The Royal Photographic Society aims to promote photography and to support photographers in developing their skills which it does through workshops and courses, holding exhibitions and competitions, a distinctions and qualifications programme, publishing an award-winning monthly magazine, and by acting as an advocate for photography. The RPS is a registered charity and a membership organisation with around 11,300 members around the world.

Become a member

JOIN THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY AND SAVE 20% WITH OUR TPOTY CODE

Membership is open to anyone interested in photography. The annual fee is £120 / 65 and over £90 / concessions £55. Sign up and join online at: www.rps.org/join Use the discount code TPotY18 for a 20% discount on your first year’s membership

ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY – INTERNATIONAL

The RPS has members in over 80 countries across six continents with 22 Chapters in countries including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Switzerland, Australia amongst others. Each Chapter arranges events and activities for local members and acts as a point of contact for headquarters. Our Chapters welcome visiting members from elsewhere in the world.

All images shown here on this page are from the RPS International Print Exhibition 2015/16.

2019 Prizes in detail

The winners of the RPS-sponsored categories:

  • The Travel Photographer of the Year 2019
  • Young Travel Photographer of the Year
  • ‘Endangered Planet’
  • ‘People & Cultures’
  • ‘The Art of Travel’
  • ‘Thrills & Adventures’
  • ‘Dusk to Dawn’
  • ‘Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes’
  • ‘Street Life’

each receive a year’s membership of the Royal Photographic Society.