September2025No.26
WELCOMETOOURNEWSLETTER
AswemoveintoAutumnthelovelycoloursof naturecanreallyexciteaphotographer.It’s interestinghowwelookattheworld comparedtonon-photographers-lookingfor detailandcolour,linesandshapes,textures andshadowswhereothersdon’tseethem.
Thisnewsletterisverylightoncontent-I reallyneedmoreofourmemberstoshow theirworktomakethisnewslettermore vibrant.Ifyouhaveanythingyouwouldlike toshowcasepleasecontactmedirectly carol@carolchampionnutrition.comsoIget youremailandwecangofromthere. Otherwise..enjoyyourphotographyno matterwhattheweatherislike.
CarolPaesARPS
RPSSouthWestVisualArtEvent–
Saturday,21st June2025
TheSouthWestVisualArtGroupmeton Saturday,21st June2025.Theeventwasagreat successwith40photographersfromthroughout theSouthWestRegiona�ending.Wewere delightedtohaveLeighPrestonFRPSasour speaker.Withhispresenta�onen�tled“Roads LessTravelled”Leighshowedusawideselec�on ofhiswork–ajourneythatfeaturedmany projectsincludingurbanandindustrial
landscapesathomeandabroad.Hisstylewas simpleyetveryexpressiveandhisimages,o�en rawandunpolished,accentuatedthefeelingof nostalgiaforthoselong-gonedays.Leighcame toushighlyrecommendedandhavingseenhis workpreviously,Iknewwewereinforatreat. Apartfromhispowerfulphotography,what madehispresenta�onsowellreceived,ishis charmand,judgingbythelaugherinthe audience,hisgreatsenseofhumour.
Leigh’spresenta�onwasdigital,buthealso sharedwithushisprintsandtalkedaboutthe importanceofchoosingtherightkindofpaper whenprin�ngourwork.
Thea�ernoon’ssessionwasdedicatedtoour par�cipantsshowingtheirwork.Asusualthere wasawiderangeofsubjectscovered,created usingdifferenttechniques–mul�pleexposures, ICM,Adamskieffectetc.Therewasalsoan opportunityforpar�cipantstosharetheir“work inprogress”–whetherpreparingapanelforan RPSdis�nc�onorsomeotherproject.Thisisa veryimportantpartofourevent–tobeableto showourworkinafriendlyenvironmentandget feedbackfromotherpar�cipants.
Hereissomeoftheworkshown:-
DATEFORYOURDIARY:-
ThenextRPSSWVisualArtEventwilltakeplace onSaturday–22November2025.Moredetails willbesentlateron.
Adailywalkwiththecamerainthecountryside aroundourFrenchhouseprovidedareflec�ve momentwithNatureasthefieldschangedcolour duringthesummermonths.
Poppiesprovideddrama�cswathesofred, carpe�ngtheland,whichwasthentakenoverby thewhitevariety,bothdisplayingdelicatepaper likeblooms.
Floweringaroundthesame�me,somefields thatwerefilledwithwhitepoppies,containeda fewsurvivingredbloomsresemblinganar�st’s canvasdaubedwithredpaint
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Walkingcarefullyamongstaseaofwhiteblooms, andsurroundedbypoppyseedheads,Ino�ced thatthereweremorewildflowerscreepinginto thefields,especiallythewhitelacey,umbrella shapedbloomsofCowParsley.
Suchavarietyofcolourstocapturebeforethe harvestoftheseedheads.
However,thelocalpale�ewasabouttochange, differentcolours
werenowen�cingmetootherfields.
So�,purplehuesofFlaxappearedwhilst Sunflowerswerepain�ngthebrightyellowof summer.
Mywalksaroundtheseneighbouringfields duringsummerneverdisappointed,different light,differentcropsanddifferentcolours providedmewithaconstantlychangingsummer canvas.
ROLLRIGHT-MEETINGS
RollrightVAGmeetsfour�mesperyearatLong ComptonVillageHall,PostcodeCV365JJ.
Mee�ngsarenotrestrictedtoRPSmembers,but areopentoallwhomightbeinterestedinwhat weoffer.
SaturdayNovember22nd2025 £10entrancefee:payincashatthedoororvia theRPSWebsite
Iampleasedtoadvisethatwehavetwo speakersforourNovembersession.
Dr.NicholasPosner,(AMSpeaker)are�redGP, alsoworkedasaPortraitphotographerof celebri�esandpoli�cians.
HisworkhasbeenretainedbytheNa�onal PortraitGalleryandhehasagreedtocomealong andsharehisexperiencewithus.
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Secondspeakeris
DenisPellerin- Photohistorian,researcher, author,keynotespeakerCo-curatoroftheBrian MayArchiveofStereoscopy. Co-directorofSir BrianMay’sLondonStereoscopicCompanyin progress.
