{"id":312627,"date":"2025-08-02T19:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312627\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T19:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T19:00:31","slug":"royal-photographic-society-exhibition-in-west-bridgford-opens-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312627\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Photographic Society exhibition in West Bridgford opens today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Royal Photographic Society (RPS) exhibition is set to visit Bridge Field in <a href=\"https:\/\/westbridgfordwire.com\/news\/west-bridgford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Bridgford<\/a> from today 2 August until 18 August as part of a nationwide tour celebrating a fascinating range of wonderful imagery. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The esteemed exhibition from this year\u2019s RPS Landscape Group Members\u2019 Exhibition will feature 80 beautiful prints from London to Antarctica. They focus on land and sea, rural and urban and from big scenes to intimate abstracts, including photography from some Notts and Midlands based members.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harmonious-Riot-by-photographer-Matt-Horstwood-from-Nottingham-features-in-the-display.jpg\" alt=\"Harmonious Riot by photographer Matt Horstwood from Nottingham features in the display\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" title=\"Royal Photographic Society exhibition in West Bridgford opens today\"  \/>Harmonious Riot by photographer Matt Horstwood from Nottingham features in the display<\/p>\n<p>They adorn the park\u2019s railings on Bridgford Road at NG2 6AP.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Storm-over-Shieldaig-by-Burton-Joyce-photgrapher-Kevin-Gibbin-is-among-the-images-on-display.jpg\" alt=\"Storm over Shieldaig by Burton Joyce photgrapher Kevin Gibbin is among the images on display\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" title=\"Royal Photographic Society exhibition in West Bridgford opens today\"  \/>Storm light Shieldaig by Kevin Gibbin from Burton Joyce<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is just one of seven locations nationwide to host the images after it opened in May at London\u2019s Southwark Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertisement &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rushcliffe.gov.uk\/homealarms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Home-Alarms-Wire-Banner.png\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.uk\/stores\/westbridgford?utm_source=westbridgford_wire&amp;utm_campaign=westbridgfordwire_local&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=baa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0-1.jpeg\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zig-Zag-Groyne-at-Overstrand-by-Gordon-Brown-will-be-on-display.jpg\" alt=\"Zig Zag Groyne at Overstrand by Gordon Brown will be on display\" width=\"1421\" height=\"2000\" title=\"Royal Photographic Society exhibition in West Bridgford opens today\"  \/>Zig Zag Groyne at Overstrand by Gordon Brown will be on display<\/p>\n<p>They include images by East Midlands based photographers:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Harmonious Riot, by Matt Horstwood from Nottingham<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Storm over Shieldaig, by Kevin Gibbin from Burton Joyce<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Gold and Silver, by Maureen Shearer from Sutton-in-Ashfield<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Zig Zag Groyne at Overstrand, by Gordon Brown from Oakham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gold-and-Silver-by-Maureen-Shearer-is-among-the-thought-provoking-images-on-display.jpg\" alt=\"Gold and Silver by Maureen Shearer is among the thought provoking images on display\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1501\" title=\"Royal Photographic Society exhibition in West Bridgford opens today\"  \/>Gold and Silver by Maureen Shearer is among the thought provoking images on display<\/p>\n<p>Rushcliffe Borough Council\u2019s Deputy Leader Cllr Abby Brennan said: \u201cWe welcome this exhibition for its only stop in the Midlands and we\u2019re very pleased the members have chosen Rushcliffe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s key we embrace cultural opportunities such as this and particularly on one of our busiest streets in the Borough as residents young and old can enjoy the art of some exceptional photography.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for new ways to attract visitors to the Borough and inspire the next generation to capture wonderful imagery as technology progresses to view the world in different ways. Come and visit the exhibition from August 2 to 18.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Exhibition Co-ordinator and RPS member Howard Klein added: \u201cOur exhibition showcases a wide range of images and techniques, all in the beauty of print.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world is flooded with images, each lucky to get a glancing few seconds, yet I\u2019ve already seen many people spending time looking at an image and being inspired or just simply enjoying it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing outdoors, our exhibition engages a wider audience than a traditional gallery setting might \u2013 including those who may not typically seek out or connect with photography.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very pleased to be taking this exhibition to so many new locations and are grateful to have the support of Rushcliffe Borough Council.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1853, current patron HRH The Princess of Wales, the RPS mission is to bring inspiration, creativity and connection through photography to people of all ages and backgrounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Landscape Group has 1200 members and is one of 16 special interest groups, you can find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/rps.org\/Landscape-EXPO25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/rps.org\/Landscape-EXPO25\/<\/a> @rpslandscape on Instagram and @RPSLandscapeExh on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Royal Photographic Society (RPS) exhibition is set to visit Bridge Field in West Bridgford from today 2&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[4021,4020,4022,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-312627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114960716777971601","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}