Open the official UKSP membership bot in Telegram. Press the blue Start Bot button. This connects your Telegram account to the membership joining process, so do it before choosing or paying for a membership.
£2 per month in total. For friendship, conversation, sharing, learning and the social side of photography.
Professional£5 Professional Membership
£5 per month in total. Includes all Community benefits plus access to UKSP's professional profile and suitable opportunity features.
The £5 Professional Membership is £5 in total—not £2 plus £5. Membership provides access to features and suitable opportunities but does not guarantee work, clients or income.
After choosing your membership, review the plan and price inside @SocialUKbot. Select Credit/Debit Card and complete the secure recurring payment through Stripe.
UKSP does not collect card details on its website.
After Stripe confirms that your payment was successful, return to @SocialUKbot in Telegram. Do not close Telegram yet. The final controls needed to access your included UKSP groups appear inside the bot.
Check that your selected membership is shown as active.
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Press every Join Group button displayed for your membership.
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Open each included UKSP group.
Telegram may display “Request to Join” instead of “Join”. For an active paid member, this is part of the automatic membership process. It does not mean you need another application or need to pay again.
Your membership is ready when @SocialUKbot shows it as active and you have joined every included UKSP group. Your UKSP conversations will then appear inside Telegram.
Ready to check your membership?
Open the bot to view your status or return to your UKSP groups.
Photography as a hobby, friendship and conversation.
For creatives and complete beginners who want the social side of photography and a friendly place to talk, share and learn.
Access to the private UKSP Telegram community
Photography help, advice and friendly conversation
Photo sharing and member discussion
Meet-up conversation and community announcements
No pressure to turn photography into a business
Return to Stage 3 →£2 Community is a recurring monthly membership. Select it inside @SocialUKbot after pressing Start.
£5 total — not an add-on
£5 Professional Membership
£5/ month total
Turn your creativity into experience and opportunity.
For photographers, videographers and content creators who want every community benefit plus a stronger public and professional presence.
Everything included in the £2 Community Membership
Your own approved public profile on Social Photography
One profile photograph and up to ten portfolio images
Access to suitable portfolio and paid opportunities
Be found by clients through location and services
Build experience, feedback and professional credibility
Return to Stage 3 →£5 Professional is a recurring monthly membership. Select it inside @SocialUKbot after pressing Start.Professional Membership gives access to suitable opportunities but does not guarantee work, clients or income.
What happens where
One path, with a clear job for each service.
Join page
Explains the complete process before you begin.
Telegram
Hosts the private UKSP community.
@SocialUKbot
Identifies you, shows the plans, Status and Join Group buttons.
Stripe
Securely processes the recurring payment chosen inside the bot.
InviteMember
Manages the subscription and access behind the Telegram bot.
Where your membership goes
A small membership with a useful purpose.
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Create opportunities
Help members gain practical experience, portfolio work and paid creative briefs.
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Keep people connected
Support welcoming meet-ups where arriving alone never needs to feel awkward.
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Grow something useful
Help the community develop workshops, challenges and new groups around the UK.
