Pont au Change, bridge over the Seine, Paris. Blue skies graced our late September visit nearly every day, and the crisp autumn breeze seemed to make the the river shine. The @conciergerie.paris and Tribunal de Commerce #tribunaldecommerce are both just visible in the skyline.

20Abstract geophotographs with an ephemeral, intimate, painterly aesthetic, often incorporating geological subjects and made with intentional camera movement.

This promises to be an amazing and inspirational evening.

Sara Rawlinson is a contemporary photographer specialising in both abstract fine art and heritage architecture. She has had a camera in her hands most days since she was six years old.

Rawlinson spent a decade in academia, teaching seismology and natural hazards, before returning to her childhood love of photography in 2013. Her academic years still heavily influence her photography – often showcasing textures, landscapes, geological features, and geological current events such as sea level rise and volcanic eruptions.

Current work with abstract geophotography addresses the inherent noir dishevelment of tectonic forces and sea level rise / climate change around the world. The photos themselves have an ephemeral, intimate, painterly aesthetic: subtly luscious and dangerously timely. Water, sun and rock all mingle together — eroding cliffs, mingling with lava, interrupting horizons. Intense texture and colour are layered with seeming tranquility throughout series, thus leading the viewer to further explore the hidden complexities of dishevelment and humanity’s inherent piercing yet calming reactions.

Rawlinson’s work has won and been shortlisted for several international awards and she is a Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild.

We will be looking at the images taken by our members for the Millennium.  It will be interesting to see how much change there has been in the last 26 years!

We will also be introducing the Edit Challenge.  Members will be given an image, which we will all go away and edit it with our own ideas.  We will look at  the results on 10th November.   To help with this, on 15th September there will be a post processing night - stations around the room will help with Photoshop, Lightroom and BeFunky editing - and possibly Affinity (tuition will depend on the specific expertise of members who are willing to share their knowledge).