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
RTPS member Bob Fisher, chair of the Creative Eyes Special Interest Group, recently judged the Strand on the Green Association’s 2025 Photo Competition. The competition attracted an incredible variety of entries and some superb images.
The awards presentation took place at The Steam Packet pub on January 20 2026, where around 60 amateur and professional photographers gathered. The event showcased all 191 images entered under the theme ‘Light on the Strand’ and announced the runners-up and winners.
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.
