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The TALK-WALK-TALK Project
And why you might enjoy it
Janet Haines ARPS
TWT, as we tend to refer to this programme, has now become really popular with RPS members in the UK. The organising team is now trying to encourage more international members to participate and get the same pleasure of engaging with the wider RPS community. This is how it works.
Twice a year we set a theme; right now it is Woodlands. In early 2025 we are going to be doing Parklands and Gardens. It is a three-part project and firstly you sign up to participate. We then hold an online TALK with a presentation from a photographer who is well known for producing stunning work in the theme. There is also an opportunity for those attending the TALK live to ask questions. The talk is recorded for those who need to watch in their own time, so you don’t lose out.
The WALK is when everyone goes off to take their own images in the given theme. You usually have around 6 weeks to do this.
Then the final part is the TALK which is where each photographer submits their 3 best images. These are then viewed online with other international members discussing the shots and choosing 1 or 2 images to go forward to the final project Zine.
The project helps you to consider shooting something which may be outside your normal comfort zone, having first had the talk to give inspiration and guidance as to how to get the best results. Then by all coming together at the end to discuss our work we each learn from one another, as well as the pleasure of seeing how others have chosen to photograph the given subject.
For you in the Netherlands the spring 2025 timing will be just perfect as your country is such a riot of colour whether the tulips are still performing or the cherry blossoms are out. You have beautiful parklands in most of your larger towns and don’t forget ‘gardens’ can include allotments, birds, animals or insects; even people in the gardens. Statues and greenhouses could equally be considered, so long as they are obviously within the Parkland and Gardens environment.
The TWT programme is perhaps one of the few organised events within the RPS where both UK and international members can engage on equal terms. We do hope you will join us in 2025.
