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A Birthday Concert for HM King Charles
Thu. 19 June - 18:30
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ROSL and RPO Concert and Talk
Mon. 23 June - 18:30
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Saxophone Lounge Nights in the Garden
Fri. 27 June - 18:30
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A Taste of South Africa: Summer Wines & Canapés
Wed. 02 July - 18:45
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Public Affairs Series: Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
Thu. 03 July - 18:30
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Mozart, Shostakovich and Brahms with the Aquinas Trio
Fri. 04 July - 18:30
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London History Series: A Walk Through Medieval Smithfield
Wed. 09 July - 13:30
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Exhibition Opening: Spaceshifting
Thu. 10 July - 18:00
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Annual Music Competition, Gold Medal Final 2025
Fri. 18 July - 19:30
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NZ Concert & Garden Drinks
Mon. 21 July - 18:15
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ROSL Photography Award
Established in 2019, the ROSL Photography Award is a biennial contemporary photography competition, free to enter via digital submission. Now in its fourth edition, the competition has continued to build on its reputation and tripled the number of entries since the first iteration.
Established in 2019, the ROSL Photography Award is a biennial contemporary photography competition, free to enter via digital submission. Now in its fourth edition, the competition has continued to build on its reputation and tripled the number of entries since the first iteration.
Each entrant can submit up to five digital images of their choice taken in the past 18 months from any image making camera source, tackling the subject however they wish. The previous competition received over 500 entries from 40 countries, collecting huge praise along the way from our selected industry judges for their quality and depth.
The competition is FREE TO ENTER and offers £3,500 of prize money, an exhibition of shortlisted entries in London, winning images published in Overseas Journal. For the 2025 edition, applicants are asked to respond to the theme ‘Beyond the Figure’.
Application Deadline: 24th August 2025, 10pm GMT
Prizes
1st Prize: £2,000, a 5-day trip to London for the exhibition (including accommodation at the Royal Over-Seas League), winning image published in Overseas Magazine and professional development support from the arts team.
Runner-Up: £1,000 and winning image published in Overseas Magazine.
The Madiha Aijaz Prize: £500 and winning image published in Overseas Magazine, awarded to a Young Photographer of Promise under 23 years of age.
2025 Theme
The 2025 theme is ‘Beyond the Figure’, asking applicants to consider expanded approaches to capturing the essence and diversity of humanity, and new ways of celebrating the depiction of the figure through the lens. Applicants may interpret and respond to the theme how they wish.
Eligibility
You can apply if you are:
- 18+ years old
- A citizen of a Commonwealth or former Commonwealth Country, the USA, EU and EEA countries, Switzerland, Japan or South Korea.
For the application you must:
- Submit up to five digital images taken in the past 18 months from any image making camera source.
- Respond to the 2025 theme ‘Beyond the Figure’ however you wish.
Application Deadline: 24th August 2025, 10pm GMT
ROSL Photography Competition Exhibition 2019
With over 250 photographs submitted from 21 countries, ROSL PHOTO 19 was a huge success.
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ROSL Photo Competition 21
The series of lockdowns experienced throughout 2020 and early 2021 inspired Tirtha Lawati’s ongoing project Nyauli.
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