Jane Black ARPS

Regional Organiser

Jane has been Regional Organiser for twenty years. She gained her Associateship in 1989 and was awarded a Fenton Medal in 2003 for services to the Royal and to photography.  

She been involved in amateur photography since joining a photographic society whilst at college in 1959.

She has supported Northern Counties Photographic Federation and the clubs since 1962 and is presently in charge of all their competitions including the International Salon which she set up in 1980.

Brian Pearson ARPS

Treasurer

Brian is a member of Whitley Bay Photographic Society.

He joined the RPS 1991 and gained his LRPS in 1992 and his ARPS 1995.

He became a member of the North East Region committee before becoming the Northern Region Treasurer in June 1998.

Arnold Hubbard Hon FRPS

Committee

Arnold has had sixty years of photography and still enjoying it immensely, forty of these years in Sunderland Photographic Association.

Darkroom monochrome , including infra red and Lith has always been his main interest but now digitally produced. he also enjoy colour work, AV, National and International exhibiting.

He gained his Fellowship in 1993 with mono print panel and was awarded Hon Fellowship (Members Award ) in 2007.

He has been a PAGB judge and lecturer as well as serving on NCPF International Exhibition and RPS Northern Region  committees for many years.

David Shaw ARPS

Committee

David is a member of the Sunderland Photographic Association and a member of UPP Circle 19.

Since retiring he has had more time to pursue his interests ranging from travel, wildlife and nature photography to collecting Sunderland Pottery.

Hilary Shaw ARPS

Committee

After a lifetime in the architectural world with pen and pencil in hand, I came to photography as a means of expression rather than recording, relatively recently.
I joined the Sunderland Photographic Association in 1995 and very quickly caught the bug.

Through club competitions I learned a great deal, and successes encouraged me to look at the wider photographic world. I gained my DPAGB after a few years and started to send images to International competitions. Encouraged by acceptances I put together a panel of work to submit to the RPS, this was successful and I was awarded the ARPS in 1996.

I also belong to the UPP, which brings yet another perspective, and enlarges my circle of experience and friendships.
My main interest outside of photography, but definitely linked to it, is travel. My husband and I have been lucky to have had opportunities to travel to countries in the developing world for work, as well as enjoying holidays, from Outer Mongolia to darkest Africa.

My hopes for the future are that we can continue to discover the world at home and abroad and enjoy our photography.

Ron Henry ARPS

Committee

Ron joined his first camera club in 1965 but it was at one of Michael Tickner's early Audio Scope presentations that his real interest began. His discovery of Audio Visual seemed more like a course in carpentry than photography as all of the equipment had to be invented then manufactured at home.

His hobby soon turned into a business as he discovered that audio visual solved many training problems within industry. This developed into Sound Image Productions, Ron's company producing conferences and seminars worldwide.

Early retirement and his return to Gosforth Camera Club took Ron back to the club scene, this time at the beginning of digital. Although maintaining an interest in prints, he gained his Associateship in audio visual in 2006 and regularly presents his digital AVs on the local club circuit. He has given talks on many aspects of producing AVs at the RPS AV Group meetings.

George Ledger

Committee

Dennis Atherton FRPS

Webmaster

Originally a traditional darkroom worker, Dennis dabbled in the medium of bromoil for a decade.  His work is now completely digital.

Dennis joined the RPS in 1986 and obtained his Fellowship in 1988.

He spends as much time as he is allowed to In Italy with his Italian wife, who prefers that they live in the UK.