2022 Canada: My Country
2023 Canada: My Country
2023 CAPA Conference Photo Competition
Scope of Competition
For our 2023 CAPA Conference in Quebec City (INSERT DATES HERE), a photo competition is available ONLY for attendees.
Photographers who have not registered for this conference are NOT permitted to submit images.
Upon registering for the conference, each attendee will receive instructions on how to upload their images into this competition.
Individual attendees can submit a MAXIMUM of three (3) images in this competition.
Each image must fall within the one of the theme descriptions outlined in the Definition section below.
Any questions about whether an image falls within a specific theme description, the CAPA Director of Competition can be emailed at competitons@capacanada.ca and he will provide the necessary clarification. These questions should be sought well in advance of the conference.
All attendees are encouraged to submit their image(s) prior to the commencement of the conference.
Prior to submitting any image, each attendee must read and comply with the CAPA Eligibility Criteria webpage. You can review this webpage here. Two key points from this webpage are emphasized below:
By virtue of submitting an image into a CAPA Competition, the photographer asserts and agrees that:
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- all components of the submitted image are their original work and does not contain the elements created or captured by someone else; and as such they hold and will retain the copyright for the image. For example: it is okay to take inspiration from other photographers or artists. However, if the inspiration contains the same colour, composition, element(s), perspective, angle, subject, and tone of the original then the inspiration is not deemed to be the original work of the photographer. Another example – A photographer will NOT capture a screen image or photograph an image found on the internet and incorporate it in a composite image that is later submitted into a CAPA competition.
- they will NOT enter an identical or substantially the same image into a CAPA competition in which the image has previously received a CAPA Award (medal, medal certificate, merit, honourable mention). Images in a series with only slight variations will be considered substantially the same image. An image rotated, flipped, re-formatted or converted to monochrome will be deemed substantially the same image.
After the closing date of the competition, a CAPA Judging Panel will view and select the best images in each theme.
Each single winning theme image will receive a CAPA Excellence in Photography medal and a special prize donated by a conference sponsor. No merit awards or honourable mention awards will be presented for this competition.
All awards will be presented at the Conference CAPA banquet which is held on the last day of the conference.
Competition Details (click for more)
Competition Processes
- Competition Coordinator – CAPA Director of Competitions – competitions@capacanada.ca
- Closing Date of Competition – July 1, 2023 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.
- Open To – All paid-up CAPA members and camera clubs associated to CAPA. Read Eligibility here.
- Conference attendee can enter a maximum of three images in total. Three images can be attached to a single theme or placed in the other themes.
- How To Upload Images To CAPA Competition here
Special Note
Questions about the scope of the competition and/or the editing criteria should be directed to the Competition Coordinator prior to the closing day of the competition.
2023 Fall – Winter
Scope of Competition
This competition and its themes are aimed at providing photographers with the opportunity to exercise their creative skills: to capture outstanding and stunning images in areas that may be out of their comfort zones. Images submitted into this competition can be staged or candid.
Competition Details (click for more)
Competition Processes
- Competition Coordinator – CAPA Director of Competitions – competitions@capacanada.ca
- Closing Date of Competition – March 1, 2023 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.
- Open To – All paid-up CAPA members and camera clubs associated to CAPA. Read Eligibility here.
- Two Parallel Competitions – CAPA Monochrome ‘Individual’ Competition for only CAPA Individual members (limited to a maximum of 3 images) and CAPA Nature/Wnter ‘Club’ Competition for all camera clubs (limited to a maximum of 6 images). For camera club submissions, all six images must be from six different photographers.
- There will be a Merit Award electronic certificate awarded for each of these themes. In addition, CAPA medals will be awarded to three entrants who receive the highest overall accumulated score in this competition.
- How To Upload Images To CAPA Competition here
Special Note
Questions about the scope of the competition and/or the editing criteria should be directed to the Competition Coordinator prior to the closing day of the competition.
The top images in this competition will be considered for possible inclusion into CAPA’s submission for the international Four Nations competition. For each selected image, CAPA will contact the photographer and seek their permission prior to including the image in the noted submission.
2022 Fall Monochrome
Scope of Competition
For this year’s competition, we have introduced some new themes to challenge and stretch your photography skills and abilities.
For this competition, CAPA is using the definition of Monochrome as defined by the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique’s (FIAP) and is as follows:
A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white), is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey.
A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour, will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category.
On the other hand, a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.
CAPA has provided further clarification on the FIAP monochrome definition with the following:
A monochromatic color scheme uses the grayscale as the primary hue (colour) with a range of black shades (darker) and tints (lighter) of the grayscale.
A ‘duo-toned’ image is not considered a monochromatic colour scheme because it consists of two or more hues which are not consistent with the primary hue.
Competition Details (click for more)
Competition Processes
- Competition Coordinator – CAPA Director of Competitions – competitions@capacanada.ca
- Closing Date of Competition – November 15, 2022 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.
- Open To – All paid-up CAPA members and camera clubs associated to CAPA. Read Eligibility here.
- Two Parallel Competitions – CAPA Monochrome ‘Individual’ Competition for only CAPA Individual members (limited to a maximum of 3 images) and CAPA Monochrome ‘Club’ Competition for all camera clubs (limited to a maximum of 6 images). For camera club submissions, all six images must be from six different photographers.
- There will be a Merit Award electronic certificate awarded for each of these themes. In addition, CAPA medals will be awarded to three entrants who receive the highest overall accumulated score in this competition.
- How To Upload Images To CAPA Competition here
Special Note
Questions about the scope of the competition and/or the editing criteria should be directed to the Competition Coordinator prior to the closing day of the competition.
The top images in this competition will be considered for possible inclusion into CAPA’s submission for the international Four Nations competition. For each selected image, CAPA will contact the photographer and seek their permission prior to including the image in the noted submission.
