RPS Digital Imaging

We run various projects and competitions for you to meet other members and see what people are doing:

• A digital image competition, with three classes and a final round to choose the winners.
• A print portfolio to select a showcase of the breadth of members' work, with printed copies for all entrants.
• A bi-monthly fun competition with winners selected by the membership.
• Talk-Walk-Talk (in association with the Landscape Group) - a themed talk, member-led walks and a round-up session to discuss results. Next round: 'Sites of Religious Significance'. Email twt@rps.org if you'd like to lead a walk.
• New projects for 2025: Alternative Reality and Mono, Handmade Books and Zines, and Finding your Style.
• One-off events like our World Photography Day challenge ↗ and a fun AI competition.

The DI Group offers you a number of opportunities to learn about photography, at various levels according to your needs:

• Online webinars ↗ with well-known photographers, on Saturday afternoons, plus occasional extra events. Click the link to book (or see below for an introduction).
• A wide range of workshops and tutorials from our expert tutors.
• Peer support groups run by members: online e-circle discussions and postal print circles.
• An LRPS support group to mentor you on your way to your first distinction.
• The DIGIT archive: charting the development of digital technology and techniques.
• Pulse: a monthly listing of What's On at DI, with links to join workshops etc.
• Online resources including our AI Hub and Youtube channel.

Communication is a two-way process. You can engage with the DI Group in various ways:

• Read and contribute articles to our publications: DIGIT magazine, DI Online newsletter, and Accolade magazine.
• Contact our volunteers with queries or suggestions.
• Volunteer to help the committee with defined tasks.
• Attend our annual AGM and day of events in February.
• Join our Facebook group for critique and chat.
• If you live nearby, we have a Southern Centre based in the Ringwood area. Visit their web page to find out more about the events they organise.
• Find out about photobooks and zines our members have produced, and perhaps buy copies.

Show us your AI image generation stuff and share your results with fellow enthusiasts. We’re holding this competition just for fun, and hope lots of you will choose to enter.

Submission via PollUnit, from 1 October to 1 November 2025. You'll submit both the image and details of how it was created, and the selection and awards will be on 14 November.

There are two classes to choose from: Photorealistic and Fantasy. You can submit one or two images in either or both classes. Entry is for DI Members only. 

Bill Ward, a favourite here at Digital Imaging, is back to present the results of his 4-year groundbreaking investigation into water, energy and movement. Bill is a multi-award-winning photographer and actor; and in this talk, he will immerse us in his revelations of water, energy and movement. Find out what happens when you physically get into the sea with a wetsuit, waterproof housing and a moving camera, and become literally immersed within, and surrounded by, the very thing you're photographing.

Bill's  primary photographic subject matter is solitude, in all its forms. A lifelong traveller, he's interested not just in the places he goes, but the time that he spends there. It's this that forms the basis of his work: specifically how it felt to spend this particular time in this particular place.

Guy Tal is a professional writer and photographic artist living in Utah.

In this talk entitled 'Be Extraordinary-Individuality of Expression in Photography', Guy will review some of the ideas and advice he offers in his most recent book, Be Extraordinary, based in part (but not entirely) on existentialist ethics, as well as on various relevant scientific findings. Specifically, Guy will discuss the value of approaching your artistic work as a means of elevating and enriching your subjective, inner experiences.

He is the author of several books, a regular contributor to various periodicals, a blogger, and an educator. Guy’s work reflects his love of wild place and the experiences they afford, as well as his lifelong interest in science, philosophy, and art.