 It sponsors an annual awards contest and publishes the "New York Press Photographer", an annual book displaying winning work from the contest.The New York Press Photographers Association dates back to 1913 and its roots include the News Photographers Association of New York.Then on April 17, 1915 a group of 58 News Photographers of the various news organizations in New York gathered at the Castle Cave Restaurant at 271 7th Ave., near 26th St and formed a fraternal organization where news photographers could meet on social occasions and exchange ideas and get to know one another better, instead of always meeting on the run at fires and breaking news stories.