OPS Weekly Newsletter 13 February 2026
- Please start putting together your panel entries for Panel Competition on 3 March
- Last meeting held on Tues 10 February: Print Competition No. 2
Our judge, Peter Cox, explained what he would basing his assessments on:
- Impression
- Composition
- Technical
- Print quality, mount, use of paper
After making his short list he said his final assessment would be based on the images the ‘glow’ out to him.
The results were:
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Colour |
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| Keith Worthington | Leopard Portrait | First |
| Pete Warrington | Selwyn, Market Trader | Second |
| Phil Warrington | Brown Hare | Third |
| Adrian Cubitt | Water Rail Reflected | Highly Commended |
| Ian Bray | Night Bus | Highly Commended |
| Dave Atkinson | Staring Saki | Highly Commended |
| Adrian Cubitt | Grey on Golden Pond | Commended |
| John Boteler | Sunflowers | Commended |
| Mathew Lodge | Striding | Commended |
| Sandra Devaney | Washing Clothes, Back Street, Varanasi | Commended |
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Mono-chrome |
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| Adrian Cubitt | The Art of Flight | First |
| Ian Bray | A Pub Walk | Second |
| Willie Hall | Tiny Feet | Third |
| Keith Worthington | Tantrum | Highly Commended |
| Keith Worthington | Cheetah Study | Highly Commended |
| Dave Belcher | Scottish Moody Landscape | Highly Commended |
| Alan Lewis | Shade on the Promenade | Commended |
| Helen Stewart | The Loneliness of the Wildlife Photographer | Commended |
| Mathew Lodge | On the Brink | Commended |
| Sandra Devaney | The Beaded Sadhu | Commended |
Congratulations to all who participated
- Next meeting Tues 17 February: Rose Bowl Competition
We will be hosting this final round at the Band Hall
- Upcoming meetings/events
- 24 Feb: Short Term Project, Long Term Lessons: Photographing Life of Moroccan Nomads with Michal Lewek plus + Panels: A Practical Guide with Phil Joyce
- 3 March: Panel Competition
- 10 March: The Perimeter with Quintin Lake documenting an 11,000km walk around the coast of Britain
You can see the programme up to the end of the year and beyond here and download it:
https://oxfordphotosociety.co.uk/programme-download/
- Photographic events in and around Oxford
High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Monitoring Vulnerable Communities, in Changing Environments
Satellite imagery provides an amazing window into the diverse landforms, flora and fauna, and natural processes of the world around us, not only beautiful but useful too. Humanity has left a significant ‘footprint’ on our environment: from forest clearance, war impact, and pollution of the earth, sea, air, and even space. Dr Chris Lavers’ exhibition reflects on mankind’s impact on the earth, and on the most vulnerable elements of humanity, and emphasises the risks and suffering experienced daily by indigenous communities.
Pembroke College Art Gallery,
5, Brewer Street,
Oxford
OX1 1QN,
Fri 23 January – Fri 13 March 2026
https://www.pembrokejcrart.org/current-exhibitions
The Wild Encounter
Wildlife photography by Robert Edwards
10 January to 28 February 2026
Oxford-based journalist and photographer Robert Edwards is channeling his passion for the natural world into a positive local effort, bringing wildlife photos captured during his travels to patients and staff at the Churchill Hospital.
All proceeds from print sales will go to Oxford Hospitals Charity.
Follow Robert on Instagram @robertpedwards
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/artlink/exhibitions/south-street-gallery/?ref=oxfordclarion.uk
Jon Dunn – Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum, Winter Lecture Series
Natural history writer and photographer Jon Dunn addresses the OBGA Winter Lecture Series.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
7.00-8.30 Thursday 19 February
https://www.obga.ox.ac.uk/event/jon-dunn-winter-lecture-series
Camera Club: Spring Exhibition
Camera Club is part of The North Wall’s YouthLab programme, which supports young people aged 12-17 in developing their creative skills alongside professional artists. Every year a group of 6-8 aspiring photographers works with artist Elina Medley to create images using digital SLR cameras and then to curate an exhibition of photography.
Sat 28 March to Thur 2 April.
This exhibition takes place at Magdalen Road Studios
https://www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/camera-club-exhibition-2026/
Dylan Brennan THE BIG SHOT with Greg Brennan
Blackwell’s, Broad Street Oxford
Wednesday, 27 May from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Dylan Brennan will discuss his new photographic book, The Big Shot with Britain’s most celebrated press photographer, Greg Brennan.
The Big Shot: Photographs by Greg Brennan showcases the work of one of Britain’s longest standing and most celebrated press photographers, offering an intimate look at three decades of celebrity, entertainment and major events.
From Hollywood and music legends to sporting greats, fashion visionaries and members of the British royal family, Greg Brennan has spent a lifetime chasing every opportunity to provide the public with rare behind-the-scenes insights, capturing encounters with the likes of Jack Nicholson, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lady Gaga, Kate Moss and Queen Elizabeth II.
- Exhibitions further a field
Best photography exhibitions to see in 2026
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year, National Maritime Museum
- Bird Photographer of the Year, touring
- RPS Landscape Group Members’ Outdoor Exhibition, touring
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61, Natural History Museum
- Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary, The Photographers’ Gallery
- Lee Miller, Tate Britain
- Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2025, National Portrait Gallery
- Richard Avedon: Facing West, Gagosian Grosvenor Hill
- The Last Resort, Martin Parr Foundation
- Catherine Opie: To Be Seen, National Portrait Gallery
- Sony World Photography Awards 2026, Somerset House
- Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, National Portrait Gallery
- Tim Walker’s Fairyland: Love and Legends, National Portrait Gallery
- Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2026, National Portrait Gallery
More detail here:
https://amateurphotographer.com/latest/articles/best-photography-exhibitions-to-see/
- General photographic interest
Five Things That Matter in Photography (And Five That Don’t)
Photography forums, YouTube comment sections, and gear review threads would have you believe that the path to better images runs through spec sheets and brand allegiances. Spend enough time in these spaces and you might start to think that your sensor size is holding you back, or that real photographers only shoot in manual mode, or that your follower count reflects the quality of your work. None of this is true, but it takes time and experience to see through it.
https://fstoppers.com/opinion/5-things-matter-photography-and-5-dont-722049
RPS: JOURNAL EXTRA
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That’s Life! The magazine that shaped America – in pictures
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HONOR Night Photographer of the Year winners revealed
After receiving an impressive number of high-quality entries from all over the UK and Ireland, we are now pleased to announce that Ming Cheng from London has been named overall winner of the HONOR Night Photographer of the Year contest.
The last book that legendary photographer Martin Parr ever worked on – finished just days before his death
When the finished copies of Small World arrived in the UK in December it should have been a joyous occasion. Sadly Martin Parr was no longer alive to see them. The boxes of books landed just over a week after his death on December 6th. It brought to an end a collaboration that had lasted almost three decades and a working relationship that stretched back more than forty years.