Caroline Preece - From Convention To Creation
2026-07-09 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Questioning convention and making deliberate creative choices will help you produce more original, meaningful, and memorable photographs.

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What makes a good photograph? More importantly, is that even the right question to ask?

Learn how asking “why” can transform both the way you approach photography and the images you create.

Looking beyond accepted rules and conventions, you’ll discover how greater understanding leads to greater creative freedom.

Understand the importance of intent and see how composition functions as the visual grammar of an image and influences how a photograph communicates with its audience.

Through a series of practical examples, see how different compositional decisions and post-processing techniques can dramatically alter the mood, message, and impact of a photograph.

Caroline Preece is inspired by the work of photographers including Michael Kenna, Brassaï and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Her thoughtful approach combines simplicity, balance and storytelling across a wide range of subjects. She has been recognised in the Minimalist Photographer Awards, International Photography Awards, British Photography Awards and Landscape Photographer of the Year. Caroline is an experienced speaker, photography judge and active member of camera clubs.

Guy Edwardes – Landscapes Of The British Isles
2026-07-16 19:00 - 21:00
Discover the British Isles through 150 stunning images, and learn the creative techniques used to make Guy’s amazing atmospheric landscapes.
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Understand the techniques used to create his wonderful images, including when and why to employ focus-stacking and exposure-blending, to achieve the best possible results.
See a selection of favourite landscape locations, and what continues to draw him back to these, year after year.
Guy will share the camera equipment and lenses he relies on, explaining the reasons behind his choices and how they support his photography.
Guy Edwardes has worked as a professional landscape, nature and travel photographer for more than twenty-five years. A photography graduate with a background in nature conservation, his images have been published worldwide by clients including Canon, Amateur Photographer, Outdoor Photography, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Ordnance Survey. He is the author of two respected books on photographic technique, and leads photography workshops, guiding photographers to outstanding landscape and wildlife destinations across the UK and around the world.

Honey J Walker – Playing With Passion
2026-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Discover how curiosity, play and creative freedom can transform your photography into work that is more personal, expressive and rewarding.
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Learn how great photography can often begin with curiosity rather than a plan.
Enjoy alighting on a subject that suddenly grabs your interest and the thrill of the unknown in pursuing it.
Using four striking projects—The Art Of Maiko, All That Glitters, Children Of The Flower Moon and Are You Next To An Angel? – Honey shares how following an unexpected idea can lead to work with greater emotional depth and lasting impact.
Rather than seeing equipment or technique as limitations, see how they can become starting points for exploration and personal expression.
Honey Walker is an international award-winning photographic artist whose work explores the meeting of the physical and inner worlds. Her photographs have won IGPOTY Abstract Views 2025 and Captured at Kew 2026. Her work has been exhibited internationally, published in leading photography magazines and is held in private collections worldwide. Honey has asked that her fee be donated to charity.

Karen Thorburn - Outdoor Portraiture: Creating Natural, Relaxed and Meaningful Portraits
2026-07-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Learn how to create fabulous natural, authentic portraits by combining light, composition, storytelling and genuine human connection.
Great outdoor portraits are about so much more than choosing a pretty location.
See a range of real-life examples as Karen explores location choice, working with available light, helping people feel comfortable in front of the camera, posing without awkwardness, and finding beauty in all weather conditions.
Whether photographing couples, families or individuals, you’ll benefit from practical ideas to help create images that feel both natural and emotionally engaging.
Karen Thorburn is an award-winning portrait photographer based in the Scottish Highlands, specialising in couples, families, surprise proposals and weddings. Her work is known for its relaxed, natural style and strong connection to Scotland’s landscapes. Alongside photographing clients from across the UK and around the world, Karen enjoys sharing her knowledge through workshops and talks, encouraging photographers to create images that are authentic, timeless and full of personality.

Eileen Rafferty - Learning the Language of a Photograph
2026-08-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Master the language of photography – learn to articulate what makes images work and transform your ability to critique and improve your own.
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As photographers we love looking at photographs. Quite often we instinctively know what we like and don’t like about an image. But can we articulate this in words? Why is this important?
Understand the key principles used to analyse photographs, showing how composition, light, subject matter, visual relationships and intention contribute to the success of an image.
Learn to effectively explain what you like or dislike, to help you look more deeply at both your own work and that of others.
Eileen Rafferty is an artist whose work combines a lifelong study of photography to create mixed media, drawings and photographs. She is the Photographer/Videographer for the Montana Museum of Art and Culture in Missoula, Montana, and teaches graduate courses in Museum Studies. Eileen is also a freelance videographer/editor and owns a Creative Consulting business guiding clients in nurturing a creative life. She earned her BS in Human Physiology and an MFA in Photography/Film. Her artwork is influenced by Japanese literature and art, and botanicals from her garden.
