We welcome new members at any time, whether you are based in the Edinburgh area or elsewhere. We are not just a group of experienced photographers – our members have a wide range of experience from beginners to professional photographers. It doesn’t matter what kind of camera that you use – whether its your phone or one of the latest DSLRs. We offer opportunities to everyone to improve their photography.

If you join the Society, you can:

• Come along to any and all EPS meetings and other events and activities;
• Meet like-minded photographers, learn from others and improve your photography;
• Be inspired by the photography of our broad range of expert speakers;
• Participate in our sub-groups – Nature, Creative Digital, Photobook and Phoenix group;
• Access the studio and darkroom and attend workshops on how to use these facilities;
• Use our exhibition space to display your work;
• Enter the annual members exhibition  where you can display your prints, digital images or AV presentations;
• Exhibit your prints in the Art and Design Library of Edinburgh Central Library with other EPS Members;
• Use our library to read our wide range of photographic books and borrow books to read at home;
• Add a link to your own photography web site from the EPS site.

Fees 

Annual membership fees for the 2025/26 session are £115 for Ordinary (Edinburgh) members, £85 for a spouse or partner and £85 for Country members who live more than 25 miles from our premises in Edinburgh. Students and under-25s are £30 and Junior members (under 18) are £10. There is an additional fee of £105 for use of the studio. We also offer life membership for a fee of £1150.

Join The Society

Join the society or renew your membership, by visiting our safe and secure WebCollect portal. Please note there is no additional fee for our 2024/25 summer schedule if you join as a new member after 1st May 2025!

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the Membership Secretary.