Both Memory Gate Photographers are qualified members of The Societies. Michael Shilling LSWPP holds a Licentiateship with The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers and Marcin Mieczkowski LSIFGP holds a Licentiateship with The Society of Fashion and Glamour Photographers. 

The Societies, Europe's fastest growing independent photographic organisation, encourage high professional standards and ethics in photography by providing continued training programmes that will benefit the experienced professional along with the newcomer to the business.