The Royal Photographic Society is a company incorporated by Royal Charter, and also a registered charity. It is regulated by the Charity Commission. View our Royal Charter and RPS By-Laws here.
Trustee Elections 2024
Voting now open and closes on Friday 28 June.
The process for electing engaged and motivated Trustees that will guide and support the RPS on the next stages of its mission is underway.
Applications and nominations have now closed. Voting is now open and closes on Friday 28 June. Full instructions on how to vote are provided below.
Trustees are volunteers who provide strategic leadership and governance for a charity. At the RPS, we have a Board of nine Trustees and, at the end of the AGM in September, six of those Trustees come to the end of their terms of office. Four of the Trustees will be elected by the Members; and two Trustees will be appointed by the Board in consultation with the Nominations Committee.
To be successful in our mission to modernise the RPS, we need a Board of Trustees with a wide range of skills and experiences such as strategic skills, a familiarity with modern management practices, a working knowledge of digital technologies, marketing principles, and legal and financial practice. We also need Trustees who are familiar with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and, of course, we need trustees who are experienced curators and educators in photography.
More information on the role of a Trustee can be found here
How can I vote?
Click here to vote, then enter your membership number, surname and email address (these will have been provided to you via email if you are opted into communications) and then click the 'Continue' button.
- You can read the candidate statements on this page by clicking on the link 'Candidate Statement' to the right of each candidate photo
- In the Prospectus, the candidates are in alphabetical order; on this page they are arrange randomly
- You can vote for up to four candidates
- To cast your vote, please click in the grey box next to the candidate(s) that you wish to vote for.
- Click the 'Next Step' button located in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
- You will then be asked to confirm your vote by clicking on the 'Cast My Vote Now' button on the next page.
You can download a copy of the Candidate Prospectus here
Vote now
Voting will close at 12pm (BST) on Friday 28 June 2024
Should you have any questions regarding the election please contact Alastair Taylor ARPS, the Chair of the Nominations Committee nomchair@rps.org.
Download these files for more information
Key Information
Support Material
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the strategic leadership of the RPS.
The Royal Photographic Society is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive organisation,
The vision of the RPS is to bring photography to everyone, both by providing public benefit and promoting the highest standards of achievement in photography.