Presentation Events

Vanda: “A photographer by heart, with love of silence and solitude, poetry, music and walking in the wild. Based in London, Vanda is a member of Arena Photographers group and a Brand Ambassador for KASE Filters. She has been a Landscape Photographer of the Year and Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year judge.

Vanda grew up in an industrial area of former Czechoslovakia, she soon learnt how to appreciate the beauty of the natural world. Far away from the noise, and hustle and bustle of a big city she finds inspiration in quieter scenes and intimate details, whether it is on the coast, in woodland or in the countryside, even in industrial wastelands. In her images she strives to reflect the atmosphere, feeling, and sheer wonderment that our natural world can evoke with us.

Looking Beyond a Single Image

In her presentation, she will focus on her journey from capturing single images, through creating collections and series, to working on short and long-term projects. She will explore how working in projects and on books as a final result helps you get out of a creative block and find your own personal vision. She will discuss several of her ongoing and completed photographic projects, how they keep her motivated and how they help her develop an individual and personal point of view. She will demonstrate how a project-based approach and looking beyond a single image can lead to developing new, exciting ideas that can breathe fresh air into your photographic journey.

An opportunity to experience the creation of outstandingly atmospheric photographs, as shown above. An inspiring event, taking you beyond creating a single photograph; not to be missed.

Like many Rosemary had a camera as a child but it was when her late husband Derry rekindled his interest in photography in the early 80s that she bought a camera, rather than risk carrying the tripod. The rest is history.

An intuitive photographer she focuses on the ‘the way I see it’, looking for her personal interpretation. In the landscape she may be drawn to simplicity or the intimate landscape. With other subjects it’s a case of ‘whatever takes my eye’. More recently IR has become an interest and she wonders why it took her so long.

A member of Spectrum Photo Art she exhibits regularly, in 2024 at Denbies Vineyard Gallery in Surrey (spectrumphotoart.co.uk). She is a PAGB judge, a lecturer and also enters National and UK International exhibitions.

Known to some of you as a Past-President of the RPS (2009-2011) today is just about ‘the way I see it’.

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‘The Way I See It’ and Much More
Rosemary will first show some prints believing this is the best medium to display our images. These will be on display during the morning and lunch breaks allowing everyone to see them at close quarters.

In a digital presentation she will show a series of short collections in ‘The Way I See It’. – a special edition for this event.

A few other ideas will be on display, including her archive series of books. She will talk through how she approached and worked on these and show some on screen.

After a cancelled trip in 2021 she finally visited Japan in January 2024. She will take you to Tokyo and the magical landscape of trees and snow of Hokkaido.