by The National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka.
Obtaining International Photographic Qualifications conferred by the International Federation of Photographic Art.
Artist FIAP (AFIAP), Excellence FIAP (EFIAP), Excellence for service FIAP(Es.FIAP), Master FIAP (MFIAP), Honorary FIAP (Hon.EFIAP)
Morning Tram, Goldin Leonid, Israel
Types of Membership
Each year, within a specific period of time, NPAS offers membership to the successful applicants. All the applications received within the deadline will be considered carefully. Successful applicants will be interviewed and granted the membership. There are three types of memberships.
Membership
General Membership will be granted by the recommendation of an interview panel appointed under the responsibility of the Executive Director or Director Registrar.
Life Membership
Life membership will be granted under the consentient decision of the Director Board for the members who have been completed the membership consecutively for 5 years on request to the Executive Director.
Honorary Fellowship
Honorary Fellowship of the NPAS (Hon.FNPAS) will be granted under the consentient decision of the Director Board for the people who have done the service to the society, photography or art.
Membership
Applications for Membership are accepted Online,
Click the ‘Apply Online’ Link below to Fill the Online Application. (Please download and read the instructions carefully before filling the application form.)
Download and read the instructions by Clicking the ‘Download Instructions’ Link below.
Executive Director,
The National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka,
National Center of Photography
10C, Church Road, Eldeniya,
Kadawatha, Sri Lanka. 11850
Life Membership
To apply for Life Membership, follow the instructions given below,
First, Fill the Request Form by Clicking the ‘Request for Life Membership’ Link below.
Instructions and Link to the Life Membership Application will be sent to you by the Executive Director / Director Registrar. (For further clarification please write to the Executive Director at the address below)
Executive Director,
The National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka,
National Center of Photography
10C, Church Road, Eldeniya,
Kadawatha, Sri Lanka. 11850
Honorary Fellowship
Honorary Fellowship of the NPAS (Hon.FNPAS) will be granted under the consentient decision of the Director Board for the people who have done the service to the society, photography or art.
Local
- Mr. Wilson Hegoda
- Mr. D.C.L. Amarasinghe
- Prof. S.R. Kottegoda
- Dr. M.S. Weerakone
- Mr. B.P. Weerawardane
- Mr. Hilton Samarasinghe
- Gate Mudaliyar A.C.G.S. Amarasekara
- Dr. D.B. Nihalsinghe
- Prof. G.L.R. de Silva
- Mr. L. Dayananda
- Mr. D.G. Ranathunga
- Mr. Gunadasa Hettiarachchi
- Mr. Walvin H.P. Sririwardena
- Mrs. Ranee Weerawardena
- Mr. Lal Hegoda
- Mr. R Mervyn Lenora
- Mrs. Malanie Lenora
- Mr. C.A. Basnayake
- Mr. Kapila P Balasuriya
- Mr. Gunasoma Samarasinghe
- Mr. J.A.C Jayasuriya
- Mr. Sanath de Silva
- Mr. A.S. Jayatissa
- Mr. Dinton De S Jayasuriya
- Mr. Sumiththa Amarasinghe
- Mr. Niloo Bhatt
- Mr. D.A. Nelson Keerthi Silva
- Mr. K.D. Dayananda
- Mr. Chandra Karunarathne
- Mr. Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Rev. Fr. Mercylin Jayakody
