Scope of Competition
This open theme competition accepts images captured anywhere in British Columbia or Yukon Territory. All subjects are welcome including landscape, nature, wildlife, birds, insects, people, and domesticated animals and altered reality images are permitted.
Eligibility: Open to current CAPA individual members and camera club members who permanently reside in the Pacific Zone (British Columbia or Yukon Territory).
Camera clubs may submit a maximum of five (5) images, but each must be from different photographers. Individual CAPA members can submit a maximum of two (2) Images.
In response to the feedback from our 2023 CAPA Survey, we have introduced the Zone Tiered Skill-level model. Details about this model can be found here:
During the image upload process for this competition, participants will be presented with a skill-level drop-down menu for each image.
All entrants should select “Novice” from the skill level dropdown menu unless they meet one of the criteria listed below.
Novice entrants may request a supportive comment from the judges by checking the appropriate box during image upload. This option is available only to Novice entrants.
Competition Process
Competition Coordinator – Cheryl Bramble – Assist CAPA Director of Competitions – cheryl-bramble@capacanada.ca
Questions about the scope of the competition and/or the editing criteria should be directed to the Coordinator well in advance of the closing day of the competition.
Closing Date of Competition – October 1, 2026 at midnight Standard Time (Ontario).
Check out our – How To Upload Images To CAPA Competition here.
Special Note : Following a period of 3 weeks after the competition’s closing date, you can access the final competition report by logging into the CAPA website and navigating to the ‘Competition Reports’ under the ‘Competitions’ dropdown menu
The following photographers will select “Advanced” from the skill dropdown menu:
- Anthony Bucci – Bob Friesen – Christy Grinton (Martin)
- David Laronde – Daniel Rondeau – Earl Hirtz
- Janet Slater – Gail Stephan – Heather Loewenhardt
- Janet Slater – John Kalley – Kathryn Delany
- -Kathryn McGarvey – Kelly Pape – Laura Ranallo
- Leah Gray – Lorna Scott – Martin Ross
- Murray O’Neill – Norman Dougan – Randall Epp
One month prior to the closing of this competition, the Director of Competitions will update the listing of members in both the “Intermediate” and “Advanced” skill groups.
A Novice photographer has the option to compete in the “Intermediate” or “Advanced” skill dropdown menu. However, a photographer in the “Immediate” or “Advanced” skill level cannot compete at a lower level. Any attempt to do so will result in the respective image remaining in the competition. However, this image will not receive any CAPA award.
In cases where a club member, designated as either an “Intermediate” or “Advanced” group is selected to represent their club, the club competition coordinator will assign the appropriate “Intermediate” or “Advanced” skill level to the submitted image. It is the responsibility of the “Intermediate” or “Advanced” group member to confirm with the competition coordinator that the correct skill level is chosen.
If a Novice camera club member wishes to have their image entered into the “Intermediate” or “Advanced” categories, they must communicate this desire to their competition coordinator.
Photographers can request to elevation to a higher skill-level with supporting rationale. Request to lower skill-level will only be undertaken in exceptional cases.
NOTE – CAPA medals will be awarded to entrants with the highest aggregate scores across their submitted images in both club and individual categories. Additionally, the top three highest-scoring images in each skill level will receive merit award e-certificates.
For Zone competitions only, judges will score all of the images, and additionally one judge will ONLY provide comments on each image submitted into the novice skill category.
Maximum Submitted Images
- Camera clubs are limited to uploading a maximum of five (5) images each from a different club member.
- Individual CAPA members are restricted to uploading a maximum of three (3) images.
Photographers listed below will select “Intermediate” from the skill dropdown menu:
- A. Hafeez Mian – Andrew Pugh – Angeline Haslett
- Anita Teljeur – Andrew Pugh – Bert Sharp
- Benny Chung – Bill Locke – Bill Bentley
- Cheryl Bramble – Colleen Walden -David Guscott
- Dale Eurich – David Guscott – David Wingate
- Ellie Schartner – Geoffrey Shuen – George Pierce
- Grant Stovel – Iris Schurz – Isobel Lamarche
- James Xiang – Jason Duncan – John Kalley
- John Lyon – Joy Ruffeski – Kayla Stevenson
- Lea O’Shea – Linda Jones – Llaesa North
- Lois Burton – Lynne Kelman – Michele Broadfoot
- Mike Wooding – Natalya Gunde – Nicholas Delany
- Nicole Diewold – Randall Peterman – Roberta Olenick
- Rozanne Pate – Stephanie Alexandra – Steve Barber
- Steve Wilson – Suzanne Huot – Tharaka Mapalagama
- Tor Nenzen – Tony Roberts – Trevor Reeves
- Veronica Feenstra – Virginia Hayes – Yingtao Pan
