Breathing London is a London-wide project initiated by RPS London Region, the aim of which is to capture on camera the diversity of London’s green and open spaces – the ‘lungs’ of the City over the course of a year.
How do I get involved?
Read more about the project on the RPS Website http://rps.org/regions-and-chapters/regions/london/about/breathing-london and sign up to join the project here: http://www.rps.org/events/2016/january/20/breathing-london-project
Do I need to be a member of the RPS (Royal Photography Society)?
No, you don’t have to be a member of the RPS: anyone can join the Breathing London project.
How much does it cost?
The fee to join up is £10.00 for RPS Members, £15.00 for Non-Members
(see the link here, to join)
What equipment do I need?
You don’t need any special equipment for this project. Any device which captures images, including phones and tablets, will do.
What's In and What's Not?
Images can be taken in any publicly accessible space: parks, heaths, woodlands, nature reserves, rivers, canals and more in any of London’s 32 Boroughs an the City of London are In. They can capture landscapes, cityscapes, nature, people enjoying and working in the open spaces and, in fact, any items that capture your attention – the more unusual and entertaining, the better!. Private gardens, unless part of an official scheme such as the London Open Gardens scheme, are not.
What pictures should I post to the website?
The name of the game is diversity – diversity of images, of places and of approaches by different photographers (style, genre etc). More than one image taken at the same place by an individual must differ in category or season so that we really see a cross-section of images. For example, you may have a Spring and Summer Landscape photo from the same place, as well as people enjoying that particular place – but if you have five pictures of swans on the pond in Spring, please choose your best one. So when you join the website and start uploading images, please select your best shots, as you would for an Exhibition or Competition for example – and just the one for each place and category!
What happens to my Photos once they are uploaded?
Your pictures will form part of the Breathing London Portfolio and will become part of the project record. They may be used in Exhibitions, Articles etc. and the terms of use are set out below under section entitled Copyright and Reproduction Terms and Conditions.
How do I submit one of my Photos for a Competition entry?
When you upload your photo to the website database, you will be given the option to select a category labelled “Competition (Month)”. By checking this box you will have automatically entered. Remember, one picture per author per competition only, please! (You can do this later, via the “Edit” function)
Copyright and Reproduction Terms and Conditions?
Images uploaded must be the work of the photographer.
The Royal Photographic Society may exclude any images which, in The Society’s opinion, are likely to cause significant offense.
The images uploaded must not infringe any copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party.
If the copyright of or other intellectual property rights of any third party have been infringed, then the photographer will indemnify The Royal Photographic Society in respect of any of these third party claims.
The copyright of all entries remains with the photographers.
The photographer will be credited if the image is used by The Royal Photographic Society.
The Royal Photographic Society reserves the right to reproduce, without payment, any images for publicity and promotion purposes in connection with Breathing London project and The Royal Photographic Society’s activities, including within The Society’s Journal, website and social media and exhibitions mounted as part of the Breathing London project. Photographers may be asked to supply high res files if selected for this use.
Personal Data
The Royal Photographic Society may hold and process personal information, which you are supplying or have supplied in relation to The Royal Photographic Society or the Breathing London project.
The Society will not pass on your email address or personal data to any third party.
