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This Thursday (19th February), Paul Waller joins us for a talk on ‘Panoramas- a different view’. Paul will show how panoramas can achieve a different, unique viewpoint for photography. He will cover ‘stitching techniques’, 180 and 360 degree panoramas with tips for taking ‘component’ images -finally a brief diversion into infra-red photography too.

The talk will be held at St Luke’s Community Hall, Kew, from 8 to 10 pm.

Prospective new members are welcome to attend for free, other visitors £4; just drop us an email at info@rtps.org.uk

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This Thursday (22/01/2026) we look forward to a ‘Tale of Two Halves’ with Fred Adams and his alter ego Xav Beaumont. Fred will cover genres from long exposure landscapes to cityscapes while, as Xav he will focus on street photography.
Instagram : @xavbeaumont or Bluesky : @xbeauphoto

The talk will be held at St Luke’s Community Hall, Kew, from 8 to 10 pm.

Prospective new members are welcome to attend for free, other visitors £4; just drop us an email at info@rtps.org.uk

Congratulations to Lorraine Clifton with her clean sweep of winning images at the RTPS ‘Best of the Best’ evening with judge David Smith on 8th January.

Below is her winning Print of the Year ‘Close that Window’ and winning PDI ‘Along the Edge’.

David did well to consider over 80 prints and PDIs on the night and the standard was excellent- well done to all members with their high scoring images.

 

We are delighted to announce that RTPS came first in the Surrey Advertiser Rosebowl competition with its ‘Seascapes’ panel.  We were up against some strong competition from 11 other clubs with subjects covering architecture, landscape, people, nature, sport and travel.

Second place went to Godalming PC with “Let off the Leash” (happy dogs), Third was Woking PS with “Misty Mornings” (local scenes).

Many thanks to Martin Hodgkinson for putting the selection together and organising the entry and to the photographers: Andrew Heaps, Deborah Highton, Amanda Day,  Wendy Akers (who received a Highly Commended) and Michael Petersen.

 

Many thanks to RTPS member Colette Hewitt for organising another of her popular night time photography walks around Richmond.

Night time can be one of the most beautiful and dynamic times to photograph in an urban environment, but it can be technically challenging, which is where Colette can offer her experience.

A particular feature of these evenings is capturing reflections, creating starbursts and using a long shutter speed to obtain the light trails of moving vehicles to give a more artistic interpretation of a scene.

A merry time was had by all at our Christmas social, with a delicious spread of food, wine, bubbly and a plethora of trophies and awards to recognise members’ successes and milestones.

Several members celebrated significant anniversaries with the club:  Margaret Gatter, 60 years as an active member, Terry Holland’s 50 years and Robert and Jay Charnock 40 years each – an incredible 190 years with RTPS.  Special trophies were presented to mark these milestones and all agreed with Margaret’s comments that the most important thing about the club is all the friendships that are made across the years

Many thanks to Emma Durnford, who organised the event, and Tony Drummond Murray for taking the photographs.

Awards in detail

Print Monthly Analysis winners

• Club Class – Colette Hewitt
• Advanced Class – Amanda Day

PDI Monthly Analysis winners

• Club Class – Lynda Bailey
• Advanced Class – Lorraine Clifton

Club Class Print Challenge winners

• Best Overall Print – Francis Peckham 
• Woodman Trophy for Monochrome
  • 1st Colette Hewitt
  • 2nd Simon Elsy
  • 3rd Lynda Bailey
• Seaton Cup for Landscape,  Urban and Seascape
  • 1st Simon Elsy
  • 2nd Lynda Bailey
  • 3rd Lynda Bailey
• Morris Cup for Pictorial Colour
  • 1st Francis Peckham
  • 2nd Lynda Bailey
  • 3rd Francis Peckham
• John Rosata Cup for Nature
  • 1st Francis Peckham
  • 2nd Francis Peckham
  • 3rd Penny Westmoreland
• Centenary Cup for a Set of Three Related Prints
  • 1st Lynda Bailey
  • 2nd Penny Westmoreland
  • 3rd Francis Peckham

Club Class PDI Challenge winners

• Best Overall PDI – Penny Westmoreland
• Ray Varney Trophy for Street/Documentary/Candid
  • 1st Simon Elsy
  • 2nd Laura Rollin
  • 3rd Laura Rollin
• Frith Cup for Pictorial
  • 1st Penny Westmoreland
  • 2nd Francis Peckham
  • 3rd Gill Schwab
• Clarke Cup for Creative/Altered Reality
  • 1st Gill Schwab
  • 2nd Lynda Bailey
  • 3rd Colette Hewitt
• Swaffield Cup for Nature
  • 1st Mike Eaton
  • 2nd Mike Eaton
  • 3rd Simon Elsy

Many congratulations to Lynda Bailey who was awarded a Gold Medal for Nature in the prestigious PAGB Masters of Print exhibition and Annie Healey who received a Silver Medal in the Judge’s Choice.

A total of 869 images from clubs all over the country were entered for the the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain’s exhibition with just 60 being selected, so it was a terrific result for Lynda and Annie.

The exhibition will be hung in St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham from 8 February 2025 until 1 March 2025.  It will then go on tour to several other venues around the UK, including Liverpool, Carlisle and Tredegar. Some of the Masters of Print will also be exhibited in London at the Excel, during The Photography and Video Show from 8 to 11 March 2025.

Well done Lynda and Annie, what fabulous images and unusually both featuring a pelican.

RTPS member Lisa Edie enjoys the challenge of entering  International Salons under the auspices of The Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) which she says helps keep her motivated and engaged.

She was delighted to be awarded an EFIAP Silver distinction earlier this year and is now well on her way to achieving Gold. No mean feat when you consider that for Silver, you need to achieve 300 acceptances, with 100 different works in 10 different countries.  And, of course, there are a number of levels below silver where you first need to prove yourself.

The process of FIAP accreditations involves entering salons (a type of photographic competition) and gaining acceptances and awards.  Effectively these salons are a submission for exhibition, and a jury decides which images are chosen (or accepted) for exhibition. It is these acceptances that are key to the process. Typically, 10% of images submitted are accepted.

Well done Lisa, what a fabulous result. Below are a small selection of Lisa’s successful images (click on them to view full size).