2024 PROGRAMME

 3rd February
TONY WOROBIEC  -  Minimalism

Tony Worobiec FRPS is the author of 17 books and a fine art photographer with work in the permanent collection of the RPS, The Fox Talbot Museum and numerous corporate and private collections in the UK, Europe, Japan and the USA.  Widely published, Tony’s work has appeared in more than 100 photographic magazines in the UK and the USA.  Tony has written many articles for photographic magazines including Black & White Photography, Practical Photography, Total Digital Photography, Digital Photo, and Digital Camera.   His books have sold over 200,000 copies and have been translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, and several other languages including Polish.   (This is the rescheduled presentation from October 2023)

6th April 
ROBERT DARCH -  Personal Work

Robert Darch is a British artist-photographer based in the Southwest of England. He has published and exhibited widely, and his photographs reside in public and private collections.  Robert is an associate lecturer in Photography at Plymouth University. His practice is motivated by the experience of place, in which the physical geography and material cultures of places merge with impressions from contemporary culture that equally influence perception. From these varied sources, both real and imagined, he constructs narratives that help contextualise a personal response to place. Martin Parr acquired 39 of Robert’s photographs for inclusion in the Martin Parr Foundation archive.

1st June 
MEMBERS' WORK  -  A Show and (optional Tell) including a Tribute to Jack Rose FRPS

Members are invited to provide 2 images for digital projection that have been taken by themselves in the previous 12 months.   Members may, if they wish, declare authorship and talk about their image(s) but are not under any obligation or pressure to do so.  

3rd August 
No Meeting

5th October
ROD HIGGINSON  - Brutalist Architecture

Brutalist architecture is a style that emerged in the 1950s and grew out of the early-20th century modernist movement. Brutalist buildings are characterised by their massive, monolithic, and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style and large-scale use of poured concrete.  Rod Higginson, a highly respected monochrome photographer and long-standing member of the group brings his own unique style to this subject in the way he chooses to render his images, elevating them from the mundane to fine art.  A prolific photographer, Rod’s work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally as well as across social media platforms.

7th December
MEMBERS' PRESENTATIONS - My Favourite Photographer

 6 members are invited to give a short (15 -20min) illustrated presentation of the work of a photographer whose work they admire, or who have inspired or influenced the member’s own work in some way.