Lavendelfoto war bis 2008 Mitglied im BVPA, ( Bundesverband der Pressebildagenturen und Bildarchive e.V.) ###>Lavendelfoto was a member of the BVPA until 2008, (Bundesverband der Pressebildagenturen und Bildarchive e.V. = the representative body for German picture agencies, which supported the foundation of the umbrella organisation Coordination of European Picture Agencies - CEPIC as the current representative of picture agencies in the European Union).