Travel

Saturday, 17th May 2025 at 10.00 a.m.

The Travel Group AGM provides an opportunity for members not only to reflect on what has been achieved in the previous year through receiving the Officers' reports, but also to contribute ideas for the Group moving forward.

This year we have chosen to go online so that the Group's overseas members can participate. We value international involvement.

As part of the event, Nat Coalson ARPS, owner of Photiq Gallery in Leamington Spa, will announce the awards in this year's Annual Competition. Nat works with a number of photographic companies and will be contributing to our October weekend in conjunction with Epson, who are sponsoring his involvement.

Registering for this event also provides access to Janey Devine's presentation 'The Life (and Death) of a Long Term Project' which will follow the AGM.

Janey Devine FRPS

A firm believer in the value of projects, for the last five years Janey has been working on a long term documentary project looking at some of the important issues affecting our city centres today. She describes some of the twists and turns and explains the reason behind the key decisions that have shaped the development of the project. Janey will also aim to show how similar approaches can be used in Travel photography.

11-12 October 2025

A mix of inspiring speakers and activities has been brought together to mark the 55th anniversary of the  formation of the RPS Travel Group.  At a time when journeying to ‘off the beaten track’ places was much less easy than it is now, one of the Group’s primary purposes was to enable travel to unusual destinations.  We do that much more independently now and perhaps put more emphasis on sharing the stories of our travels.

This weekend brings together a range of speakers and skills that will help each of us move forward on our photographic journey and have fun following our chosen paths. The speakers are Ash Bhardwaj, Peter Brisley, Nat Coalson, Sue O'Connell, Leigh Preston, Chris Roche and Dr. Lindsay Stringer. 

Details of location, cost and booking deadlines are in the link below

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Monday 16th June 2025 - 5 nights

This is a hybrid trip with some organised elements, lots of suggestions for photographic routes and ample opportunity to explore the two cities  - Belfast and Derry - by yourself.

The trip is limited to eight Travel Group Members and will be based in the centre of Belfast.

This RPS Travel Group Trip will include a pre and post trip zoom meeting.

The itinerary has been planned by Patricia Mackey ARPS, our Travel Log editor, who lives in Northern Ireland and was awarded her ARPS with photographs taken locally.

May competition open for entries. The RULES are at the top of the entry page.

April competition announced

March competition winners announced

2025 Winners

2024 Winners

2023 Winners

Bodnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal by Weng Sang Wong ARPS was selected by Jay Charnock FRPS

as the 2024 Travel Image of the Year.

Jay was impressed by the stillness at the centre of this image, embodying the central stillness saught by all Buddhists. Yet the busyness and noise around the central figure cannot be ignored, giving a very clear sense of place.

Lesa working in Japan by David Cummings

Selecting this as the best of the monthly competition winners for 2023, our judge, Jay Charnock FRPS said:

This is timeless. We know it was taken in 2023 but it could have been taken in the 1920s, 1930s or any time since. And it appealed to me because its timelessness and simplicity tell a story. The image is very carefully and cleverly put together with the photographer absolutely central looking through to the mountains beyond. It's deceptively simple and appealed to me because it is so atmospheric.