- Rev. Fr. Edmond Peiris
- Kalasurie Edwin Kottegoda
- Dr. Jupiter C. Munamale
- Mr. A.A.N. Amarasinghe
- Mr. H.M.R. Perera
- Mr. L.B.S.S. Balasuriya
- Mr. A.D. Dharmasena
- Mr. N.R. Abeyasinghe
- Mr. Kumudu Gunawardana
- Rev. Fr. Benedict Joseph
- Mr. A.S. Rodrigo
- Ms. Soma Somasinghe
- Mr. J.P. de Alwis
- Mr. Mervyn De S. Jayasinghe
- Miss. Srimathie Perera
- Mr. Henry Rajakaruna
- Dr. Ranjan Abeysinghe
- Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe
- Dr. F.D. Hudson Silva
- Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara
- Mr. S.H. Sauris Silva
- Mr. S. Paneebharatha
- Mr. L.T. Manju Sri
- Mr. G.S. Fernando
- Mr. Henry Jayasena
- Mr. A.T. Ariyarathne
- Mr. Gamini Fonseka
- Mr. K.A. Wijeyrathne
- Mr. A.G.A. Karunarathna
- Mr. VH Hapuarachchi
- Mr. C.Y. Abeywardena
- Mr. Wijaya Basnayake
- Mr. Thilaka R.W. Weralupitiya
- Mr. W.M.S. Bandara
- Mr. Gamini R. Fonseka
- Mr. K. Ubayananda Silva
- Mr. Vajira J. Wickramage
- Mr. D.K. Dissanayake
- Mr. Priyantha Amarasinghe
- Dr. Uditha Gunasekara
- Dr. T.S.U. de Silva
- Mr. M.G. Jayasinghe
- Mr. Keerthi Nissanka
- Mr. Dhammika Wijesinghe
- Mr. S.M.I.K. Senevirathne
- Mr. H.M. Gunasekara
- Mr. S.M. Senevirathne
- Mr. Bandu Gunarathne
- Mr. G.L. Upasena
- Mr. M. Samal P. Perera
- Mr. K.D.K. Dharmawardene
- Mr. D.G. Somapala
- Mr. Merril C. Silva
- Mr. Kanchane Marasinghe
- Ms. Amara Weerasekara
- Mr. Gamini Jayasinghe
- Mr. Tilak Godamanna
- Mr. Thimothy Weeraratne
- Mr. G.D. Vijayadasa
- Miss. Srima Siriwardena
- Mr. Ranjith P Liyanage
- Mr. Rahula Perera
- Prof. Chandrasiri Palliyaguru
- Mr. Anura Eriyagama
- Mr. T.M. Chandana Silva
- Dr. Pandith Amaradewa
- Mr. Sena Kothalawala
- Mr. M.D. Mahindapala
- Mr. H.L. Sunil
- Mr. Lester James Peris
- Mr. L.E. Samararathne
- Mr. K.G. Keerthirathna
- Mr. Sarath Perera
- Mr. Palitha Hegoda
- Mr. Chandrasena Perera
- Mr. Udeni Alwis
- Mr. Mithra S Weerakone
- Ms. Shyamalee Karunapala
- Mr. Priyantha Abeysundara
- Mr. Berty Gunasekara
- Mr. Shanthilal Fernando
- Dr. Dharmasena Pathiraja
- Mr. Chaminda P Upasena
- Mr. Piyasoma Koralewidana
- Ms. Champa Kuruppu
- Mr. Nimal P Edirithilaka
- Mr. Vijith Kanugala
- Archt. Sithumini Rathnamalala
- Mr. T.S.T. de Silva
- Mr. Shantha Gunaratne
- Mr. Saman Kulasuriya
- Mr. W.I. Tyrone Perera
- Mr. Wimal Weerawansa
- Ms. Rathna Wijesinghe
- Mr. D.K. Lanti
- Mr. Samantha Senaka Bandara
- Mr. T.G. Sunil Wickrama
- Mrs. Yamuni Rashmika Perera
- Mr. Gamini Dissanayake
- Kalasurie Sathischandra Edirisinghe
- Mr. S.D. Piyadasa
- Ms. V. Nandani Hettiarachchi
- Kalakeerthi Dr. Edwin Ariyadasa
- Sangeetha Visharada Nanda Malini
- Mr. Mangala Edirisinghe
- Mr. Saman Fernando
- Mr. Lucien Bulathsinhala
- Mr. Naradha Amarathunge
- Mr. Harsha Maduranga Jayasekara
- Mr. Athula Ranaraja
- Mr. Anura Hegoda
- Mr. Upananda Senevirathna
- Ms. Thinesha Edirisinghe
- Mr. H. Ravindra Priyantha Lal
- Mr. Athula Jayasundara
- Mr. Prasanna Withanage
- Mr. Jayantha Chandrasiri
- Mr. A.M. Jayathilake
- Mr. Nalin Hemantha Kumara
Foreign
- Mr. Leo Vrana – Austria
- Mr. Friedrich Mikula – Austria
- Prof. Chin San Long – China
- Mr. Wellington Lee – USA
- Mr. Yet Pore Pun – Hong Kong
- Mr. C.M Leung – Hong Kong
- Dr. G. Thomas – India
- Mr. Malcolm W. Thomson – Scotland
- Mr. John Williams – Australia
