RPS East Midlands UK
RPS East Midlands Region
Welcome to the Home of RPS East Midlands
Regional Hubs are a vital part of the Royal Photographic Society because they give all UK members a local link to the society, whose admin offices are in Bristol.
The RPS region organise an eclectic delivery of events, that together cover all the different genres of photogrpahy, including landscape events, documentary, contemporary, visual art, travel etc. We specialise in photo books and have in the last seven years published many collaborative photo books
Geographically the spreads across the counties of Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicester & Rutland, and Northamptonshire, and is one of the biggest regions in the society.
The Regional Organiser is Stewart Wall and then each county within the region has a representative. You are very welcome to contact either the regional organiser, or your county rep for help finding out about what goes on in the region, and the sorts of things you can do.
We have two volunteers on the distinctions panels. Richard Hall is an assessor on the Licentiate and the Photo book distinctions, and Stewart Wall is a licentiate assessor, and is an assessor and one of the chairs of the Photo book genre.
The RPS East Midlands Region is a busy and exciting part of the Royal Photographic Society.
Stewart Wall MA ARPS : Regional Organiser
Stewart has been a professional photographer since 1978 and now teaches photography and photobook creating. He has been the Regional Organiser of East Midlands since 2015, and is also an RPS Licentiate Assessor and Chair. He also wrote the criteria for the Photobook Distinctions Genre and chaired the assessments for two years. In 2021 he was awarded the Fenton Medal and made a life member of the society for his contribution to the work of The Royal Photographic Society.
Richard Hall MA FRPS: Regional Secretary
Richard is a professional photographer and as well as being a committee member of the RPS East Midlands he also sits on the Licentiate, the Contemporary, and the Photobooks Distinction Assessment teams
Peter Clarke LRPS: Committee Member
Peter Clarke LRPS, based Beeston, Nottingham, retired early from the electronics industry after 44 years. He now has more time to pursue his passions of photography and travelling. Taking photos for over 50 years both on film and digital, he likes to shoot film with a couple of medium format cameras that have joined his ever increasing arsenal of photographic equipment. He is currently studying for an HND in Photography and gained his Licentiate of the society back in May 2013 so can now proudly put LRPS after his name.
Peter also helps charities, Pancreatic Cancer UK and Mencap, having photographed the London Marathon for both charities, the Great North Run and some local events for Mencap.
Some of the Past RPS East Midlands Events
East Midlands Events
The RPS East Midlands community organise in-person events and via zoom thoughout the year. Everyone is welcome to attend
