Calendar 2027
Landscape Group Calendar 2027
The Landscape Group is excited to launch our 2027 calendar project.
Many of us have calendars adorning our walls. In this digital age, there is still something reassuring about having inspiring images displayed on a printed calendar that we can admire every month throughout the year. We want to celebrate the incredible images we see from our members on a regular basis by creating our third Landscape Group calendar.
How to take part
This is open to all Landscape Group members and submissions run from 1 May to 31 July 2026.
We will accept up to four images per member. Images must be landscape format, 3:2 aspect ratio and 2000px wide. We will require a full resolution image if one of your images is selected. The images must have been taken between 1 January 2025 and 31 July 2026. This year the calendar will be landscape format as shown on the right.
Images must be season and month appropriate and must comply with the group’s landscape photography definition:
“Landscape” photography is defined as the photographic portrayal of all elements of the land, sea and sky whether natural or built or influenced by human endeavour. Examples include mountains, hills, farmland, coasts, bodies of water, forests and populated and industrial areas. Images may be created using traditional or other techniques (including but not limited to infrared, multiple exposures, intentional camera movement, abstraction, minimalism and post-processing).
All compliant images, including for example architecture and the built environment, are allowed but there must be a seasonal element to them. We encourage submissions from our members wherever you are based. However, we would like images that are Northern Hemisphere appropriate for each month.
12 images will be chosen, one for each month, by a panel of judges. Only one month can be won per member.
The 12 winners will each receive one free calendar as well the pride of having their image shown for one whole month.
Do I have to register to purchase a calendar?
Only Landscape Group members can enter images for possible inclusion, but we would like to make the calendar more widely available. We hope to open calendar sales to everyone after submissions have closed and judging has been completed. This will include all RPS members as well as the general public.
International shipping and customs-related costs have increased significantly, and international prices have therefore been adjusted to reflect the additional cost of fulfilment.
It's not clear what "Images must be season and month appropriate" means.
Images must include an obvious element related to the specified season or month. Clear examples would be snow for winter, fallen leaves for autumn, and so on. We reserve the right to allocate a selected image to another suitable month. For example, if your image includes snow and was submitted for March, but is selected, we may decide that it is more suitable for January or February.
What is a seasonal element for Architecture and Built Environment images?
Examples include images containing people, where clothing may suggest the season, or trees and plants, where colour may provide a seasonal clue. As we know, clear blue skies or heavy rain can occur at any time of year.
If you have a question, please contact the Project Manager, Colin Balfour, at landscape@rps.org
Submissions
We wish to have our 2027 calendar ready to buy in time for Christmas, so we have a clear timeline to achieve this:
- Submissions open from 1 May to 31 July 2026
- Judging August 2026
- Design, layout and printing August/September 2026
- Posting October/November 2026
Sakrisøy Sunrise by David Muiry ARPS
Costs
We are asking for prepayment for the calendar so that we can determine the size of the print run and cover our costs. A single calendar will cost £15 for UK members and £32 for international members, including postage. Once the calendar goes on general sale, the price will be £20 for UK members and £37 for international members. More than one calendar may be ordered.
Registration
Registration and participation are only open to Landscape Group members. We will ask for your RPS membership number to confirm this. The entry fee for up to four images is £15 for UK members and £32 for international members (including postage). All entrants will receive one calendar. There is an option to purchase additional calendars.