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15 Photo Companies Just Came Together For A Very Worthwhile Cause: You Can Help Too!

How often do you get to give something, get something AND feel good about it all around? And, how often do you see some of your favorite photo companies come together to help make it happen?

Now’s your chance to do just that — to get on board with something BIG. It’s called #TogsGiveBack. And, it’s a pretty special campaign to bring all together the following supports and to aid the artists of our collective future.

#TogsGiveBack is simple: You choose a bundle packed with great photo perks and giveaways from 15 photo companies, and your donation goes directly to Urban Arts Partnership, a not-for-profit that provides vital arts education programs in inner city schools. It’s a win-win all around.

Each bundle has goods and services that are highly discounted (plus some freebies!) from companies you love, including:

  • B&H Photo Video
  • Blurb
  • PDN
  • LensProToGo
  • BlackRapid
  • PhotoShelter
  • Tether Tools
  • Think Tank Photo
  • Agency Access
  • Resource Magazine
  • BlinkBid
  • LensCulture
  • FoundFolios
  • Phlearn
  • See University

Add your support and show how our community can come together!

More about Urban Arts Partnership:

We’re thrilled to donate 100% of the proceeds raised from #TogsGiveBack to Urban Arts Partnership, an organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap in inner cities through arts education. Their programs promote greater literacy through storytelling, increased awareness of music and culture, plus arts education for kids at all levels, including those with special needs.

Through classes with skilled photographers, Urban Arts Partnership also teaches students about the power of photography and focuses on both technical and conceptual skills. Over the next few weeks, be on the lookout for more about this fantastic organization and the impact it’s having on the future photographers of our society!

How the bundle deal works:

  1. Find a bundle of goods and services that looks good to you.
  2. Contribute the recommended donation amount ($25-$75) OR amp up what you contribute by increasing the amount.
  3. Receive an email with information to redeem your goodies.
  4. Feel great about 100% of your dollars going to Urban Arts Partnership, a not-for-profit that provides vital arts education programs in inner city public schools.

Big thanks to all companies involved who are helping us give back. Please share #TogsGiveBack with your friends and family so we can make a real impact together. Let’s do this!

Joanne Carter BA (Hons), ARPS is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator, and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.She holds a First Class Honours degree in Photography and is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).Her journalism, criticism and editorial work have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography and NikonPro, among other international publications.Through TheAppWhisperer, she brings together academic knowledge, professional photographic expertise and more than 17 years of specialist editorial experience to examine contemporary photography, mobile imaging, computational photography, photographic applications and emerging imaging technologies.