Centre of Aviation Photography
| Abbreviation | COAP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2011 |
| Founders | Rich Cooper & Steven Comber |
| Purpose | Aviation Photography |
Membership | c. TBD |
Parent organization | COAP Group |
| Website | centreofaviationphotography |
The Centre of Aviation Photography (COAP) is a UK-based international organization centered on the topic of aviation photography. Members represent numerous fields including: professional photographers, writers, and aviation enthusiasts. The society is also known by its acronym, COAP, and has roots going back over 10 years. COAP is well known for their series program of ‘Exotic Wings’ ventures providing unique photography opportunities (international military, civil and specific airshows), a charitable engagement with the Royal Air Force for “day in the life” visits behind the scenes, Photography & Post-Processing Workshops, Air-to-Air photo flights, Photo Shoots and Seminars. Members collaborate on the exchange of aviation photography ideas, technique, philosophy, and equipment to others in the field. Members can interact with renowned photographers, develop their skills, and learn different levels of photography and post-processing at a novice or professional level.
COAP Elements[edit]
COAP UK & EUROPE • Exotic Wings- escorted travel excursions, including civil, military and specific airshows • Charitable engagement with the Royal Air Force • Photography Workshops • Post-Processing Workshops • Adobe Lightroom Roadshows • Airshow Workshop packages • Air-to-Air Photography • Photo Shoots • Seminar and Forum events
COAP USA • Tailored Warbird & Classic Jet Air-to-Air shoots
COAP NETHERLANDS • ACE Back Seat Air-to-Air Photography School
COAP INTERNATIONAL • Aviation Photography Magazine
COAP Online • A subscription-based resource for aviation photographers including: COAP TV, The Merge (online community), Locked On (online training resources), Hangar 75 online store, Flight Level 900 (aviation news), G-Force & Gigabytes (multi-media, interactive magazine), High Rollers (photo competitions)
COAP Exotic Wings Excursions[edit]
- 82- Japan February 2020
- 63- Switzerland January 2020
- 62- St Maarten January 2020
- 61- Japan February 2018
- 60- San Diego October 2018
- 59- San Francisco October 2018
- 58- Japan November 2018
- 57- United States November 2018
- 56- Taiwan October 2018
- 55- Alaska September 2018
- 53- Russia September 2019
- 51- Turkey June 2019
- 50- Russia June 2019
- 49- Finland June 2019
- 48- Japan April 2019
- 47- France May 2019
- 46- United States April 2019
- 45- Netherlands April 2019
- 44- Malaysia March 2019
- 43- United States March 2019
- 42- Taiwan February 2019
- 41- Japan February 2019
- 40- Austria January 20??
- 39- Japan November-December 2018
- 36- Axalp October 2018
- 31- Russia 2018
- 26- Kazakhstan May 2018
- 24- Poland May 2018
- 23- MCAS Cherry Point May 2018
- 21- Turkey April 2018
- 20- Netherlands April 2018
- 19- United States March 2018
- 18- Japan November 2017
- 13- United Kingdom October 2017
- 12- Russia August 2017
- 08- North Korea September 2016
- 07- Bangladesh December 2017
- 03- Ukraine October 2016
- 01- Japan April 2016
Other COAP events[edit]
References[edit]
- The Aviation Spotters Podcast interview with Rich Cooper
- The Warzone interview with Rich Cooper
- Warbird Digest interview with Rich Cooper regarding D-Day 75th Anniversary
- The Aviationist article on COAP photography of the last F-4 Phantoms
- 2018 Airspotters.org article on COAP
- The Fighter Pilot Podcast bio of Rich Cooper
- 2017 Air Tattoo, Royal Air Force Charitable Trust E-book featuring COAP photography
External links[edit]
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