Congratulations to Susi Petherick on becoming an Associate with the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS) – just five months after achieving her LRPS.
Susi reveals the inspiration behind her stunning Fine Art panel (pictured here):
“Determined to use this Covid year to move my photography on, I started working on my ARPS panel before a date could be finalised for my LRPS. After full lockdown in London was over (the first time) I took to visiting Kew Gardens most days to walk and be creative with my trusty Nikon D850 and a range of lenses. Unable to face being inside the glasshouses in a mask, I took to peering in through the windows from the outside and the idea for my A panel was born. I took the idea of feeling an outsider (a familiar one to me for much of my life) and evoked this feeling by showing what lies beyond the glass, sometimes fully visible and sometimes not but always out of reach.
“I did all my own printing and for the first time mounting. It was lovely to see them all laid out across the living room floor looking like the panels of the glasshouse. What a learning curve the whole thing has been.
“I’ve so appreciated the continued inspiration from Richmond and Twickenham club through the year – thanks to all!”
And thank you Susi, for being such an inspiration to all of us!
