Image Critique Nights

Hosted by the CAPA Education Committee, these sessions are for Individual CAPA Members only as a benefit of your membership. Members can submit 1-2 images in advance, which will be shared by the meeting host via screen share on Zoom. 

The sessions will be open to all individual CAPA members who are interested in receiving feedback on their images. These nights will also serve as a dedicated practice for members that have taken the CAPA Judging course and want to strengthen their skills in image evaluation.

Sessions will be scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of each month, starting Sept 2024 starting at 5:30 PM Mountain time.

Image critique nights for 2024-25:

  • Sep 19, 2024
  • Oct 17, 2024
  • Nov 21, 2024
  • Dec 19, 2024
  • Jan 16, 2025
  • Feb 20, 2025
  • Mar 20, 2025
  • Apr 17, 2025
  • May 15, 2025

Individual CAPA members can join the Zoom meeting via the link provided in the members only section of the website.

Images submitted should follow all of the rules and restrictions listed in the CAPA rules and be sized at 1400 X 1050 pixels. Submit your images to:

capacritiquenight@gmail.com

CAPA Digital Salon 2024

CAPA DIGITAL SALON 2024: A HISTORIC MILESTONE IN PHOTOGRAPHY

On Friday, May 3rd, at Midnight PST, the CAPA DIGITAL SALON 2024 closed for entries, with last-minute submissions flooding in from all corners of the world. As Salon Director of this prestigious CAPA global event, I am overwhelmed by the incredible response from participants worldwide, and most especially from our CAPA community. Submissions poured in from 48 countries with an astonishing 4,456 images uploaded; this year’s inaugural salon has truly made history as the biggest and most diverse photo competition in the history of CAPA, since 1947.

Now, as we eagerly await the upcoming awards ceremony on June 28th, I am pleased to announce that our elite jury of judges has already commenced the scoring of the images. Their expertise and discernment promise to deliver a fair and captivating selection of winners across various categories, to the likes of Grand Master Worldwide to Canadian Rising Star, to Photographer Of The Year to Best Author.

The CAPA DIGITAL SALON is not just a competition; it is a celebration of creativity, innovation, and the boundless possibilities of photography. Whether you are a seasoned expert or an aspiring novice, we welcome all photographers to participate in this inclusive event. I am particularly proud of the diverse range of talent that have graced our salon this year, showcasing the richness and variety of perspectives within the global photography community, under the umbrella of the Canadian Association For Photographic Art.

Looking ahead, our President, Stella d’Entremont and Sheldon Boles, Salon Moderator, and I, are excited to announce that plans for the CAPA DIGITAL SALON 2025 are in the works, with the date to be announced later this summer. We invite photographers of all backgrounds and skill levels to join us in making next year’s salon even more spectacular, with an even bigger Rrrrrummmble than before! And you are getting a big headups to prepare your images for submission. Remember, this competition is open to the public, and no membership is required to participate. Come one, come all. Start capturing those captivating moments that deserve to be shared with the world.

If you are interested in purchasing a Salon Catalogue Keepsake, magazine style in print, whether you were a participant in the Salon or not, this is your last chance to order your copy, before Sunday May 19 th . You may etransfer $25 per copy to CapaOffice@CapaCanada.ca.

In closing, I extend my most heartfelt gratitude and best of luck, to each and every participant of our inaugural salon, who has contributed to the success of the CAPA DIGITAL SALON 2024. Your passion, dedication, and talent have truly made this a historic milestone in the legacy of CAPA. Together, let us continue to push the boundaries of photography and inspire generations to come.

 

Faithfully yours,
Shiree Jetha, MCAPA ACAPA
CAPA Salon Director and First Vice President
Vice-Pres@CapaCanada.ca

 

May 2024 Competition News

Clarification On Role of Pre-Screening Committee

Given the heightened concerns regarding the potential misallocation images be
allocated the wrong theme, I have revised my instruction for judges as follows:

For our CAPA competitions, we established a Pre-screening Committee tasked with
reviewing all submitted into a competition prior the closing of a competition. Their role is to address any potential issues based on specific criteria:

  • Ensure image falls within the competition
  • Check for ‘hand-of-man’ in the Nature/Wildlife competition
  • Check for any sexually explicit content
  • Verify no photographer/club names are visible on the surface of the image
  • Check that the image titles are not just “no-title”
  • Determine if judges have entered their images into a competition they are judging
  • Check for images that may appear as a trademark owner-sponsored image any
    potential trademark violation
  • Identify any images that contain clues of an AI-generated images or images enhanced
    with generative features

If any issues are discovered, the committee contacts the entrant for corrections before the competition closes. Once the judging begins, no re-submissions or are permitted.


The Pre-screening Committee may occasionally miss a questionable image or hand-of-
man’ because of the sheer volume of images being reviewed.


When an image is deemed to be in the ‘gray-area’ of compliance with the Scope of
Competition then the entrant will be given the ‘benefit-of-the-doubt’ and image will
advance to the judging process.


Regarding theme validation, I’ve instructed the committee not to proceed with it. My
rationale is as follows:

  • Entrant bears the responsibility to carefully read and comply with the competition rules, including theme selection.
  • By not validating themes, we encourage entrants to thoroughly read and comprehend
    the rules. Validating themes creates an expectation of hand-holding, which may
    undermine the learning process.
  • Themes can be subjective and open to interpretation, leading to potential inconsistencies and disputes if validated. Leaving the interpretation to the judges encourages a more objective and unbiased evaluation.
  • The Competition team will not amend submitted image themes without the entrant’s
    approval to avoid potential disputes.

 

As the Director of Competition, I have repeatedly encouraged entrants to contact me for
clarification on all aspects of our competition which includes theme selection.

Judges may deduct 0.5 to 1.0 point for images entered into incorrect themes, rather than
disqualifying them outright. Disqualification by judges is reserved for exceptional cases
provided that two or more judges are in agreement.

During the judging process, CAPA aims for fair evaluations without overly penalizing
entrants. If significant score variance occurs, judges are encouraged to re-assess and
discuss the image with fellow panel members. This process fosters consistency across
judgements, though judges aren’t obligated to alter their original scores.

CAPA’s priorities are maintaining competition integrity, fostering learning opportunities for
entrants, and providing proper guidance.

 

Delayed Closing For 2024 Four Nations Competition

The 2024 competition, hosted by the Australian Photographic Society is undergoing
some adjustments. Traditionally, the deadline for submissions has been June 24 of
each year.

However, due to unforeseen circumstances, their competition coordinator had to
step down at the end of March 2024.

A replacement coordinator has requested a two-month extension for the deadline to
allow for a smooth transition and to permit their society to select their top 80 images.
This request has received unanimous support from all Four Nations Committee
members.

A panel of CAPA judges has already selected the top 80 images from 80
photographers, selected from submissions to our 2024 – 2024 competitions.

 

Atlantic Zone Competition

Winning images can be viewed here:

 

Prairie Zone Competition

Winning images can be viewed here:

 

Canada: My Country Competition

Winning images can be viewed here: