RPS Digital Imaging | Digital Imaging Competition

For 2026 our annual competition for members featured two separate rounds, namely Open Colour and Open Mono. For each class, selectors chose 30 images that were then whittled down to 17, which went forward to the final, competing for the Raymond Wallace Thompson Trophy.

The Awards presentation was held on 15th September, with registered members present.

The selectors commented on each of the 17 images then announced their individual awards for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed images, with the First winning the coveted RWT trophy. Each selector also awarded a Highly Commended certificate to a single image of their choice.

Trophy

Winners 2026

These are the top images selected by the final panel.

First - Hide Staircase - by Munier Hossein LRPS

Second - Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree - by Janice Payne ARPS

Third - Threshold - by Morag Forbes ARPS

We must also congratulate the three runners-up:

Janey Devine chose 'Shanty Town' by Barbara Brown
John Miskelly chose 'Icy Isolation' by Robert Johnston ARPS, and
Judy Hancock Holland chose 'The Quiet Corner' by Vivien Robertson

and thank all the selectors who so generously gave their time and expertise to make the competition possible.

Below, you'll find the shortlist and selected images for each round:

Here is a recording of the final selection round, with comments on the shortlisted entries: