Canadian Photography Conference June 25-27, 2024

Elevating Art in Photography

Kelowna – June 25-27, 2024

The CPC Committee is excited to present three renowned photographers as our keynote speakers.

Expand your knowledge, explore your creative vision, and elevate your art.

Bruce Barnbaum – Personal Expression and Creativity

www.barnbaum.com/about

Benedict Brain – The Art of Seeing

www.benedictbrain.com/about

Nik Rave – The Before, The After and the In Between

www.ravephoto.net/nikrave

Join us June 25-27, 2024, in Kelowna, BC, for CAPA’s Canadian Photography Conference. .

CAPA’s biennial conference will be held at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Exciting and inspiring presentations and field trips will be led by renowned photographers, sharing their expertise, insights, and photography.

Imagine a photography conference in the heart of the lush Okanagan Valley. Kelowna is nestled on the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake, surrounded by picturesque mountains. Immerse yourself in a conference that celebrates the art of photography amidst this stunning landscape. Expand your photographic knowledge through conference presentations, hands on break-out sessions and field trips. CAPA believes education is key in improving our photography. Explore the nearby wineries, indulging in tastings and taking in the vineyard views. Venture into the great outdoors – hiking or biking around the lakes, through the mountains, capturing the changing light and captivating vistas at every turn. Photograph the vibrant colors of the valley, its people, culture, and geography.

At CPC Kelowna 2024, you will have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share experiences, and build lasting connections within the photography community. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced photographer, the combination of this breathtaking location and the exchange of knowledge and inspiration will undoubtedly elevate your photographic art.

Learn more about Kelowna and the Okanagan Valley.

Photos and video courtesy of Tourism Kelowna.

Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia Dec23. Update

Celebrating its 76th year as a club, the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia is pleased to extend an invitation to join us for our Fred & Edie Greene Speaker series. There is no charge to attend these webinars, but donations to support the speaker series are gratefully accepted.

Sunday, Jan 7, 2024

Black and White Digital Expression with David Laronde takes place on Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 7:30 PM AST. David Laronde, FCAPA, APSA, MPSA, ARPS, EFIAP/Diamond 1, holds the designation of Certified Professional and Master Professional Photographer by the Professional Photographers of America. Based in North Vancouver, David has spent the last 40 years thinking about shape, form and colour.

In this webinar, David will focus on how he expresses his images in Black and White. He will discuss what subjects look best when expressed as a black and white image, what to look for in a subject, and how he processes his black and white images.

David’s presentation will show how he captures and adjusts his images in black and white so that they become meaningful images to him.

You can register by clicking here.

Monday, January 8, 2024

Underwater Photography: Getting the Shot with Scott Bennett takes place on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM AST.

The Arts have always played an important role in Scott Bennett’s life working in the animation industry. His interest in photography has been combined with a passion for diving. Specializing in underwater photography, Scott works with governmental tourist agencies, magazines, and resorts to promote awareness of the uniqueness, beauty, and diversity of locales. Instagram.

Come and learn about the wonderful world under the sea as Scott discusses the unique challenges of underwater photography.

You can register by clicking here.

December 2023 Competitions Update

December 2023 Competitions Update

2024 Atlantic Zone Competition

Rejean Pitre (Atlantic Zone Director) and I have agreed that images submitted into this competition should have been captured in the Atlantic Zone.

As such, the competition narrative has been updated to reflect the following:

“This is an open theme and images should be limited to being be captured in the Atlantic Zone”.

 

Competition closes on March 30, 2024. You can view the competition details here.

 

New Competitions Now Open

The following competitions are now open for the uploading of images:

 

  • Ontario Zone Competition (Closes on January 15, 2024) – Competition details can be viewed here.
  • Quebec Zone Competition (Closes on January 15, 2024) – Details from this competition can be viewed here.
  • Artistic Competition (Closes on January 30, 2024) – You can view the competition details by clicking here.
  • Music Competition (Closes on February 15, 2024) – Competition details can be viewed here.

 

Please remember that as of November 2023, all future CAPA competition Editing Criteria states:

Editing Techniques Not Permitted

Artificial Intelligence Renderings: Images that have been created or modified using specific AI generative techniques – in-painting (where AI fills in generated elements not captured by the photographer) or out-painting (where the AI extends beyond the original boundaries using generated elements), whether with or without text prompts, are not permitted for submission into a CAPA competitions.

The inclusion of Photoshop application features, such as Firefly’s AI Generative Fill and AI Expand cannot be contained in your image submitted into a CAPA competition. Similar positions will be taken with other AI systems with these features.

This updated provision will be in effect starting from November 30, 2023, and it will apply to all CAPA competitions.

 

2023 Black & White Competition

For this competition, we received a total of 1,036 images ( 291 from 50 clubs & 745 from 254 Individual CAPA members). The total number (50 & 254) of entrant to this competition exceed all previous CAPA competitions.

Another noteworthy statistics are that one new camera club participated in their first CAPA Competition (Club Photo Valleyfield) and 33 new individual CAPA members.

The winning images can be viewed here:

Final statistics relating to the number of awards presented in this competition are as follows;

 

  • Club category Medals – 3
  • Club Medal Certificates – 28 (English & French)
  • Club Merit Awards e-certificates – 19 (English & French)
  • Club Honour Awards – 57 (English & French)
  • Individual category Medals – 3
  • Individual Merit Awards – 13 (English & French)
  • Individual Honour Awards – 32 English & French)

 

Both competition reports are now available on the Competition Reports webpage.

To view these reports, you must first into the CAPA website and select the Competition Reports from the Competitions dropdown menu.

If you cannot see the Competitions Report on the Competition dropdown menu then you have not been successfully logged into the CAPA website.

2023 CAPA Survey Suggestions Related to Competitions and Our Responses

In a proactive approach to carefully evaluate and implement a multitude of suggestions aimed at improving our competitions and processes, we will created documents which summaries suggestions and our responses.

The following is a listing of suggestions and response which are now available for your review:

*New – November 2023:

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Surrey Photography Club wins the Gold Medal – Nov.2023

 

Congratulations to the Surrey Photography Club that won the Gold Medal in the Pacific Zone Competition.


Accepting for the club from left to right: Gail Stephan, John Kalley