Canadian Camera Conference 2021: Due to the current state of the pandemic, unlikely improvement any time soon, and concerns for the safety of all involved, we have cancelled the Canadian Camera Conference that was scheduled for June 2021. A big thanks to the Moncton Organizing Committee and Focus Camera Club for all the work they have done. Watch this space for news of future Conferences.
CAPA Honours Awarded
We are pleased to announce two new Fellowship CAPA members. FCAPA has been awarded to Glenn Bloodworth and Leah Gray. We like to make these awards in public with the appropriate photos to record the event. In this time of COVID-19 awarding these honours in person is somewhat difficult. The public presentations may be delayed a bit, but we do want to congratulate these two deserving photographers. Take a look at their websites for some serious eye-candy from these outstanding image makers.
| Glenn Boodworth, FCAPA www.glennbloodworth.com
Congratulations to Glenn, the Ontario Zone Director & Judges Liaison. Along with his services to CAPA, Glenn has been actively involved at his local club, the R.A. Photo Club in Ottawa. He has exhibited his photographic art in Toronto, Ottawa and surrounding areas. His works are in private and corporate collections as well the City of Ottawa. |
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| Leah Gray, FCAPA www.spirithills.ca Congratulations to Leah, a dedicated CAPA member and former Web Manager, Leah has been successful in a number of photographic competitions at the local, national and international levels. She is active in her local club the Victoria Camera Club and within the Pacific region. |
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Are you eligible for a CAPA Honours Award?
CAPA Honours
What are CAPA Honours?
- CAPA Honours are awarded to recognize a high standard of both photographic achievement and photographic service to CAPA.
What are the benefits of CAPA Honours?
- Recognition by your peers of your photographic excellence and service to the greater photographic community.
- The privilege and right to list your Honours level after your name and on your resume.
How are CAPA Honours awarded?
- Members may self-refer or be recommended by any CAPA Individual member.
- An application is forwarded to the Honours Committee at honours@capacanada.ca
- Once the committee determines that the applicant meets the qualifications, the award is presented to the applicant.
What Honour awards are available:
- Maple Leaf Honour (MCAPA)
- Associateship Honour (ACAPA)
- Fellowship Honour (FCAPA)
- Various Certificates of Honour are also available to clubs and individuals.
Where can I get further information?
- www.capacanada.ca/what-is-capa/capa-honours/
- Send your questions to the Honours Committee at honours@capacanada.ca
The Honours Committee welcomes applications from members for these amazing awards.
Canadian Camera Conference 2021
We regret to announce, due to the pandemic, the 2021 Canadian Camera Conference in Moncton is cancelled.
CAPA would like to thank the CCC Moncton team, FOCUS Camera Club for all the effort they put in in to what was sure to have been a great conference. We look forward to a future CCC in the Atlantic Zone.
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| Having organized the 27th CCC, here in Moncton – New Brunswick, back in 1997, FOCUS Camera Club is thrilled to host CCC for a second time. We are thrilled by the prospect of welcoming speakers, as well as fellow photographers, from all around Canada.
Join us June 25-27, 2021 and be inspired by A TIDE OF DISCOVERIES including renowned speakers and breathtaking locations! Experience the down east hospitality that Moncton and the entire province is famous for. Let yourself be carried away by the highest tides in the world when you visit us in June 2021. www.ccc2021.com CCC2021 Presents: |
André Gallant is a professional photographer who lives in Saint John, New Brunswick. Accomplished editorial photographer, Gallant travels the world in pursuit of expressive images.
André Gallant est un photographe professionnel qui vit à Saint John, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Photographe éditorial accompli, Gallant parcourt le monde à la recherche d’images expressives.
Denis Duquette is a commercial portrait photographer based in Moncton NB. His work has taken him to every province in Canada, the United States, Iceland and North Africa.
Denis est un photographe de portrait commercial basé à Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Son travail l’a mené dans toutes les provinces du Canada, aux États-Unis, en Islande et en Afrique du Nord.
CAPA National Judges Lists
All Zone Directors have recently been provided with updated copies, for distribution to their zone clubs, with two CAPA Judges lists. Each list is in a pdf and an Excel spreadsheet format. One is the “National On-Line Judges List”. This has the name and contact information for judges in Canada who are willing to judge remotely, on-line, in club and zone competitions. The list includes both CAPA Certified Judges and CAPA CT Judges [CAPA trained judges who have applied and are undergoing evaluation to become accredited as a Certified Judge]. The second list is the respective “Zone Judges List”. This provides the name and contact information for all judges physically located in the specific zone who are willing to do live, in-person, judging in club and zone competitions.
If a club has not as yet received a copy please contact your Zone Director or email me judgesliaison@capacanada.ca.
Glenn Bloodworth
CAPA Judges’ Liaison Officer/Officier de liaison des juges de l’ACAP
UPDATED Judging Practice – Pratique du Jugement
UPDATE: Saturday, Sept 26th, CAPA ran a “first” – a very successful french language zoom-based Judges Practice session. Thanks to the instructional efforts of Robert Laramée, Judging Course Instructor, and Michael Breakey, Director of Education, supported by the organizational skills of Glenn Bloodworth, Judges Liaison Officer, and Rod Trider, CAPA President, four ‘active’ and 19 ‘observer’ participants undertook a review of the CAPA Judging Course and completed three rounds of scoring and comments covering 24 images over two hours.
