New webpage – Protecting Your Photos for CAPA Competitions
CAPA’s competition authentication process requires potential winners to provide image files and editing documentation. Our new guide, Protecting Your Photos for CAPA Competitions, explains exactly what to keep and how to set up a simple evidence folder before you start editing.
2026 Canada: My Country Competition
Club winning images – view webpage – clicking here
Individual winning images – view webpage – clicking here
2026 Annual Photo Challenge
Individual winning images – view webpage – clicking here
World Photographic Cup Team Canada 2027
All Canadians are invited to submit images to Team Canada for consideration in the World Photographic Cup.
We have some of the most creative photographers in the world. Our goal is to have Canadian images and photographers showcased on the world stage.
Submit: July 1 – September 11, 2026
Do it for yourself, do it for Canada
30 images · 10 categories · 1 team
World Photographic Cup 2026 Results
Canada completed a successful run at the World Photographic Cup at the awards ceremony on April 25 in Reykhavik, Iceland, finishing in sixth place and picking up a Gold and a Bronze medal along the way.
Order of Canada photographer Michelle Valberg capture a Gold medal in the Nature Wildlife category while Geoff Gabriel of Toronto capature a Bronze in the Reportage-Photojournalism category.
The seven of Team Canada’s images who finished in the top ten were:
- GOLD / Best of Nation Award – Michelle Valberg, Ottawa ON – Nature Wildlife
- BRONZE – Geoff Gabriel, Toronto ON – Reportage/Photojournalism
- 6th Place – Andrew Hiorth, Vaughan ON – Wedding Open
- 7th Place – Andrew Hiorth, Vaughan ON – Portrait Natural
- 8th Place – Madi Rabih, Laval QC – Wedding Open
- 9th Place – Jacquie Matechuk, Cochrane AB – Nature Wildlife (CAPA member)
- 10th Place – Manpreet Sokhi, Burnaby BC – Portrait Illustrative (CAPA member)
The World Photographic Cup is a prestigious, Olympic-style event that celebrates the art of photography on a global stage. Canada joined photographers from 28 nations around the world to compete not only as individuals but as a team representing their country. The Canadian images can be viewed on the Team Canada website at https://wpcteamcanada.com/.
To learn how you might become a member of the 2027 team, be sure to read the Summer 2026 edition of Canadian Photography magazine, which will be arriving shortly.
Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia – In Memoriam – Keith Vaughan
It is with sadness that we announce that Keith Vaughan passed away on April 1,2026 at the age of 82. Keith joined the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia (PGNS) in 1973. During his time at the Guild, he served in many capacities including Program Chair, Judging Chair, NAPA representative, CPAC representative, and President (1985-1987). He was also involved nationally and internationally with the Canadian Association of Photographic Art (CAPA), Photographic Society of America (PSA) and the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP).
Keith served as Chairman of the PSA PJ Division from 1998-2002 and for many years was CAPA’s FIAP liaison as well as Atlantic Zone Director. Keith was an accomplished photographer, well-known locally, nationally and internationally for his images. Keith was PGNS Photographer of the Year on 8 occasions and won numerous trophies including the Tim Randall trophy for Highest Cumulative Points in Pictorial (8 times), Atlantic Photo Best image in Photojournalism (11 times) and the Gordon R. Lay Trophy for the highest cumulative Points in CAPA and PSA external competitions (11 times).
Keith earned his 7th Galaxy in the PSA PID Division, was a Master-photojournalist in the PSA PJ Division and had 5 stars in both the PSA Nature and Photo Travel Divisions. PJ was always Keith’s favourite Division and in 2013 he made a big effort to enter all 106 PSA-Recognized PJ exhibitions around the world. In those exhibitions, both projected image and small print, he earned 224 acceptances, which is an overall success rate of 53%. Among those acceptances, he won 13 medals, 2 FIAP HM ribbons and 39 HM’s.
Keith received over 3000 total acceptances in all the PSA recognized International Exhibitions and has been awarded 476 international awards at the HM level and above, including 115 medal awards. Of these medal awards, 26 are for Best of Show. Always willing to share his passion and knowledge, he taught photography in the Continuation Education Program at SMU as well as photography workshops.
A celebration of life will be held on June 28th, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Saraguay House at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax.
Contributors: Joyce S.K. Chew ACAPA, Viki Gaul FPSA, PPSA, GPSA, AFIAP & Marion Sensen
More info by clicking here
June 2026 Judging Program News
Judging Program
Basic Training for New Judges Calgary – July 17 & 18, 2026
This Special In-Person Session takes place at the end of the 2026 Canadian Photography Conference in Calgary. This course is now open to anyone in the Calgary area; you do not need to be a conference attendee to register.
Join us for this two-day, instructor-led edition of Basic Training for New Judges.
Price: $170
The conference is fast approaching and there are still seats available, so don’t delay – sign up today by visiting the Conference Website!
Judge Refresher Training
To maintain their certification, Certified Judges are required to complete refresher training every five years. To make this training more accessible, CAPA has developed an online refresher course available through the CAPA Learning Centre. The course is available in both English and French.
The course will be phased in beginning this month, starting with judges whose most recent refresher training was completed more than four years ago.
If you are a CAPA Certified Judge, no action is required at this time. When it is your turn to complete the refresher training, you will receive an email invitation containing a link to access the course.
Basic Training for New Judges Online
Looking for a rainy-day activity this summer? What a great time to take the Introduction to Judging Course. For more information and to register, visit the CAPA Learning Centre.
Judging Practice Workshops — More workshops are planned for this fall. Watch for dates in the monthly Newsletter or visit the CAPA Learning Centre. These workshops are only available to those who have completed the Introduction to Judging Course.
Judge Certification Program
Congratulations to Susan Dayboll who recently qualified as a CAPA Certified Judge. You will find Susan’s contact information on the latest copy of the National Judges List. In addition, we have eight Apprentice Judges who are nearing completion of the certification program and look forward to welcoming them as certified judges in the near future.
We encourage clubs to help our Apprentice Judges achieve certification by giving them the opportunity to judge a club competition and be evaluated by a CAPA Certified Judge. Contact the Director of the Judging Program if you have questions or would like further information.
National Judges List
The June update to the National Judges List is available for CAPA Clubs to download from our website by logging in and going to Members > National Judges List. The next update will be in early September.
If you have questions or would like further information, please contact the Director of the Judging Program at judgingdirector@capacanada.ca. — we’re here to help!
