This event will be led by Philip Bedford with a maximum of 6 participants.

Photograph the landscapes of Brighton and Hove with its iconic traditional seaside landmarks. We’ll tour the seafront searching out opportunities for landscape compositions using long exposures on the seafront features, the colourful seafront beach huts and the famous Palace Pier and West Pier structures of the Victorian era. You may even be lucky enough to capture the famous starling murmurations over the pier at sunset.

Meeting Point: Brighton Palace Pier Entrance, Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1TW.     W3W: ///behave.exit.armed

Parking: Parking on the seafront can be quite expensive. The all day parking bays are around £10.00 for 11 hours on Madeira Drive, which will cover you for the day. Brighton Theatre Car Parks on Church Street offer all day parking for a similar rate. Each parking area is around a 10 minute walk to the meeting point. Parking further out from the town centre will be cheaper, but obviously a longer walk.

As this workshop takes place close to Brighton rail station, participants are encouraged to travel by public transport if possible.

Entrance onto the pier is £2.00 which is good for shooting the starling murmurations at the end of the workshop, but participants can also shoot from the beach which is free.

Toilet facilities: There are public toilets scattered across the seafront, carry some change though, some charge a small 20-50p fee. You could also use local cafes if you buy a coffee!

Challenges, accessibility and wheelchair users: Terrain is generally quite easy. The pebbles on the beach are easy to walk on. There will be lots of walking, expect hiking of around 2-3 miles throughout the day.

The terrain around Brighton is wheelchair accessible, but the beach shingle would prove difficult in a wheelchair. Wheelchair users may find this particularly frustrating, especially when the tide is low as the subject would be far from view on the promenade of the beach.

Food and drinks: Participants should bring plenty of morning snacks/breakfast. We’ll stop for a coffee at a local café around 10.00am and lunch at a local pub/café at around 1.00pm.

Equipment and clothing: Camera, tripod and filters.                                      Walking shoes, windbreaker and appropriate clothing for the weather conditions. Gloves and warm clothing are essential.

Terms for RPS Landscape Group Events:

Carbon offsets:

Tickets for events that involve travelling include a £2 carbon offset charge that will be paid to a carefully researched and selected offsetting partner.

Cancellation by You:

If you wish to cancel your booking PLEASE let the event leader / organiser know with as much notice as possible. If nothing else, this can avoid them delaying the start of the event while they wait for you.

If you have paid for an event, please note that this fee/ticket price is non-refundable unless we are able to sell your place to somebody else. You are welcome to sell your place yourself but, again, PLEASE notify the event leader / organiser in advance of any change.

Cancellation by us:

Event leaders are asked to make plans for alternative activities or locations in the case of poor weather and, in most cases, events will proceed despite poor weather unless, in the view of the event leader, the weather will lead to unacceptable safety risks or very little chance of successful photography. It is inevitable, however, that occasionally an event will be cancelled for this or another reason beyond the RPS’s control.

Occasionally an event may also be cancelled owing to lack of bookings. So if you wish to attend an event, don’t leave it till the last minute to book as it may be too late.

If an event is cancelled we will give you as much notice as we are able and any payment by you to the RPS in respect of the event offered as a full refund. In the case of events cancelled because of lack of interest we will aim to give at least three weeks’ notice wherever possible.

Please note we are NOT able to refund any associated or consequential costs including but not limited to travel, accommodation, insurance premium or other costs incurred by you in order to attend the event.

Responsibility:

You are responsible for your own health and safety and must appraise your own strength, fitness and mobility. The event leader is NOT responsible for your safety, welfare or attendant medical conditions. Strictly the event leader is there to introduce you to a location and/or to teach you particular skills.

Liability for any accident, injury, medical condition, loss or damage to property, inappropriate behavior, dress, equipment and third party liability is accepted by you when signing up for the event. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Royal Photographic Society from all claims of whatsoever nature.

Insurance:

You are advised to consider having insurance to cover: event cancellation by you or by us, accident, medical, personal equipment and public liability.

In particular you should also consider, in the case of high cost events, the likelihood and consequences of you having to cancel or not attend at the last minute because of accident, medical or other unforeseeable circumstances.

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• send you joining instructions for the event
• contact you at short notice in case of any emergency or last-minute change to the event.

If you do not want your details to be shared with the event leader please cancel your booking immediately. You will not be eligible for a refund as this information was provided on the web page where you made your booking.

Thank you

RPS Landscape Group Committee