Accreditation is the first elevation above general membership in the organization, achieved by submitting samples of the applicant's photography to a board of review. When assessing submissions, the organization considers criteria such as impact, creativity, style, composition, technique and story telling. Accreditation then demonstrates that the photographer is capable of delivering above-average quality photography in a chosen category

I  submitted 10 images in the category of environmental portraiture. The images submitted must be of 10 different subjects, with 10 different poses and 10 different environments. Environmental Portraiture refers to images taken outdoors.

This is my second accreditation, I received an accreditation of excellence last year for children's portraiture.