RPS Members Photo Challenge

We’re excited to announce an open call for Royal Photographic Society members to submit images exploring the theme of “Reflections.”

This theme encourages thoughtful observation of light, surfaces, and perspective, from mirrors and glass to water and subtle visual echoes. Images may be literal or interpretive, capturing moments that reveal depth, atmosphere, or a considered response to the subject. We look forward to seeing the diverse and creative ways Members choose to engage with this theme.

Selected images will be featured in an upcoming issue of The RPS Journal, this is a wonderful opportunity to share your unique perspective and visual storytelling with the wider RPS community.

Photographer and RPS Award Recipient Tami Aftab will be stepping in as our selector for this challenge.

Entries close 25 January.

The theme Connections invited you to explore the fundamentals of photographic expression—light, contrast, form, and emotion.

This is an opportunity to explore and express the many ways we connect: with each other, with nature, places, memories or even ourselves. Whether your take is personal, abstract, documentary or conceptual, we welcome all photographic styles and approaches. The theme is wide open to interpretation.

With photographer Andy Pilsbury stepping in as our selector for this challenge, selected images will be proudly featured in the RPS Journal.

The theme Black and White invited you to explore the fundamentals of photographic expression—light, contrast, form, and emotion.

Whether you're drawn to classic portraiture, bold architecture, or abstract minimalism, we encourage you to delve into the artistry of monochrome and share images that reflect your unique vision through the lens of black and white.

With photographer and RPS Bursary Recipient Ana Caroline de Lima stepping in as our selector for this challenge, selected images will be proudly featured in the RPS Journal.

The second Members Challenge theme was Light— whether capturing shadows, or the sunlit sky, this challenge invited you to explore the many ways light shapes our world.

Use your lens to celebrate illumination, contrast, and the magic of light in all its form

Photographer Yuxing Chen, IPE 165 award winner & 166 selector, serving as the selector, lending her expert eye to this exciting event.

Selected images are proudly featured in the July/September edition of the RPS Journal.

The first theme back for the Members Challenge was People, whether capturing the quiet moments of daily life, the energy of a crowd, or the intimate expressions of a single subject, this challenge invites you to explore the diverse stories and emotions that make us human.

Photographer Michelle Sank HonFRPS serving as the selector, lending her expert eye to this exciting event.

Selected images are proudly featured in the April/June edition of the RPS Journal.