Programme

Winter Programme 2025-2026

Event Information:

  • Tue
    10
    Feb
    2026

    ABSTRACT GEOPHOTOS - SARA RAWLINSON

    8:00 pmSt Ives Free Church

    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.

Summer Events 2026

Woodwalton Fen NNR SIPC PhotoWalk (SIPC event)

Woodwalton Fen NNR SIPC PhotoWalk (SIPC event)

Join Gary for a photowalk at Woodwalton Fen NNRRead More »
Anglesey Abbey and Lode Mill - Dahlia Walk (SIPC Members Event)

Anglesey Abbey and Lode Mill – Dahlia Walk (SIPC Members Event)

A photography event for members of St Ives Photographic Club and their guests.Read More »
SIPC Cambridge Botanical Gardens Flower Photography  (SIPC members event)

SIPC Cambridge Botanical Gardens Flower Photography (SIPC members event)

Louisa Christie will lead a flower photography morning at the Cambridge Botanical GardensRead More »
SIPC Summer Barbeque - SIPC members and guests only

SIPC Summer Barbeque – SIPC members and guests only

Our Annual Barbeque in Mark's lovely gardenRead More »
St Ives Riverboat trip (SIPC members)

St Ives Riverboat trip (SIPC members)

An hour and a half on the river, photographing the scenery and wildlife.Read More »
SIPC Frinton-on-Sea/Walton-on-the-Naze (SIPC members Event)

SIPC Frinton-on-Sea/Walton-on-the-Naze (SIPC members Event)

Photography day in Frinton-on-SeaRead More »
SIPC Tapas and Textures (Members Event)

SIPC Tapas and Textures (Members Event)

A walk around St.Ives focusing on everything textures followed by Tapas in the Ivo Lounge.Read More »
Butterfly's and Flowers at Woodwalton Marsh

Butterfly’s and Flowers at Woodwalton Marsh

Macro at Woodwalton Marsh with Gary Dean.Read More »
Moth Traps and Macro morning (SIPC members)

Moth Traps and Macro morning (SIPC members)

A macro session in Gary’s gardenRead More »
Cambridge Mosque Photography (SIPC Members Event)

Cambridge Mosque Photography (SIPC Members Event)

A morning photographing the mosque and gardens for members of SIPC.Read More »
SIPC Johnson's Farm photography (SIPC members Event)

SIPC Johnson’s Farm photography (SIPC members Event)

Photography at Johnson's Farm followed by (optional) Sunday carveryRead More »
Cyanotypes Workshop (SIPC members Only)

Cyanotypes Workshop (SIPC members Only)

A cyanotype workshop in Louisa’s gardenRead More »
Little People setups (SIPC members Only)

Little People setups (SIPC members Only)

Photograph various still life model setups in Nicky’s gardenRead More »

Provisional Winter Programme 2026-2027

Event Information:

  • Tue
    05
    Jan
    2027

    Members' Show and Tell evening

    8:00 pmSt Ives Free Church

    Do you have any images that you would like to show, without any judge seeing them?  Members are invited to chat about their images in an informal setting