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Photography News | Issue 67 | photographynews.co.uk
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Summer Solstice Solargraphworkshop RPSYouth Council The Royal Photographic
Society has launched a Youth Council aiming to engage young photographers. Award- winning photographer, Rachel Louise Brown will chair the council, which includes a panel of photographers in their twenties and thirties to advise RPS trustees on how the Society can increase its relevance to a young audience. Mike Taylor, chief operating officer of the RPS said: “Photography is intrinsic to the human experience, and the RPS is delighted to have the support of the Youth Council to help us understand how we can ensure the greatest breadth and impact of our work.” Speaking about her new role, Rachel said: “The RPS is an institution with a wealth of history, resource and knowledge bundled together with a passion for forward thinking. Having the opportunity to be a small part of its legacy is humbling.”
The science bit
The Royal Photographic Society’s Science Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entry. The competition is open to all ages and levels of expertise and there are two categories; Science Photographer of the Year and Young Science Photographer of the Year (under 18 years old). Entrants are required to take a visually appealing picture that tells a science story, with a camera or smartphone. Winners will be announced at an event in London in October. The winning photographs will be chosen by an expert panel of selectors including TV science
presenter Dallas Campbell. RPS science exhibition coordinator, Gary Evans said: “The competition is open to everyone. We are looking for images from all ages that tell a story about science – how it is used, how it looks or how it impacts people’s lives. Fun or serious, the selectors will be looking for the story behind the picture as well as the visual impact it makes.” The competition is £15 to enter (£12 for RPS members) and up to five images can be uploaded. Entry is free for under 18s. Simply register and upload images at science.rps.org. Closing date is midnight on 19 July.
to 12:00. You will be shown how to create a pinhole camera in order to capture a six-month exposure of the sun crossing the sky. Tickets for the event are priced at £4.85 per person and there is a free event for over 50s later that day. If you want to have a go yourself, instructions on how to make a solargraph camera for nothing out of recycled materials can be found on the front page of pinholephotography.org
The Real Photography Company is pleased to be hosting a Summer Solstice Solargraph workshop at the St Pauls Learning Centre in Bristol on 23 June, from 10:30am
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