DI Projects

As part of our educational remit, we run various projects to engage with our members and help them develop their work and confidence. Some are online and others face-to-face, giving members the chance to meet like-minded photographers.

As each project is announced, you have the chance to sign up for it, and once it is in progress, participants will be kept up-to-date with events and resources. So keep an eye out for email broadcasts if you don't want to miss out!

books on a shelf

Books and Zines - inspiring you to do more with your photos that just leave them on a disc or SD card somewhere! Learn practical techniques for assembling and sequencing groups of images, and the software and crafts to make books and zines. The project started in 2024 with printed books, and continues in 2025 with handmade books and further resources, including a Facebook support group.

You can buy some members' books too - have a look to see what they've achieved!

Exeter Canal

Talk-Walk-Talk - a collaboration with the RPS Landscape Group. Each round involves a series of group walks on a theme, with wrap-around talks to inspire the participants. After 'Coastal', 'Architecture and the built environment' and 'Woodlands', 'Parks and Gardens' is now concluding. Our next theme will be 'Inland Waterways' in Autumn 2025.

New for 2025, Finding your style

Seven sessions led by seven different photographers, each sharing their own individual style and giving you some pointers about how it evolved. A single booking gives you access to all 7, plus associated resources and recordings in a simple to use system. Go to Billetto to book.

There are also some historic projects to explore on the website:

We invited members to submit photo essays on various subjects, which you can find in Member Stories and Lockdown Stories.
We ran a challenge to generate AI work, for fun and to see what was possible at the time.