The Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group was founded in 1972 to promote knowledge of the history of photography in all its aspects, and to encourage the preservation of photographs, photographic equipment and documents relating to the history of photography.
The Group acts as a forum for all members and non-members world-wide with an interest in photographic history, from the early-nineteenth century to the present day. We also publish a journal, The PhotoHistorian, three times year.
Watch 'Introduction' video here
Historical Group Newsletter February 2026
Our next online talk is 'The Janette Rosing Collection' with Ian Savage of Historic England on Tuesday 24th February 2026 (1800 GMT) Book here
The Programme for our Research Symposium on Saturday 14th March 2026 held jointly with the Wolverhampton School of Art has been published. Full details (in person and livestream) via link
Book tickets for our 2026 Programme
