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Two RTPS members, Dick Hawkes and Wendy Akers have been recognised in the International Garden Photographer of the Year, the world’s premier competition specialising in garden, plant, flower and botanical photography.

Dick won the National Trust Riverlands category with his beautiful image ‘Grey Wagtail Capturing Insects.’  Dick said: “Several times I came to stand, watching, fascinated by the skill of the grey wagtail catching insects in mid-flight at a hatchpool on the River Avon in Woodford Valley, Wiltshire. The recently cut weed was a haven for a variety of insects. It took several trips to capture this exact moment, showing insect in beak combined with swirling water in the background.”

Dick’s image of some old eel traps also secured third place – a remarkable achievement in a competition which is so hotly contested.  “The old eel traps preserved on the River Test at Leckford are of historic significance, as they illustrate how the once prolific migration of eels was harvested – providing an important contribution to the local economy. The eel traps are visible from a public road bridge from where this photograph was taken; a polarising filter was essential, to reduce glare and show the lush green of the plant life,” explained Dick.

Wendy achieved a Highly Commended in the Still Life category for her image ‘Cabbage & Pears.’

It was great to be back at the club on Thursday evening after the summer break and wonderful to see such a big crowd to welcome our guest speaker Mike Curry, whose talk “Fleeting Reflections,” is likely to see many of us heading off to Canary Wharf to see if we can emulate some of his watery magic.

It was also an opportunity for President Lorraine Clifton to present competition trophies to members who were not able to attend the Summer Social awards ceremony.

John Phillips came suitably armed with an ‘elephant’ sized carrier bag to take away his horde of trophies: the Dunn Rose Bowl for Pictorial Monochrome,  John Morris Salver for Best Print in any Class, John Bardsley Cup for Portrait/Theatrical/Figure Study/Dance; Randell Webb Trophy for Documentary/Candid/Street plus a number of certificates.

Nick Tsinonis was presented with the Reynolds Trophy for Nature while  certificates went to Diana Loch, Colin Clarke and Phil Mundy.  Well done everybody.

It was good to be back at the Fulwell Golf Club last Thursday for our Summer Awards Dinner. Good food, great conversation and lots of well deserved competition winners. Many thanks to Eddie Hyde for coming along to present all the trophies and certificates, to Emma Durnford for organising such a great event and to Robert Charnock for officiating. Congratulations to all.

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The Open Evenings of our Annual Exhibition are always rather special but last night was particularly so given our forced two year absence.  It was good to be back in the magnificent setting of the Landmark Arts Centre last night which was a wonderful backdrop for our images which spanned so many different genres.Read More >

Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 9NN

14-24 April 2022  (including weekends & Bank holidays)
Daily: 10am – 5pm

Admission £2.50 (Children free)

If you are interested in finding out more about the club and our work, then come along to our Annual Exhibition which will be returning to the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, from 14 to 24 April 2022. Once again the RPS’s Visual Art Group will be joining the event with a display of its 2022 Print Exhibition.

 There will be hundreds of images on display with a range of genres and creative techniques from a society which is one of the oldest and largest in the country. Images from pupils at St. Catherine’s School for Girls in Twickenham will also be on show.

Most of the prints will be available to buy, with a selection of greetings cards and second hand photographic books and equipment and tea and coffee will be available in the Landmark café where visitors can watch an additional display of digital images.

The Society has around 100 members from beginners to professionals.  Some members will be displaying panels of images which recently gained them distinctions from the RPS and PAGB and there will also be displays from the club’s Special Interest Groups including Post Processing, Infra red, Nature, Monochrome, Pictorial, Studio and Creative Eyes.

The club meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. at St. Luke’s Kew Community Centre, the Avenue, Kew, TW9 2AJ plus mid week meetings for the special interest groups. There is a two month summer break in July and August. www.rtps.org.uk.  New members are warmly welcomed.

Many congratulations to Mike Woodman who won the George Morris Salver for the Overall Best Print in the club’s Open Print Challenge, which took place last Thursday (11 November).  Well done Mike.

We were just half a point away from winning the Surrey Photographic Association’s inter-club Concorde Trophy 2021 competition last week (25 October).  Many congratulations to Woking Photographic Society who took the trophy with a score of 54, against our 53 ½.

Many thanks to the RTPS team, Peter Jones, Colin Clarke ARPS, Susi Petherick LRPS, ARPS, Lisa Edie AFIAP, James Kirkland LRPS and John Phillips BPE3* whose images received consistently high scores with a 10 to John’s ‘My Chair.’ All credit to Woking who managed three of the six 10s awarded on the evening.

Here are the rest of the results:

Dorking Camera Club 52 ½

Guildford Photographic Society 51 ½

Molesey Photographic Club 48 ½

Epsom Camera Club 48

Malden Camera Club 45 ½

Cheam Camera Club 45

Kingston Camera Club 44 ½