This award, established in 1980, is named after Roger Fenton, one of The Society’s founders and then for several years its Honorary Secretary. This award is made to a member or non-member who has made an outstanding contribution to the work of The Royal Photographic Society. Usually, no more than three or four Fenton Medals are awarded each year.  Since 1998 this award carries Honorary Membership of The Society.

Previous recipients of the Fenton Medal are:

1980       E J Moorfoot, R Boyes, K Warr
1981       C Morris
1982       E Nicholson
1983       L Bowcock, Sir George and Lady Pollock, Eve Ritscher
1984       Sam Welford
1985       John Bardsley
1986       R J Cox
1987       J D J Cole, R H Mason, G Smith
1988       R Brightman, Herbert Dennis
1989       David Dearnley, Pat Hallett, Prof M Harker, E Pothecary
1990       Arthur Downes
1991       Anne Bolt, Barry Mead
1992       Peter Wilkinson, Desmond Groves, Kay Gordon, David Nellist
1993       Edward Bowman, Hilary Graves, Matheson Beaumont
1994       Margaret Hodge, Mervyn Leonardo de Calcina-Goff
1995       Gustav Ahrens, Colin Balls, H S Fry
1996/7   Brian Bower, Dr Michael R Pointer, Anthony J Waterlow
1998       Dr Michael Austin, Tony Hilton, Tan Lip Seng
1999       Dr Peter Agius, Dr Akira Aoki, David Tay Poey Cher
2000       Joan Wakelin, Jon Richardson
2001       John Long, Ossie Morris, Bill Wisden
2002       Bryn Campbell, Roger Reynolds, Dr Michael Christianson, Roy Green
2003       Jane H Black, Ron Frampton, Robert F Moore, Jerry Wooldridge
2004       Andy Callow, D H O John, Keith Lawrey, Dr A Sethna
2005       Sandy Cleland FRPS, Richard Sadler FRPS, Margaret Salisbury FRPS, Keith Suddaby FRPS
2006       Andy Golding, Professor Mark Haworth-Booth Hon FRPS, Alan Millward FRPS, Tony Troman ARPS
2007       Carol Agar, John Hankin LRPS, Dr Robin Jenkin ARPS, Brian Steptoe FRPS, Tony Wharton FRPS
2008       John Chamberlin FRPS, Peter Sephton Coles FRPS, Tom Dodd FRPS, John Page Hon FRPS
2009         Sara Beaugeard, Robert F Rowe, Nicholas J Scott, Roger Tooth, Jeff Vickers MBE
2010      Ian Bailey LRPS, Julian Comrie FRPS, Professor Ralph Jacobson ASIS HonFRPS, David J Wood ARPS
2011      Des Clinton FRPS, Jim Moreland FRPS, Professor Francis Ring ASIS FRPS, Dr Barry Senior Hon FRPS