Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique, or FIAP (Eng.

[1][2] FIAP was founded by M. Van de Wijer of Belgium in 1946, who remained its president until 1976.

The first members were the photographic associations from Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland.

The first FIAP congress took place in Bern, Switzerland in 1950, at which time additional national association members included Austria, Brazil, Cuba, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Yugoslavia.

[4] As of 2021 there were 256 photographers, awarded the honorary title Master of Photography (MFIAP).