As Calumet's Director of Education, I would like to personally welcome you to our Educational Support Program, now in its fifth year. In Calumet's many years in business, we have always worked closely with photography schools and educational programs. Our history of providing high-quality products at extremely reasonable prices has always been a good fit with students, faculty and accounting departments at colleges across the country. Our common sense supports the notion that making students of photography satisfied Calumet customers is a good step towards making them customers for life.

In an effort to assist the education market, we established our Educational Support Program. This free program provides a wealth of benefits for photography students, faculty and institutions alike. Here are some of the benefits you will receive by simply signing up for our ESP program. I hope you give it careful consideration and that we’ll be hearing from you soon.

Richard Newman
Director of Education

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Special Pricing
As a member of ESP, you will receive special discount prices on more than 400 selected products that include cameras, lenses, lighting equipment, inkjet papers and a wide range of essential photographic accessories. We also fully support all major manufacturers’ educational programs, including Mamiya, Hasselblad, Bogen, Bronica, Tamron, Ilford, Chimera, Profoto, Sekonic and more. Your eligibility entitles you to special prices representing substantial savings on specified products. Program details and application forms for these programs can be printed from our website or picked up from any one of our stores.

Personalized Service
At the core of ESP is a dedicated sales and support team that is experienced in handling your questions and orders. Our experienced National Accounts team is dedicated to serving the needs of businesses and institutions. It is their goal to create a personal, one-on-one relationship with each customer, providing support from the initial inquiries about a potential order to the final shipment and beyond.

Each of our National Accounts representatives is trained to turn around purchase orders, bids and requests for quotations in a timely manner. In fact, most requests are turned around within 24 hours. Our standard policy on in-stock orders is that if your order is received by 4 p.m., we will make sure it is shipped by 7 p.m. that same day.

Unparalleled Web Support
Our website, calumetphoto.com, provides more than comprehensive technical product information and the ability to place orders 24 hours a day, seven days a week. By visiting our website, you can register to receive our email newsletter highlighting the latest developments in photography and our latest special offers. You can visit our Photo Q&A to read comprehensive answers to real-life technical concerns. You can download educational files on simplifying digital, illustrating view camera movements and creative lighting techniques. We feature an ongoing dialogue with successful practicing photographers that allows them to share their ideas and their work.

Our commitment to our website has never been greater. We are constantly adding new information, expanding our online services and making the whole web experience easier, more rewarding and visually inspirational.

In-store Inspiration
Our stores are a continual source for education and inspiration. In addition to our experienced and friendly staff, who are always willing to share their knowledge, insights and experiences with you, we have an ongoing series of in-store educational events and inspirational seminars in each one of our stores located across the country, and many of these are free to photography students.