Speakers Series – Nov. 2025 – Wayne Simpson

CAPA presents via YouTube Live : Wayne Simpson

English presentation : Nov. 19, 2025

Pacific 4:00 PM – Mountain 5:00 PM – Central 6:00 PM – Eastern 7:00 PM – Atlantic 8:00 PM (Canada)

Theme/topic of the presentation: A personal journey of connection to a once-forbidden culture

Summary:

‘Miziwezi’ (pronounced Miz-e-way-zee) is a project and culminating exhibition of photographic works and short film where we accompany Ojibwe artist Wayne Simpson of Aamjiwnaang First Nation on a personal journey of self-discovery as he investigates his indigenous roots.

Simpson has endeavored to capture the importance of culture and heritage through a foundation of openness, in pursuit of connection and belonging.

Capturing the teachings of his culture and sharing it with the world in a way that is truly his own, Wayne’s unique perspective and life experience united with his talent for storytelling through photography and film is a powerful combination.

Available to Individual CAPA members via the members only section of the website.

Please login, go to Members > Education Links > Speakers Series, copy and save the YouTube link before the presentation.

Speaker's Bio

Wayne Simpson is an Ojibwe photographer from Aamjiwnaang First Nation based in the quaint village of Elora, Ontario. Wayne specializes in dramatic portraiture and landscape photography. 

What began as a side passion while working as a graphic designer in Calgary, Alberta, has now blossomed into the full-time, creative endeavour that is proudly Wayne Simpson Photography.

Simpson’s ultimate goal, whether he is photographing a person or a place, is to create images that evoke emotion and a sense of mystery. Exceptionally executed, his portraits hold a mythic quality and hint at a deeper story, beckoning the viewer to wonder about the subject’s life and experience. He actively seeks out many of his subjects and builds a rapport with them before a portrait is created. His award-winning landscape photography, on the other hand, showcases the mood, drama, and extraordinary beauty of the planet’s wilder places and inspires the viewer to appreciate the more subtle details.

While his niche lies in portraiture and landscape photography, Simpson’s versatility as a photographer carries into his commercial work and event photography, making his style distinctive in the industry. 

As an educator, Wayne Simpson conducts portrait and landscape photography workshops throughout Canada – from the peaks of Banff National Park to the beautiful coastline of Prince Edward Island.

Enjoy a selection of his work below.

Speakers Series – Oct. 2025 – Larry Vogel

CAPA presents via YouTube Live : Larry Vogel

English presentation : Oct. 15, 2025

Pacific 4:00 PM – Mountain 5:00 PM – Central 6:00 PM – Eastern 7:00 PM – Atlantic 8:00 PM (Canada)

Theme/topic of the presentation: Shooting and Processing Award Winning Landscape Photographs – What Would Ansel Do?

Summary:

We all know that it begins on location, in the camera and with a great capture. However, that is just the beginning. Vogel says, “It takes more than a camera to create a great photograph.” It was true when we processed photographs in the darkroom and it is still true today with digital processing.

In this presentation, Vogel will guide the group through the “Visualization Process” with special guest Ansel Adams. In addition, Vogel will demonstrate creative, yet simple digital techniques that will help to raise your average landscape photographs to a higher, award winning level.

 

Available to Individual CAPA members via the members only section of the website.

Please login, go to Members > Zoom & YouTube Live Invitation > Speakers Series, copy and save the YouTube link before the presentation.

Speaker's Bio

Larry Vogel has been a fine art photographer for over forty-five years. Vogel has exhibited his work since 1979 and has been included in more than fifty exhibitions, including shows at: Susan Spiritus Gallery in Newport Beach, CA, The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite, California, and the Africus, Johannesburg Biennale in 1997.



Larry was awarded a photographic scholarship from The Friends of Photography for the Ansel Adams Photography Workshops in 1983, which Vogel says he was fortunate to be able to attend, as it was the last of the workshops that the renowned photographer, Ansel Adams, was alive to teach.



Vogel has over 30 years of experience teaching workshops and leading photographic organizations. He has created and directed several photography groups based on the image critique process. He continues to offer his expertise in the critique process and has been sought out as a judge and instructor for many camera clubs, art groups and county fair organizations.

Vogel has been an exhibiting fine art photographer for more than 45 years. He is currently represented by the Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach.


View work by Larry Vogel at these websites:


www.lavogel.com

www.susanspiritusgallery.com

Enjoy a selection of his work below.

Speakers Series – Sept. 2025 – Chad Tobin

CAPA presents via YouTube Live : Chad Tobin - OPEN TO ALL

Summary:

Street photography is hard. Doing street photography well is even harder. Understanding what makes a good street photograph involves developing a palette for the genre by studying people who do it well.

We will explore different rules, laws, and methods that go beyond the concept of simply taking a picture of strangers walking in the street and converting the image to grayscale.

Street photography is an incredible visual lottery that hooks you the first moment something in your image works. Golfers talk about the feeling they get when they make their first connection with the ball, and how that one shot has them coming back for more. I see a strong comparison to street photography because it is something that has to be practiced repeatedly and meets with more failure than return.

While the Speaker Series Presentations are typically ONLY available to CAPA Individual Members, this SPECIAL PRESENTATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE!

Click on the image above to go to the YouTube LIVESTREAM.

Speaker's Bio

Chad Tobin is a fine art photographer living and working in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He is one of the founding members of the Hot Fog Collective, a group of east coast artists specializing in project-based photography and documentary work. 
 
Inspired by Sophia Coppola’s critically acclaimed movie Lost In Translation, Canadian photographer Chad Tobin spent a humid summer in Japan’s largest city, Tokyo. He explored the expanding metropolis with whimsical fascination, making fast friends of complete strangers in crowded streets, open parks, dark alleys and taboo night clubs. The resulting photographs celebrate the beauty of fleeting connections in moments of chaos and unnerving stillness, in tension and release. His photo zine, Tokyo Ice Cream, was released in 2021 by Tour Dogs Publications.

 

Website: www.chadtobin.com

IG: @tobinchad

Enjoy a selection of his work below.