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Volunteer for your Region

Every Royal Photographic member gets assigned to a region, each region puts on over six events a year for our members and the public to enjoy. From Talks and Workshops to Distinctions Advisory Days and Exhibitions. Our regions simply couldn’t run without the array of volunteers who are involved in all aspects of the regional offerings. There is a good variety of roles within each region.

If you would like to volunteer for your region, please get in touch with your local Regional Organiser through the webpage below. 

 

Main committee roles

  1. Regional Organiser - Responsible for leading and representing the Region
  2. Secretary - General admin, e.g. meetings, minutes, supporting the RO and committee
  3. Finance Officer - Responsible for keeping financial records and accounts
  4. Communications Officer - Creation of regional communications and maintaining the web page
  5. Engagement & Events Officer - Curation and looking after the regional event programme
  6. Ordinary Committee Member - Up to two volunteers, the specific role will be defined by the regional committee
  7. Other - Ad hoc tasks as required, e.g. helping to set up a venue, offering or supporting an event etc.

Meet the Volunteers

Stewart

Meet Stewart

Name: Stewart Wall ARPS

Volunteer Role: Regional Organiser East Midlands and Webmaster 

What attracted you to volunteering for the RPS? After a 35-year career as a professional photographer it was really attractive to become involved in an organisation like the RPS and discover a wider world of photography

What do you enjoy most about your role? Engaging with the RPS has led me to complete a BA and an MA in photography and now I am teaching. I enjoy aspects of education within photography and expanding this into my engagement with the RPS

What advice would you have for anyone who may be considering volunteering for the RPS?

* Have a go, you can always change your mind, so you have nothing to lose.

* Go slowly at first, learn about the RPS and what the organisation stands for.

* Consider your own approach to photography and slowly feed your own ideas into the groups you engage with and see how people engage with your ideas.

* Photography is a broad church, ultimately be democratic and adopt a participate in a pluralistic dialogue with others.

* Enjoy yourself!