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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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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 - December

Monday 1st December - RPS London SE London Micro group Christmas special - details to follow

Wednesday 3rd December - London Wide Zoom - Special Christmas picture sharing

Monday 8th December - RPS North London Micro Group and RPS London Bookworms special joint Christmas meeting. A joint meeting of these two groups - first half of the evening will be sharing two pictures from the year or a favourite photobook and in the second we shall have a meal, drink or snacks to celebrate Christmas. NB - meeting starts at 7pm

Tuesday 9th December - RPS London SW micro group special Christmas meeting. In the first half of the meeting we shall share two favourite or meaningful pictures from the year and in the second half we shall have a Christmas meal.

Thursday 11th December - RPS London Advisory Study Group - LRPS.

Saturday 13th December - RPS London Regular Street Walk - Soho in day time.

Monday 15th December - RPS London Urban micro group visit historic Southwark. Meeting point will be Caffe Nero Caffe Nero, Unit SU39, Bridge Station, 39 St Thomas St, London SE1 3QX.

Events organised by London Region - January 2026

These are the events organised for January 2026. Key dates to note are our AGM on 26th January 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

Thursday 8th January - London Wide Zoom -Key Note Speaker Andy Norman - NB change of week

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

Saturday 10th January - Regular Monthly Street Walk - details to follow

Monday 12th January - Regular meeting of the North London Micro Group. Tonight Richard Worts on Japan

Tuesday 13th January - Regular meeting of SW London Micro Group - speaker to be announced

Thursday 15th January - Cafe Art Open View. Come and see work produced by those benefitting from the RPS Mentoring Group.

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 - Keynote Speaker Colin Clarke APRPS

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

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

Saturday 22nd November - LRPS Advisory Morning - online via Zoom with Advisor Janey Devine FRPS.

January 5th to 31st - RPS-CafeArt Mentoring Group Annual Exhibition at the Brixton Tate Gallery.

Saturday 17th, Sunday 18th, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January. Selection Mornings ON LINE for London Region Members Print Exhibition 2026, LRMPE2026

Monday 26th January - London Region 2026 AGM - The Brixton Library Gallery from 6.00pm until 9.00pm. Keynote Speaker Colin Clarke: The Cameraman's Cut with Colin Clarke ARPS

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:

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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