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'The bear mascot aboard HMS Fearless' from the Richard Ellis Archive, Malta.

Our next online talk on Tuesday 28th April 2026 (1800 BST) looks at the Richard Ellis Archive and its significance for the history of Malta and relationship with the British Empire.

Register via link in bio.

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'The late Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip and Lord Louis Mountbatten aboard a boat in Malta' by Richard Ellis.

Our next online talk is 'The Ellis Archive: Malta and Britain Entwined' on Tuesday 28th April 2026 (1800 BST).

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Calling all wet-plate photography practitioners and enthusiasts ...

Don't miss our online talk 'Creating a Wet-Plate Manifesto' with Paul Elter on Tuesday 5th May 2026 (1900 BST).

Register via the link in our bio for full details.

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Calling all wet-plate photography practitioners and enthusiasts ...

Don't miss our online talk 'Creating a Wet-Plate Manifesto' with Paul Elter on Tuesday 5th May 2026 (1900 BST).

Register via the link in our bio for full details.

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A real treat this week, a one-off photographic exhibition at @signetlibrary.bsky.social by @lixmount.bsky.social for @rpshistgroup.bsky.social
This selection of our photographic collection featured our Hill & Adamson Album, negatives of Penicuik House, albums from the Roughead Collection plus..

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Wonderful day out in Edinburgh viewing the amazing photography collection @thesignetlibrary and its spectacular interior.

Followed by a curator-led tour of 'Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer' @scottishnationalportrait ... a truly excellent exhibition that closes this weekend.

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Wonderful day out in Edinburgh viewing the amazing photography collection @thesignetlibrary and its spectacular interior.

Followed by a curator-led tour of 'Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer' @scottishnationalportrait ... a truly excellent exhibition that closes this weekend.

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The latest issue of our three-times-a-year research journal 'The PhotoHistorian' (No.204/Spring 2026) is now available.

Free to RPS Historical Group members, but subscriptions also available to #photohistory enthusiasts and institutions

Details via the link in our bio.

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The latest issue of our three-times-a-year research journal 'The PhotoHistorian' (No.204/Spring 2026) is now available.

Free to RPS Historical Group members, but subscriptions also available to #photohistory enthusiasts and institutions

Details via the link in our bio.

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Looking forward to our next online talk later this month.

'The Ellis Archive: Malta and Britain Intertwined' on Tuesday 28th April 2026 (1800 BST). Register via link.

events.rps.org/en/historica...

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Looking for #photohistory viewing over the Easter weekend?

Check out our online playlist of 40+ talks @royalphotographicsociety @youtube via the link in our bio.

Including the three most recent featuring @nationalarchivesuk #photoconservation @historicengland

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Looking for #photohistory viewing over the Easter weekend?

Check out our online playlist of 40+ talks @royalphotographicsociety @youtube via the link in our bio.

Including the three most recent featuring @nationalarchivesuk #photoconservation @historicengland

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Spheres of influence: the Bauhaus’s radical female photographers – in pictures The images are famous, but the women who took them are often forgotten. An inspiring exhibition focuses on the pioneering ‘new vision’ of Marianne Brandt, Lucia Moholy and more

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Our latest online talk 'Photographs in the National Archives' with Dr. Katherine Howells @nationalarchivesuk is now available to view.

Visit @royalphotographicsociety @youtube
@rpshistgroup playlist

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Or via the link in our bio.

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Our latest online talk 'Photographs in the National Archives' with Dr. Katherine Howells @nationalarchivesuk is now available to view.

Visit @royalphotographicsociety @youtube
@rpshistgroup playlist

youtu.be/bHsTLNJP_YQ?...

Or via the link in our bio.

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Still time to register ... for our next online talk.

Tuesday 24th March 2026 (1900 GMT).

'Photographs in the National Archives' with Dr. Katherine Howells @nationalarchivesuk

Followed by our @rpshistgroup AGM. All welcome.

Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

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Still time to register ... for our next online talk.

Tuesday 24th March 2026 (1900 GMT).

'Photographs in the National Archives' with Dr. Katherine Howells @nationalarchivesuk

Followed by our @rpshistgroup AGM. All welcome.

Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

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Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

Our next online talk is a week away.

Join Katherine Howells for 'Photographs in the National Archives' on Tuesday 24th March 2026 (1900 GMT).

Stay on afterwards for our AGM. An opportunity to learn more about what we do.

Register via the link in our bio.

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Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

Our next online talk is a week away.

Join Katherine Howells for 'Photographs in the National Archives' on Tuesday 24th March 2026 (1900 GMT).

Stay on afterwards for our AGM. An opportunity to learn more about what we do.

Register via the link in our bio.

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An enjoyable day of talks and papers at our 2nd Research Symposium with @wlvcreativeindustries held at Wolverhampton School of Art.

Thanks to all those who joined us in person and online from around the world.

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An enjoyable day of talks and papers at our 2nd Research Symposium with @wlvcreativeindustries held at Wolverhampton School of Art.

Thanks to all those who joined us in person and online from around the world.

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LAST FEW DAYS

Still time to sign-up for our Research Symposium on Saturday (14th March 2026).

Great line-up of 12 #photohistory speakers

Join either in-person or livestream via Zoom.

Register via the link in our bio.

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LAST FEW DAYS

Still time to sign-up for our Research Symposium on Saturday (14th March 2026).

Great line-up of 12 #photohistory speakers

Join either in-person or livestream via Zoom.

Register via the link in our bio.

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DIARY DATE
Our next online talk (followed by the Group AGM) is on Tuesday 24th March 2026 (1900 GMT).

Join Katherine Howells from the National Archives for a deep dive into its photograph collection.

events.rps.org/en/historica...

Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

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DIARY DATE
Our next online talk (followed by the Group AGM) is on Tuesday 24th March 2026 (1900 GMT).

Join Katherine Howells from the National Archives for a deep dive into its photograph collection.

events.rps.org/en/historica...

Image: The National Archives, COPY1 8 676-678 Ascot Panorama.

1 month ago 6 3 0 0
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Our Research Symposium with @wlvcreativeindustries at Wolverhampton School of Art is only a week away.

Still time to register via the link in our bio.

Join us on Saturday 14th March 2026 either in-person or via Zoom.

It promises to be a memorable day of #photohistory research.

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Our Research Symposium with @wlvcreativeindustries at Wolverhampton School of Art is only a week away.

Still time to register via the link in our bio.

Join us on Saturday 14th March 2026 either in-person or via Zoom.

It promises to be a memorable day of #photohistory research.

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