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London Events

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 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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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 - May 2025

These are events organised for May. There will be no meeting of the SE Micro Group this month as it would fall on a Bank Holiday.

Thursday 1st May London Wide Zoom - CANCELLED

Thursday 8th May - ARPS advisory study group

Saturday 10th May - Street walk - a walk in lesser known parts of the city, off-grid street art and more – with Susi Luard ARPS and the usual team

Monday 12th May - North London Micro Group regular meeting - Donatus Gricius on the Camino de Santiago in Galicia, Spain.

Tuesday 13th May - South West London Micro Group regular meeting- Nick Gregan on "Frame of Mind". Nick will tell us how opportunity, chance and technique have shaped his career.

Monday 19th May - Bookworms - Julian Rouse on Josef Koudelka - Czech/French Magnum photographer.

Wednesday 21st May - Midweek Explorers visit the Royal Docks via Cable Car

Thursday 22nd May - Visit to the Conway photographic library Somerset House - NB there is a charge of £10 for this event.

Tuesday 27th May - London Landscape group visit Belvedere (South East London) to photograph photograph the nature reserve, river, and architecture

Saturday 31st May - LRPS Advisory Morning with Dr Eddie Hyde FRPS

Events organised by London Region - June

Monday 2nd June - Steve Jones on the resurgence of film photography

Wednesday 4th June - Regular monthly Zoom - this month, we will start the meeting showing images taken at the VE Day 80th Celebraions as part of London's 2025 Project: VE VJ Day 80th Celebraions - follwed by the usuual picture sharing.

Monday 9th June - Mary Davis ARPS and Charlotte Mann LRPS will share their experiences of the recent Visual Arts Group weekend in York.

Tuesday 10th June - Regular meeting of SW London micro group keynote talk by Robert Hopkinson "Transparency" followed by picture sharing.

Thursday 12th June - Special event - a morning's photography at London Wetland Centre.

Thursday 12th June - Advisory study group for those contemplating the LRPS Distinction.

Saturday 14th June - Regular street walk - further details to come.

Monday 16th June - Midweek Explorers - further details to come.

Monday 16th June - Bookworms - Gordan Johnson on the work of Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti.

Saturday 21st June - ARPS Advisory Day - Landscape, Visual Art and Photobooks. Advisors:

Landscape and Visual Art - Chris Palmer FRPS

Photobooks - Simon Ciappara FRPS

Tuesday 24th June - London Landscape Group will be exploring Margate’s streets, beach, harbour, lido, amusement park and gallery

Events organised by London Region - Later in 2025 and early 2026

These are events organised for later in 2025 and early 2026.

Saturday 27th September - LRPS Advisory Morning - details to follow - online via Zoom.

Saturday 18th October - ARPS Advisory Day - Natural History - Ann Healey FRPS; Travel - Will Chung FRPS; Photobooks - Simon Ciappara FRPS - in person in Canada Water Libray.

Saturday 22nd November - LRPS Advisory Morning - details to follow - online via Zoom.

Monday 26th January - London Region 2026 AGM - In person with keynote talk afterwards.

London Region Members Exhibition LRMPE2026 - Selection mornings - some Saturdays and Sundays during January

London Region Members Exhibition LRMPE2026 - Exhibition probably last week of March with Open Evening on the Thursday.

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 2024:-

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

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

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

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

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

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 Explorers Photowalk - different location every month, all over London.

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

STOP PRESS:

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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