RPS Gallery, 28 Jan - 7 May 2023 | Free entry
The RPS International Photography Exhibition (IPE) returns with its 164th edition showcasing powerful stories and documenting important themes, through the powerful medium of photography.
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The RPS International Photography Exhibition (IPE) is the world's longest-running photography exhibition, now in its 165th edition, and offers everyone a unique opportunity to exhibit in a group exhibition at The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, UK, before touring.
Entry is through an open-call where we welcome submissions from new, emerging, and established international photographers of all ages.
Call for entry open: 7 February - 8 May 2023
The RPS International Photography Exhibition (IPE) returns with its 164th edition showcasing powerful stories and documenting important themes, through the powerful medium of photography.
International Photography Exhibition 164 explores themes of identity, cultural heritage, sexuality and gender, mental health, and environmental and political issues. This edition is especially strong with traditional and alternative processes being used in photography including analogue work, cyanotypes, and collage
IPE 164 RPS Gallery | Bristol 28 January - 7 May 2023
RPS Gallery: 20 May – 11 June 2023
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year, the world’s leading awards for food photography and film, premieres its twelfth exhibition at The Royal Photographic Society, Gallery Bristol.
With over 170 images from more than 25 categories, ranging from the Politics of Food to Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture, the exhibition captures the great sweep of stories and cultures in the world of food.
Analogue · Archaeology & Heritage · Audio Visual · Contemporary · Creative Eye · Digital Imaging · Documentary · Historical · Imaging Science · Landscape · Medical · Nature · Travel · Visual Art · Women in Photography
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Central · East Anglia · East Midlands · Ireland · London · North Wales · North West · Northern · Northern Ireland · Scotland · South East · South Wales · South West · Southern · Thames Valley · Western · Yorkshire
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