- Mr. C. George Billing – Australia
- Mr. Leopold Fischer – Austria
- Mr. Willy Hengal – Austria
- Mr. Stanek Heinrich – Austria
- Mr. Raul Eitelberg – Brazil
- Mr. Edmund Torikian – Cyprus
- Mr. R.C Hakanson – USA
- Mr. H.B.J Cramer – Denmark
- Mr. Joan Wakelin – England
- Mr. Peter Wilkinson – England
- Mr. Ari Johannes Yrjana – Finland
- Mr. Manly Chin – Hong Kong
- Mr. Wong Shiu Gun – Hong Kong
- Mr. Arvid Odman – Sweden
- Mr. Roger Brownsey – New Zeland
- Mr. Arthur P. Bates – New Zeland
- Mr. Karl Almesberger – Austria
- Mr. P.N Mehra – India
- Mr. Andres C. Kho – Phillipines
- Mr. Leoncio Co – Phillipines
- Mr. Marko Odon – Hungary
- Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hanh – Vietnam
- Mr. Khuu Tu Chan – Vietnam
- Mr. Lai Huu Duc – Vietnam
- Mr. Nguyen Thi Thu Hong – Vietnam
- Mr. David Ching Po Kee – Vietnam
- Mr. Ly Lan Sieu – Vietnam
- Mr. Peter Du Toit – South Africa
- Mr. Franklin Sanborn – South Africa
- Dr. Manel Abranches – Portugal
- Mr. Humberto Nunes – Portugal
- Mr. Michele Chigo – Italy
- Dr. Dimitry Baltermants – U.S.S.R
- Dr. Moris Van De Wijer – Belgium
- Mr. R.R Bharadwaj – India
- Mr. Martin Paul – France
- Mr. Friedrich Brandit – Germany
- Mr. Dewitt Bishop – USA
- Mr. Adolf Cellini – Italy
- Mr. Francesco Gualini – Italy
- Mr. Enzo Passaretti – Italy
- Mr. Renzo Pavanello – Italy
- Dr. Mario Marsilia – Italy
- Mr. Mircea Faria – Romania
- Mr. Hsueh Wen Chen – China
- Mr. Chun Chang – China
- Mr. Kuo Hua Wen – China
- Mr. Yeh Chin Wen – China
- Mr. Yi Guo – China
- Mr. Chro Hansen – Denmark
- Mr. Sylvin Comanescu – Romania
- Mr. Napoleon Frandin – Romania
- Mr. George Serban – Romania
- Mr. Peter Roch – Austria
- Mr. Ing Dieter Doppler – Austria
- Mr. Michel Druart – Belgium
- Mr. Jan Andel – Czechoslovakia
- Mr. Pierri Angeli – France
- Mr. Edmond Frings – Germany
- Mr. Sandor Tamasy – Hungary
- Mr. Aris Mosca Telli – Italy
- Mr. Almut Wilschinisky Janssen – Germany
- Dr. Walter Streit – GDR
- Mr. Chef Meulenkamp – Netherlands
- Mr. Andrzej Krynicki – Poland
- Dr. Tran Dai Quang – Vietnam
- Mr. Ani Bal Sequeira – Portugal
- Mr. Leon Balodis – USSR
- Mr. Charles E. Freaser – England
- Prof. Jerjy Warner – Poland
- Prof. Miloslav Stibor – Czechoslovakia
- Mr. Otto Verrant – Austria
- Mr. Rudolf Kulds – Austria
- Mr. Friedrich Horacek – Austria
- Mr. Liew Kok Pheng – Brunei
- Mr. Claudio H. Feliciano – Brazil
- Mr. Clive B. Harrison – England
- Mr. Marko Kamilla – Hungary
- Mr. C. Rajgopal – India
- Mr. Biswatosh Sen Guptha – India
- Mr. Bevilacqua Ermino – Italy
- Mr. Millozzi Gustavo – Italy
- Mr. Renato Guidi – Italy
- Mr. Lief Karlen – Sweden
- Mr. Ola Jonsson – Sweden
- Mr. Gote Kreutsz – Sweden
- Mr. Rudolf Bieri – Switzerland
- Mr. C.T Chang – Taiwan
- Mr. Kun Hung Tasi – Taiwan
- Mr. Peeter Tooming – USSR
- Mr. Sze Keung – Hong Kong
- Mr. S.K Gajree – Australia
- Mr. Dott Antonio Persico – Italy
- Mr. David P.C Tay – Singapore
- Mr. D.V Rao – India
- Mr. Liew Terk Wah – Tailand
- Mr. Waman Thakre – India
- Mr. Derek M. Slattery – Switzerland
- Mr. Shen Che – China
- Mr. Takeshi Tokumasu – Japan
- Mr. Syed Javaid A. Kazi – Pakistan
- Mr. Norman S.K Lau – Singapore
- Mr. Aivars Akis – Latvia
- Mr. Jan Jansen – Netherland
- Mr. Le Ngoc Minh – USA
- Mr. Tan Lip Seng – Singapore