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HPS 75th Anniversary Honorary President’s Photo Competition

8/11/2024

This competition was held at the suggestion of our late Honorary President, Roger Baker. This was
to mark the 75th anniversary of the Club, along with an exhibition in Swan Walk earlier in the year.

Entries to the competition were required to have been taken in the past 5 years, in the Horsham
District. Apart from image quality, they had to portray the spirit or characteristics of the area.

The presentation of awards took place on 30th October, on our last Members’ Evening of the year.
Out of all the images submitted by members of the public, the selection panel chose the following
top three as the prizewinners:

First place: ‘Winter Sunshine over the South Downs’ by Jacqueline Picton
Second place: ‘Kingfisher’ by Ian Redman
Third place: ‘ Interior, St Mary’s Church, Causeway, Horsham’ by Sylvia Graves

In addition, there were two Highly Commended images:
- ‘White Horse’ by Jon Fitton
- ‘Concrete Jungle’ by Harry Jones

The Club thanks all those who entered the competition, for making it a success.

Roger Baker

14/6/2024

In April this year we launched this external open photo competition for Horsham residents as part our 75th anniversary celebration, arranged and sponsored by Roger Baker, our life president. Sadly, Roger died on 10 May 2024 after a very short illness.

As a result of the manner in which Roger conducted himself as a true gentleman, and his unique contribution to our society for 71 years as a member, and latterly as our life president; we have always seen him as the glue which held our society together. Over the years he has made numerous good friends at the club and he will be sorely missed.

Rather than allow Roger’s death to mar this event, the competition which he arranged to celebrate our anniversary will now be held in his memory. We know he would have appreciated his parting memory being in connection with his beloved Horsham Photographic Society.

Swan Walk Exhibition - 13th and 14th April

13/4/2024

We'll be exhibiting some of our members work in Swan Walk, Horsham on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of April. Please drop by and have a chat with some of our members about the society.

Competition Winners - Panel of 3 to 5 prints

7/2/2024

Annual Open Print Competiton

1/11/2023

The competition was held in early November, judged by Darren Pullman BPE3* CPAGB EFIAP.

The winners of the respective competition groups were:

Group 1 : Graham Wilcock with 'A Touch of Strange'
Group 2 : Brian Hinvest with 'Happy Days'
Group 3 : Julie Fry with 'High Notes'

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.

FRPS Panel

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.

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