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CREDIT: Rachel Nixon

RPS Exhibitions

Find out more about our current and upcoming exhibitions and calls for entry below.

Discover the selection of RPS touring exhibitions, call for entries, talks and events including International Photography Exhibition the world’s longest-running contemporary photography exhibition. 

If you would like to be kept informed about exhibition opportunities and events please subscribe to our RPS newsletter. If you are interesting in the touring exhibitions we have available for your venue please email: exhibitions@rps.org 

Call for entry & events | Touring Exhibitions | Exhibition Hire | Publications

Call for entry & Events

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CREDIT: Kate Peters

Call for Entries / IPE 168

Photographers and image-makers, of all ages, can submit their work to the RPS International Photography Exhibition. Submissions are encouraged from new, emerging and established photographers worldwide.

The IPE presents a unique opportunity to exhibit in a Royal Photographic Society group touring exhibition around nationwide venues, alongside a prize fund to support future photographic projects.

Exhibition selection is anonymous throughout, including the award winners, with a changing guest selection panel for each edition. The process is both rigorous and fair, where digital image and print work form part of the selection process. Each IPE edition is a unique celebration of photography today.

Submissions open 
15 September - 15 December 2026

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Touring Exhibitions

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CREDIT: Adama Jalloh
Adama Jalloh: Process (2014 - Ongoing)
Saatchi Gallery | 22 October - 22 November 2026

The Royal Photographic Society is delighted to be touring Process (2014 - Ongoing) by Adama Jalloh at Saatchi Gallery, London, 22 October - 22 November 2026

Adama Jalloh’s work was first exhibited with the RPS in 2021, as part of the Bristol Photo Festival. Adama Jalloh is a documentary and portrait photographer based in London. Her work focuses on race, identity, and culture, cultivating an archive and ongoing conversation around the landscape of London and the transitions taking place within it. Process (2014 - Ongoing) is a diverse selection of photographs made by Adama Jalloh over the last 12 years, combining images from personal projects with those created for editorial and commercial purposes.

Free Entry | No pre booking required | 10am - 6pm | Plan your visit

Since 1985, Saatchi Gallery has provided an innovative platform for contemporary art. Exhibitions have presented works by largely unseen young artists, or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK. This approach has made the Gallery one of the most recognised names in contemporary art.

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Attilio Fiumarella, Swimmers ©Attilio Fiumarella Courtesy of The Royal Photographic Society
CREDIT:  Attilio Fiumarella
Visit the IPE 167 at The Museum of Somerset
27 October - 28 November 2026

The International Photography Exhibition 167 tours to The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle. Explore the work of the 48 artist selected from more than 5200 entries at this historic venue. Within the ancient, 12th-century walls of the Museum you’ll find the International Photography Exhibition 167 and great family visitor facilities, all within the town centre. 

The photographers in this edition of the IPE are focussing on themes that include environmental issues; identity; conflict, memory, community; family; and culture, as well as using alternative processes to create the work, thus showing how contemporary photographers engage with and capture aspects of the world that are not only visually compelling but also socially and culturally significant. The diverse ages and backgrounds of the submitting photographers further reflects the universality of photography as a medium.

27 October - 27 November 2026

Tickets - Adults £4, RPS Members Free, Under 18 Free  | 10am - 4pm | Plan your visit

 

Visit the IPE 167 at The Museum of Somerset

Exhibition Hire

These exhibitions are for hire. For more information email exhibitions@rps.org 

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CREDIT: Arpita Shah
WFTUK: The complete collection of photography and poetry

We Feed The UK is a storytelling initiative, grown by The Gaia Foundation, pairing photographers and poets with the UK’s most inspiring food producers. This radical collaboration, featuring over 40 arts and environment partners, tells ten time-critical stories, witnessed by over 53 million people on their journeys from consumers to custodians. 

In a monumental moment, celebrating all 10 We Feed The UK stories, the complete photographic and poetic works from the campaign are now available as a touring exhibition, in collaboration with The Royal Photographic Society. The exhibition features work from 10 award-winning photographers, who have documented the many faces of regenerative farming, from Black-led food justice in London, to nature-friendly flax farming in Ireland, and carbon-sequestering soil restoration in Northumberland. This includes new work by Magnum’s Lúa Ribeira, exploring a tale of farmer and baker bound together by Quantocks grain. Honouring the sustainability at the heart of the stories, the entire photographic collection is displayed on natural, low-impact, and recyclable materials.

Please contact exhibitions@rps.org for a touring information pack

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CREDIT: Maxime Michelet

International Photography Exhibition

The International Photography Exhibition (IPE) is a unique celebration of photography today. Held continuously since 1854, it is the world’s longest running photography exhibition.

The IPE is curated from an international, annual open call that welcomes entries from new, emerging, and established photographers, working across any subject or genre.

Each edition of the IPE tours the UK after launching at a RPS Partnered venue. If you have an enquiry, or would like to hire and exhibit the IPE at your venue, email the Exhibitions Department. We thank you for your support of the RPS.

 

Discover the IPE 165
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CREDIT: Aneesa Dawoojee FRPS

Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee

Aneesa Dawoojee FRPS a South London portrait and social documentary photographer, who’s interest in community, resilience, hope and social discussion have seen her work recognised by the media, funding bodies and the photography world alike.

Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee showcases The Fighting Spirit of South London and previously unseen work from her new series March of the Hummingbirds.  

Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee is a touring exhibition, please contact exhibitions@rps.org for a touring information pack

 

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CREDIT: Fion Hung Ching Yan

To Shine a Light / Who Dared to Dream Touring Exhibition

To Shine a Light / Who Dared to Dream is a new exhibition curated by the Royal Photographic Society showcases the work of six contemporary female photographic artists. For these artists photography is a means of shining a light on themselves, both as a tool for understanding and as one for engagement.

This show presents photographic projects which explore personal stories and histories or seek to effect wider change by raising public awareness.

To Shine a Light/Who Dared to Dream is a touring exhibition, please contact exhibitions@rps.org for a touring information pack.

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CREDIT: Rachel Nixon

RPS Members Summer Exhibition

The RPS Summer Exhibition is an exhibition showcasing photography by members of the Royal Photographic Society.

The exhibition is selected from an open call to all RPS members, who were encouraged to submit regardless of their experience or skill level. It is a great opportunity for them to showcase their work to a wider audience and connect with other photographers.

The 2023 exhibition features a total of 80 images, reflecting a diverse range of photographic styles, genres, and techniques including analogue, digital and experimental image making and covering subjects including landscapes, portraits, documentary, science and fine art.

The Summer Exhibition is a touring exhibition, please contact exhibitions@rps.org for a touring information pack

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Publications

 

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CREDIT: Alexander Ward

Exhibition Publications

Available online, we stock a variety of books that run alongside our exhibitions programme. 

A list of publications available are:

  • International Photography Exhibition 166 Limited Edition Zine
  • International Photography Exhibition 165 Limited Edition Zine
  • Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee Zine
  • RPS Summer Exhibition Pack - This pack includes posters, postcards and a unique digital exhibition platform
  • International Photography Exhibition 164 Limited Edition Zine
  • International Photography Exhibition 163 Limited Edition Zine
  • Squaring the Circles

If you are interested in purchasing any of the above, please contact Exhibition@rps.org and we will process your order.