IamadvisedbyRobertthatDenisis‘Royalty’in theStereoscopyworldandquiteacouptoget himtopresenttous.
Futuredates:
SaturdayMarch7th2026 MembersShowand Tell-themetofollow£5entrancefee
SaturdayMay16th2026 SpeakersTBC
SaturdayAugust22nd MembersShowandtell
SaturdayNovember22nd SpeakersTBC
CharlesBinns
VISUALARTLONDON–NEXTMEETING 27th September2025
TheGroup’smee�ngs,heldatTheOldDiorama ArtsCentreNW1,arebecomingverypopularwith over35membersa�ending.Thereisalwaysan opportunityforeveryonetochatwithlike-minded photographersinthebreaksandthedaysare enjoyedbyall.
Thenextmee�ngon27th September2025isa Members’Daywhenwewillbegiven presenta�onsonsuccessfulDis�nc�onspanels followedby‘ShowandTell’.Tobook�cketsfor thisevent,pleasegotothelinkbelow:
h�ps://events.rps.org/en/visual-art-group-londonmembers-day-sept-2025-5a2NN2AtOWz/overview
Thefollowingmee�ngwillbeon7th February 2026withapresenta�onbyDavidTownshend FRPSinthemorning,followedbya‘Showand Tell’sessioninthea�ernoon.
Ilookforwardtoseeingmanyofyouatour mee�ngs.
LindaWevillFRPS VisualArtLondonOrganiser e-mail: lindawevill@gmail.com
VAGMembers’Exhibi�on2025
Londonmemberscanseeourprint exhibi�onatthevenuebelowfrom27th September
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2026Members’Exhibi�on CallforEntries
It’sbeenatumultuousyearforboththeRPSand theVAG.Thingsarenotge�ngeasierandmoney is�ght,butwes�llaimtoputourbestfoot forward.
Therearemajorchangesthisyeartothe Members’Exhibi�on,notleastthatwewillno longerhaveatravellingprintedexhibi�on!
Whilstformany(includingmyself)thiswillbea blow,wehavetolookatwaysinwhichwecanget ourselves‘outthere’usingthelimitedresources andfundsthatwehave.Tothisendweare movingourExhibi�onOnlinebutsupportedbya PrintedMagazineSpecial,sothatatleastimages willappearinsomeformofprint.
CHANGESTOENTRYCONDITIONS:
๏ TheEntryFeewillremainunchangedat£10.
๏ Youwills�llbeallowedthreesubmission entries(colourormonochrome).
๏ Images,togetherwithyourentryformwillbe senttotheWebmasterdirectly (visualartweb@rps.org)asfinishedTiffsreadyfor publica�onpurposes.(Seeentryformfordetails ofhowtheyshouldbesent).
๏ ThreeSelectorswillchoosetheimagesthatwill goforwardtotheOnlineGalleryandMagazine Publica�on.
๏ AwardsandCer�ficateswills�llbemadefor OverallWinner,3HC,3Cand3SelectorsChoice.
๏ TherewillbeaspecialYouthAwardthisyear forentrantsagedunder30onorbeforethe closingdateforentries.AnAwardandCer�ficate willalsobeissued.
๏ EntryisopenNOW.
๏LastdateforacceptanceisFriday,10thOctober 2025
VISUAL ART GROUP
elec�ontakesplaceinNovembera�erthe Selectorshavebeenchosen.
๏ OnlineExhibi�onwillrunfromJanuary2026 for12months.
๏ TheExhibi�onMagazinewillbeprintedduring 2026.
Bymakingtheabovechanges,yourcommi�eeis commi�edtosuppor�ngsomeformofexhibi�on presence,albeitonlineandinmagazineform.We hopeyouwillsupportuswithastrongentryand con�nuetoensurethatVisualArtremainsatthe forefrontoftheRPSfamily.
Goodluckwithyourentry,
TomLeeFRPS VisualArtExhibi�onsOrganiser.
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COMMITTEEMEMBERS
ThefollowingmembersmakeupyourVAG committeefor2025/26:
Chair MarkDeutschLRPS
Secretary&Newsletter CarolPaesARPS
Treasurer BarryBarkerFRPS
Membership ValGlennyARPS
ExhibitionsCoordinator TomLeeFRPS
MagazinesCoordinator SamanthaRuthARPS
SocialMediaCoordinator StevenGalvinARPS
ExhibitionsMember MartynPearse
WebEditor MichaelButterworthLRPS
CirclesCoordinator GillDishartARPS
Residentialweekends MikeKitchingmanARPS
CommitteeMember PaulBullockLRPS
Therearealsothreesub-grouporganisers andoneVisualArtGrouprepresentativefor theTyngCollection.Theyare:
VisualArtRollright(S.Midlands)
CharlesBinns
VisualArtSouthwest
MarijaLeesLRPS
VisualArtLondon
LindaWevillFRPS
TyngCo-ordinator
RobertHerringshawARPS