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Below is a summary of London Region organised events in date order

To find this page easily, just enter rps.org/londonevents

We run our local meetings as in-person only - SE London (1st Monday), North London (2nd Monday) and SW London (2nd Tuesday). We offer an online only London Zoom (1st Wednesday or 1st Thursday alternating) for those who cannot easily reach the three regular locations.

All four of our "local meetings" (N, SE, SW & Zoom) have a similar agenda: (1) a member of the group as the Keynote Speaker for 20-30 minutes; (2) Image Sharing - five images from 12 - 15 participants; (3) Discussion of events in the Region over the next two months: and (4) Discussion of future activities for the group.

Bookworms Meetings are now in-person on new day (3rd Mondays).

We hold regular photowalks: Street (2nd Saturday), Midweek Explorers (3rd week) with a maximum of 16 participants and two leaders on each. We also have Landscape/Citiscape photowalks in 4th week.

See the dates and details in the monthly lists below. All our events are publicised and listed in Capital Letter which is emailed on 1st of every month. To receive Capital Letter, sign up here.

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For a listing of sole or joint exhibitions by Members of London Region go to rps.org/londonmex

To see the events being organised by our neighbouring Regions - South East, Southern, Thames Valley and East Anglia (Note: Not all these Regions may have events displayed!)

To see the events being organised across the whole RPS go to events.rps.org

Events organised by London Region - January 2026

These are the events organised for January 2026. Key events are The RPS London-Cafe Art Mentoring Group Exhibition "Our 2025 Journey" from 6th to 30th January with an Open view on Thursday January 15th, our AGM on 26th January with keynote talk from Colin Clarke ARPS and four selection dates for the Members Annual Print Exhibition - Saturday 17th January, Sunday 18th January, Saturday 24th January and Sunday 18th January.

Monday 5th January - SE London Micro Group regular meeting - Jerry Hughes on Iceland + picture sharing and update on Region's activities

Tuesday 6th to Saturday 30th - "Our 2025 Journey" - The RPS London-Cafe Art Photography Mentoring Group Annual Exhibition in the Brixton Tate Library Gallery. Open during Library hours.

Thursday 8th January - London Wide Zoom -Key Note Speaker Andy Norman + picture sharing and update on Region's activities. NB change of week

Thursday 8th January - Study Group for those considering the ARPS distinction.

Saturday 10th January - Regular Monthly Street Walk - tentatively Shad Thames to the Tate Modern (may start at Waterloo instead of Shad Thames) - watch this space

Monday 12th January - Regular meeting of the North London Micro Group. Tonight Richard Worts on Japan followed by picture sharing and update on the Region's activities.

Tuesday 13th January - Regular meeting of SW London Micro Group - tonight Tony Harris ARPS on life behind the camera in five projects followed by picture sharing and update on the Region's activities.

Thursday 15th January - "Our 2025 Journey" - The RPS London-Cafe Art Photography Mentoring Group Annual Exhibition Open View. Come and enjoy work from 16 members of this Group - from 6.00 to 8.00pm

Saturday 17th January - Selection Day number 1 for London Region Members Print Exhibition

Sunday 18th January - Selection Day number 2 for London Region Members Print Exhibition

Monday 19th January - Bookworms - Edith Templeton on Berenice Abbott

Tuesday 20th January - RPS London Urban Explorers - Walk - details to follow

Saturday 24th January - RPS London Members Print Exhibition - selection day 3

Sunday 25th January - RPS London Members Print Exhibition - Selection day 4

Monday 26th January - RPS London Annual General Meeting - Official meeting will be a review of 2025 and plan for 2026. This will be following by a presentation by Colin Clarke ARPS, to which non-members are also welcome.

Tuesday 27th January - RPS London Landscape Micro Group visit Dulwich Woods

Events organised by London Region - February 2026

These are the events organised by London Region for February 2026. There are two Special Events this month - a visit to the Photobook Cafe Library and a visit to the Aga Khan Centre. The links to book these and all other events are given below.

Monday 2nd February - RPS London South East London Micro Group regular meeting. Gareth Davies on Panoramas

Tuesday 3rd February - Visit to the Photobook Cafe Library and talk from the librarian

Wednesday 4th February - London Wide Zoom meeting - presentation from Mike Longhurst FRPS "Still Got It"

Monday 9th February - RPS London North London Micro Group - Neville Morgan ARPS on 16 years of Serpentine Pavillions

Tuesday 10th February - RPS London South West Micro Group - Roger Towell ARPS on Amsterdam and the Hague

Thursday 12th February - RPS London Distinctions Study Group - this month LRPS

Saturday 14th February - RPS London regular Street Walk - details to follow

Monday 16th February - RPS London Bookworms - Details to follow

Wednesday 18th February - RPS London Urban Explorers - Details to follow

Saturday 28th February - SPECIAL EVENT - visit to the Aga Khan Centre Kings Cross. The Aga Khan Centre is a place of education, knowledge, cultural exchange and insight into Muslim civilisations. Our visit will concentrate on the garden and the balconies.

Events organised by London Region - beyond those posted above

Tuesday 3rd February. A visit to the Photobook Café 4 Leonard Circus EC2A 4DQ when you can hear about their collection and explore their library.

Saturday 28th February. A specially arranged private tour of the Aga Khan Centre at King’s Cross.

London Region Members Exhibition LRMPE2026 - Thursday 9th April until Tuesday 14th April. Open Evening Thursday 9th April.

Any questions, please email Edith on londonevents@rps.org or David on london@rps.org or Judy on londonro2@rps,org

Regular monthly events organised by London Region

These are the regular events typiclally organised each month. Public Holidays and other events may result in some events not happening evenry month or on a different date.

All our usual monthly events will contine as 2025:-

1st Monday - SE London in The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood in person

1st Wednesday / 1st Thursday alternating odd /even months - Zoom London online/Zoom - Open to ALL

2nd Monday - North London in The Alwyne Castle, Highbury and Islington in person.

2nd Tuesday - SW London in The Coat and Badge, Putney in person.

2nd Thursday - Distinctions Study Group LRPS or ARPS alternatng even /odd months - Online zoom).

2nd Saturday - Street Photowalk - different location every month, all over London

3rd Monday - Bookworms in The Alwyn Castle, Highbury and Islington in person.

3rd Week, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday - Mid-week Urban Explorers Photowalk - different location every month, all over London.

4th Week, various days - Landscape micro-group Photowalk - different location every month in the Home Counties or London (for cityscape).

STOP PRESS:

The Selection Morning for our 2026 Members Exhibition have been published for 17th, 18th, 24th & 25th January - go here to find events and sign up.We've just launched our photography projects for 2025. There are four and we hope there will be something for evenryone. Go here for more details and to sign up.

All of our regular local monthly meetings are being held in-person on the usual dates: North London, SW London and SE London. We have introduced a London Zoom (online only) for those who cannot easily reach the three regular locations.

Bookworms is in-person omly and now on a different date: 3rd Mondays instead of 4th Wednesdays.

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