RPS Women in Photography

07/09/2026

Jayne Odell FRPS is an accomplished black and white photographer and one of a select group who have achieved two RPS fellowships.

In the latest issue of WE ARE Magazine, Jayne shares how she made work for her most recent distinction, focused on the growing year and the people behind an allotment site in Newmarket, Suffolk.

Image 1: Interview with , as seen in WE ARE Magazine from .

Image 2: From Jayne’s Applied Fellowship panel, 2020.

Read the full feature here: https://issuu.com/royalphotographicsociety/docs/we_are_the_rps_women_in_photography_magazine_-_ap/224

29/08/2026

WE ARE Cover Competition — Voting Now Open

Help choose the next cover of WE ARE Magazine! RPS Women in Photography members can now vote for their favourite image to feature on the front cover of the October 2026 issue.

Voting closes: 17 September 2026

Vote here: https://rps.org/groups/women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-by-rps-women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-cover-competition-october-2026/

27/08/2026

WE ARE... the proud recipients of an honourable mention in the International Photography Awards!

The April 2026 issue of WE ARE Magazine was awarded in the Book - Self-published category (Professional).

Many congratulations to the team of editorial volunteers and to all the contributors on their success! Swipe through to see the names of everyone who contributed to this issue!

The 248-page issue unites a global collective of female photographers — from students to professionals — across fine art, documentary, portraiture and more.

Highlights include the “40% Project” to document UK women MPs, alongside explorations of historic events, environmental jeopardy, and the weight of illness. You’ll also find celebrations of identity and the rediscovery of the self, alongside realities such as photographers’ financial precarity.

WE ARE has been going since 2021, and it’s grown bigger and better each issue thanks to your contributions!
RPS Women in Photography The Royal Photographic Society Rachel Nixon | Vancouver fine art photographer Liz Benjamin Miranda Gavin Victoria Medina Frankie MacEachen Sue Wright Uppington

27/08/2026

📷 Calling our North East WIP members — come and join us!

We’re heading to BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead for a WIP meet-up and visit to Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz: Close to Home.

📅 Saturday 24 October 2026
⏰ 11.00am
📍 BALTIC, Gateshead
💜 Led by WIP member Tracey Ainsley

Close to Home brings together two generations of photographers whose work explores working-class life, community, identity and the North East — a brilliant exhibition to experience together.

Come along, see the exhibition, meet other WIP members in the North East and enjoy some photography and conversation. We’d love to see you there! 📷💜

👉 Find out more and book your place:
https://events.rps.org/en/women-in-photography-group-tish-murtha-and-kuba-ryniewicz-close-to-home-5a2NN2B8Xy9/overview

💜 Not a WIP member yet? Come and be part of it — we’d love you to join us! https://portal.rps.org/s/login/

26/08/2026

📸 LAST CHANCE TO BE ON THE COVER OF WE ARE!

Our October 2026 WE ARE Magazine Cover Competition closes tomorrow, 27 August, at the end of the day.

If you’re an RPS Women in Photography member, we’d love to see your work. You can submit up to three images for the chance to have your photograph featured on the cover of our next issue.

Haven’t entered yet? There’s still time! 💜

👉 Enter here:
https://rps.org/groups/women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-by-rps-women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-cover-competition-october-2026/

Closing: end of day Thursday 27 August

And if you’re not a WIP member yet but fancy being part of the fun — come and join us! 📸💜

👉 Join us here:
https://portal.rps.org/s/login/

25/08/2026

🎉 Some exciting news for WE ARE Magazine!

We’re delighted to share that the April 2026 issue of WE ARE Magazine has made it through to the Official Selectionstage of the International Photography Awards 2026! 📸✨

The issue has been selected in the Book – Self Published category, and we now wait to see whether it goes on to receive an Honourable Mention — or perhaps even more. 🤞

Whatever happens next, being recognised at this stage by an international photography competition is something we’re incredibly proud of.

A huge congratulations and thank you to Rachel Nixon, our Editor, the WE ARE team, and every photographer and contributor whose work made the April issue what it was.

Now we wait… 🤞🏆

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Read it here: https://rps.org/groups/women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-by-rps-women-in-photography/

25/08/2026

“My mother has created her identity in old age through self-reflection, great memory and integration,” writes Tejas Earp. “Her creativity, imagination and willingness to learn have become part of her daily routine.”

Tejas’ contemplative image of her mother is The Big Picture in the latest issue of WE ARE Magazine from .

In this edition, photographers dive deep into the shadows of history and personal legacy. You’ll find stories about ancestral archives, the challenges of managing medication, and the healing qualities

16/08/2026

📸 Coming up with RPS Women in Photography

We have some great events ahead this autumn, with opportunities to meet, share work, be inspired and enjoy photography together.

🏛️ The 90s Exhibition – Tate Britain
Saturday 5 September, 10.30am

💻 Show and Tell – Online
Tuesday 8 September, 7.00pm

🖼️ William Eggleston – The Photographers’ Gallery
Saturday 7 November, 10.30am

Whether you fancy joining us for an exhibition visit or sharing your own photography at our online Show and Tell, we’d love to see you.

👉 See all our upcoming RPS Women in Photography events and book your place:
https://events.rps.org/en/?date=ALL,ALL&search=Women%20in%20Photography%20Group


📍 Fancy something closer to home?

If you’d like to meet up with fellow RPS WIP members in your area for a photography outing or to visit an exhibition together, let us know. We’re very happy to help set it up and share the details with other WIP members nearby.

15/08/2026

A gentle reminder to submit your work for the cover competition for the October 2026 issue of WE ARE Magazine. ✨

Submissions are open exclusively to RPS Women in Photography group members. Send up to three images before 27th August, 2026 to be in with a chance!

Images with the most votes from members will grace the front or back cover of WE ARE, and selected runners-up will be featured inside the magazine.

Enter here: https://rps.org/groups/women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-by-rps-women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-cover-competition-october-2026/