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Chris Palmer - The Eloquent Landscape

14/6/2023

Following the success of Talking Pictures, I have compiled this new presentation called ‘The Eloquent Landscape’ .

The title is primarily a reference to my experience when working in the landscape, to the connection I sense and feel with the natural world around me, and the elements within it.

They speak to me. Through my photography I would hope that my images also communicate with the viewer too. The talk embraces four sections, with significant content taken in Iceland, and much closer to home on Stoke Common.

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Lee Miller - ‘The Surrealist Work of Lee Miller’

22/2/2023

Horsham Photographic Society has secured the renowned guest speaker,Antony Penrose, and we would like to share this speaker with you.

Antony Penrose, writer and lecturer on photography and fine art and son of the Lee Miller.

Lee Miller, a surrealist and fine art photographer is soon to be portrayed in a new film drama, by Kate Winslet.

The talk will chart Miller’s career and life behind the camera and as one of the first photographers to reveal the horrors of the Holocaust. We will also hear about the life behind Lee Miller’s genius.

Eleanor Coate FRPS

12/6/2022

Congratulations to longstanding HPS member Eleanor Coate, who recently achieved an FRPS (Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society) distinction.

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Tom Way - The Greater Picture

23/3/2022

Horsham Photographic Society has secured the renowned guest speaker, Tom Way, and we would like to share this speaker with you for our first open talk since Covid19 restrictions have been relaxed.

Tom will give us a broad overview of his life as a fine art wildlife photographer. He will demonstrate the various camera settings used to create his preferred style whilst speaking about the components he feels are essential in creating evocative wildlife imagery.

Tom will outline the importance of print and explains how he creates a viable business through photography. His talk is regularly updated with his latest imagery and so it is different from year to year.

The cost of this presentation is £3. You are welcome to pay by cash on the evening.

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Chris Upton - Thoresby, 'The End of the Mine'

22/9/2021

Chris will be talking to us about Thoresby Colliery, the last pit in Nottinghamshire, which closed in July 2015, bringing to an end over 900 years of mining in the county. This presentation tells the story of how the project came about, how it was shot and the resulting exhibition, book and extensive publicity. A great example of “how to shoot a project”.

His goal is to inspire, educate and entertain us with his images and his love of talking about his passion for photography. His presentation style is informal and engaging and he is known for sharing ideas, techniques, hints, tips and advice.

He is an Associate of The Royal Photographic Society and an official Fujifilm ambassador. Chris gained second place in the mono category of the RPS Documentary Photographer of the Year in 2017. His photographs were shown as part of the RPS exhibition in the Horsham Museum.

Jeff Hutchinson - From the Streeter Brothers to Now

11/8/2021

Horsham Photographic Society has secured an online speaker, and we would like to share this Zoom talk with you.

Jeff Hutchinson is a fine Horsham photographer, often funny, usually provocative, never boring. Like many good photographers, his work is not easy to categorise, but he has had images accepted for the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize and the Royal Photographic Society touring print exhibition, and is one of few photographers to have work exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He studied with Paul Hill MBE at De Montfort University where he gained an MA in photography.

Jeff’s passion is obvious and he speaks with knowledge about the craft and art of the photograph, and those who have practiced it. Tonight he will take us through his life as a photographer from the time he joined Horsham Photographic Society and was mentored by two members, the Streeter Brothers who set him on the road to his considerable accomplishments.

He should inspire all of us, showing what can be achieved by regular photographic club members who are prepared to challenge themselves.

Programme 2021

14/7/2021


11th	AUG	TBC	TBC
25th	AUG	Natural World Print Competition
8th	SEP	The Joy of Seeing: Photography My Way	Viveca Koh
22nd	SEP	Panel of 3-5 Prints Competition
6th	OCT	4th Quarterly Print Competition
20th	OCT	Panel of 4 Prints Competition
3rd	NOV	Open Print Competition
17th	Nov	HPS AGM
1st	DEC	HPS Presentation Evening

Polina Plotnikova - Capturing the Mood with Lensbaby

2/6/2021

Polina is an ambassador for Lensbaby, a company that produces a range of amazingly creative lenses and optics. Lensbaby definitely was “love at first sight” for her, and she has tried to spread the joy of using their lenses and optics for a long time now and talking about them to anyone who would listen. She is therefore very enthusiastic about talking to us.

Polina has FRPS and EFIAP photography distinctions and a number of photographic awards, including eight Gold and Silver Gilt medals at the RHS photography competitions, category winner of Food Photographer of The Year competition, various distinctions at each of the International Garden Photographer of The Year competitions, and multiple medals and distinctions awarded by various photography salons. She is also proud to be a member of the Arena Photographers’ group.

Jo Teasdale - My Adopted Family

24/3/2021

Jo Teasdale comes from a Fine Art background and has worked in the arts for many years. Since moving to Brighton she took up photography and hasn’t looked back. Having won Landscape Photographer of the Year -Take a View - 2013, she has gone on to win various competitions, been published in books and has had work shown at exhibitions.

Jo is an eclectic photographer who celebrates the reality of life through documentary and street photography. In her project work she shows a slower more conceptual approach emanating from her fine art background. Her work is an artistic form of self-expression; poignant and edgy, often unveiling elements of our human nature. ‘My Adopted Family’ is her latest major body of work, since being awarded her Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society in 2016 for her portfolio entitled ‘The Factory’.

A project that explores the concepts of memories, inheritance and identity, “My Adopted Family” is a meditative and tactile series created with cherished personal objects collected over time. Now catalogued, these objects have become an extension of her, literally and metaphysically.

Steve Best - Back to Front

24/2/2021

Steve is a wonderfully creative photographer. Whatever his subject he has an astonishing ability to take images with sensitivity, realism and joy.

He has taken head shots and live action shots for many comedians and authors for their PR, brochures, live shows and books, including David Baddiel, Tim Key, Alan Davies and Mark Billingham.

He has toured his fine art exhibition, Clicking Comedians, all over the UK following a month at the prestigious Stills Gallery, Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The exhibition then went back to the Edinburgh Festival to the Pleasance.

He is currently working on his third book, Comedians Back to Front with the fabulous designer Herman Lelie. Three of Steve's photographs were chosen for the Saatchi Gallery on screen and one of his photographs was short-listed for the RA Summer exhibition 2020.

Steve gives his time and expertise as the photographer for the charity Downright Excellent. He has also taken photographs for many celebrities and actors and has photographed numerous weddings, private functions and parties as well as many corporate functions.

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