RPS Women in Photography

13/08/2026

If you could pass along just one key insight from your journey as a photographer, what would it be? 📷

Submit your thoughts to WE ARE Magazine’s regular feature, One Thing I Know, and share your perspective with our community in the next issue.

Details and submissions at the link: https://rps.org/groups/women-in-photography/

🗓️Deadline: 20th September, 2026.

10/08/2026

In 2008, Rachel Wallace ARPS became the first commercial funeral photographer in the UK. It’s a job that requires compassion and composure — and one that generates a variety of responses.

In her article for WE ARE Magazine, Rachel reflects on how documenting end-of-life rituals can help the bereaved come to terms with their loss.

Image 1: Feature by , as seen in WE ARE Magazine from .

Image 2: “Banksia” by Rachel Wallace ARPS.
Read the full feature here: https://issuu.com/royalphotographicsociety/docs/we_are_the_rps_women_in_photography_magazine_-_ap/198

09/08/2026

What's your favourite photobook by a woman photographer? 📚✨
WE ARE Magazine is looking for recommendations for our regular feature! Whether it’s a powerful portrait collection, documentary work, or a self-published zine, we want to hear what inspires you.

Submit your pick here: https://rps.org/groups/women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-by-rps-women-in-photography/share-your-favourite-photobook/

🗓️Deadline: 13th September, 2026.

We invite you to share your favourite photobook by a female or female-identifying photographer in the October 2026 issue of WE ARE Magazine. By submitting your recommendation, you're not only amplifying these photographers' voices but also enabling others to discover their work.

07/08/2026

One of the things I really enjoy about the RPS Women in Photography Group is being able to share the work of our members and introduce their photography to a wider audience.

This week, we've been sharing the work of , Svetlana Fadeeva, an architectural photographer based in Qatar, through a three-day Instagram takeover.

Svetlana shared three very different images, all showing her wonderful eye for light, shape, geometry and shadow – Shadows, Doha and Stairs to the Sky.

It has been lovely to see her work appear across the RPS WIP Instagram feed over the last three days, and I hope it has introduced a few more people to her photography.

You can see more of Svetlana's work on her website: https://fadeeva.art.

These member takeovers are something I'd really like to continue, giving more RPS Women in Photography members the opportunity to share their work and tell us a little about what they photograph.

A big thank you to Svetlana for taking part.

If you're an RPS Women in Photography member and would like to share your photography through a future Instagram takeover, please do get in touch.

07/08/2026

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31/07/2026

Could your photograph be the next cover of WE ARE Magazine? 📖✨

Submissions for the October 2026 issue cover competition are now officially open to RPS Women in Photography group members.

The Opportunities:

📸 Front Cover: 1st place image

📸 Back Cover: 2nd place image

📸 Inside Feature: Selected runners-up

The winning images will be voted on by members of the RPS Women in Photography group.

How to Enter:

1️⃣ Already a member? Go straight to the submission portal here: https://rps.org/groups/women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-by-rps-women-in-photography/we-are-magazine-cover-competition-october-2026/

2️⃣ Not a member yet? Join the RPS Women in Photography Group to submit your work and participate in the vote here: https://rps.org/membership/become-a-member/

Deadline: 27th August 2026.

24/07/2026

Join us for an RPS Women in Photography visit to Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, London, on Saturday 1 August.

We will meet at 10.30am, ready to enter the exhibition at 11am.

Celebrating the centenary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth, the exhibition explores her life, career and enduring legacy through portraits by some of the greatest photographers and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

It would be lovely to see you there and enjoy the exhibition together.

Full details and booking:
https://events.rps.org/en/women-in-photography-group-marilyn-monroe-a-portrait-exhibition-5a2NN2AzfN3/overview

24/07/2026