Volume 2 | 2020
New slet ter WELCOME
Spring Clematis ŠPaul Cox ARPS Welcome to this, the latest edition of our newsletters for 2020. We, the volunteer team of the RPS Southern Region, send our warmest wishes to you and your family, and hope that you are all safe and well and coping with the lockdown. Until we return to some form of normality, whatever the new norm turns out to be, we will keep in touch with you, our members, through the virtual world. We invite you to join our three-weekly challenge competition on our new Flickr page. We will, of course, keep you updated on our remaining events for 2020, as and when COVID-19 guidelines are revised. Stay safe, Paul Cox ARPS, Regional Organiser, Royal Photographic Society, Southern Region 1
Flickr Challenge Ch allen ge 1: Wh at ?s Th at In You r Kit ch en ? We are challenging you to take a photo of something in your kitchen ? it can be quirky, set up, surreal, close-up, in colour or mono, but it must be kitchen related. Post your photo on the Flickr page by clicking h er e. You will need to have a Flickr account to be able to post your photo. If you don?t have an account it?s very easy to join up. Once you have clicked on the link, join the group. The group appears in your groups on your account and from there you can post the image you want to share in the ?What?s That In Your Kitchen' group. Once you have posted your photo, 'fave' another member 's photo that you like. The photo with the greatest number of 'faves' wins and, with your permission, the photo will feature on our website, in the next Southern Region Newsletter and on the Southern Region Facebook page.
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Ch allen ge 2: Sm ar t ph on e M acr o
When you post an image please make sure that your name (and distinction if any) is in the details so that you can be credited.
The next challenge starts on the 15th May and we will send out a short email nearer the time with the link for you to post your entry.
This challenge finishes on 15th May.
Recommended Online Event s We would like to recommend the following online RPS events that you may want to join in on.
If you are considering embarking on a journey to achieve a distinction, LRPS, ARPS or FRPS, you can now get online one-to-one advice on your panel by going to this RPS web page and signing up for a session. The cost is £20 for members, £25 for non-members. Click h er e for more information.
RPS Distinctions are offering a series of free online talks which may interest you. The first is with well known landscape photographer, Joe Cornish HonFRPS. The event series can be found h er e.
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CONTACTS Sout hern Region TITLE
NAM E
EM AIL
Regional Organiser
Paul Cox ARPS
southern@rps.org
Southern Secretary
David Ashcroft LRPS
southernsecretary@rps.org
Southern Treasurer
Bhupinder Ghatahora ARPS
southerntreasurer@rps.org
Basingstoke
David Ashcroft Bhupinder Ghatahora
Emails as above
Bournemouth & Dorset
David Peckham ARPS
davepeckham@mac.com
Channel Islands
Eric Ferbrache ARPS
rpsciorganiser@gmx.com
Portsmouth & East Hants
Martin Silman
southernevents@rps.org
Salisbury & South Wilts
Paul Rigg ARPS
paulrigg@outlook.com
Southampton & South Hants
Paul Cox ARPS
southern@rps.org
Web Editor
Chris Tank
southernweb@rps.org
Publishing Editor
Jana Murray
southerneditor@rps.org
Social Media Editor
Position vacant
Ar ea Coor din at or s
Specialist Volu n t eer s
Volu n t eer s Salisbury & South Wilts
Anthony Topham
atopham9@gmail.com
Documentary Group (main)
Mark Philips
doc@rps.org
Documentary Sub Group (Chichester)
Janey Devine FRPS
docse@rps.org
Digital Imaging Group
Barry Senior (Hon FRPS)
digsouthern@rps.org
Landscape Group
Jim Souper
landscapenews@rps.org
Region al Special In t er est Gr ou ps
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