A zoom based French language session, will be held Sept 26, 2020. You can register by emailing judgesliaison@capacanada.ca. Specify whether you wish to attend as an active participant or as an observer. This will be a ‘live’ judging event, commencing at 12:00pm EDT. it will run some 2 hours and entail a short summary presentation on CAPA’s judging criteria and style, followed by ‘practice’ judging of some 40 images, encompassing a range of photographic genres. Preference for ‘active’ status will be accorded to CAPA Trained Judges currently on the National Judges List with the status of being evaluated to become a Certified CAPA Judge. 10 ‘active’ participants will be designated to score the images and offer oral comments. The ‘observers’ will watch and listen, for the experience as we all learn from each other.
Pour fournir aux juges, particulièrement à ceux qui ont suivi le cours de jugement de l’ACAP mais qui ne sont pas encore certifiés, l’occasion de travailler sur leurs compétences, nous offrons une séance Zoom de pratique de jugement (EN FRANÇAIS). Cette séance sera une expérience de jugement « en direct ». La séance comprendra 40 images couvrant la plupart des genres photographiques. La séance de pratique aura lieu le samedi 26 septembre: 12h00 – 14h00. Envoyez un courriel à judgesliaison@capacanada.ca. Précisez si vous souhaitez être « participant actif » ou « observateur ». 10 « participant actif » pourront faire des commentaires oraux sur les images et fournir des scores. Les autres – « les observateurs » – regarderont et écouteront l’exercice, pour permettre d’apprendre les uns des autres.
Glenn Bloodworth
CAPA Judges’ Liaison Officer/Officier de liaison des juges de l’ACAP
UPDATED World Photographic Cup 2021
Team Canada – World Photographic Cup – UPDATE
Hello fellow CAPA members.
In 2020, Canada will enjoyed its highest showing at the World Photographic Cup ever – 5th Place in the world! 4 Canadian Photographers finished in the Top 10 of their respective categories with 3 achieving medal status. These are exceptional results.
Welcome to the World Photographic Cup! I highly recommend that you go to their website to understand the organization and this competition.
In 2020 (teams assembled in 2019) there were 38 countries competing for the top spots. Close to 700 images in 6 categories vying for the right to call themselves the best.
It’s the Olympics of Photography.
Why do we have a Team Canada?
We have a Team Canada because 4 organizations (CAPA, CAPIC, NPAC, and PPOC) were able to reach out to their members and assemble a library of incredible images to choose from. WPC Team Canada is not affiliated with any specific national association – it transcends any specific organization and reaches out to all 4.
Each association allocates a representative and any resources they feel can help us put together a great team. PPOC is currently the financial and administrative sponsor, while NPAC provides strong support on the press release side. This year we were able to get national exposure thanks to NPAC. CAPA provided a strong judging contingent as well as some great training to our Co-Captains regarding understanding international judging.
Anyone can enter. Any Canadian who feels they have an image that is worthy of the international stage can enter. It can be from someone who does it for a living, or someone who happened to be at the right place at the right time with the right equipment. They don’t even have to belong to an association (although that does get you a small discount!).
What do you get out of it? If Photography is your business, you can get great marketing opportunities – from “I am on WPC Team Canada” to “I won a medal at the Olympics of Photography”. If Photography is not your business, then you go for the glory and the bragging rights!
It’s not for the faint of heart. I watched 60 top notch images in one category get whittled down to 10 – and then 3. Like the current state of the salary cap NHL, the difference between the 4th best image and the 20th best image was miniscule.
The judges are trained to choose the best images for INTERNATIONAL competition. Why is this important to you? Because it means you should not put in your favourite image from a North American competition but go to the World Photographic Cup and see what other nations judges love – see what did well in International Competition. The world is a big place, and there are a lot of different tastes in China, Japan, and Russia! Give yourself that edge and do your homework.
I look forward to seeing your entries. The portal will open in early June 2021. More images to choose from means a stronger team. A stronger team means that if you make it, you made in spite of greater odds. But you won’t make it if you don’t try.
I am always available for questions and always willing to help. Don’t hesitate to email me at geraldpdavid@me.com, or call me at (403) 816-9935.
Gerry
Team Canada – World Photographic Cup
- 18 images · 6 categories · 1 team
- All Canadian Photographers are invited to submit images to the World Photographic Cup Team Canada for consideration.
- We know that Canada has many of the best and most creative photographers in the world. Our goal is to get Canadian images showcased in this competition and go for gold.
- We want Canada to be on the podium!
- The submission link will be open from August 1-31, 2020
- Enter the World Photographic Cup:
- Do it for yourself, do it for Canada
La Coupe du monde de la photographie – Équipe du Canada 2021
- 18 images – 6 catégories – 1 équipe
- Tous les photographes canadiens sont invités à soumettre des images à̀ l’équipe canadienne de la Coupe du monde de la photographie pour sélection.
- Nous savons que le Canada compte plusieurs des meilleurs photographes et des plus créatifs au monde. Notre objectif est de présenter des images canadiennes dans cette compétition et de viser l’or.
- Nous voulons que le Canada soit sur le podium !
- Le lien de soumission sera ouvert du 1er au 31 août 2020
- Participez à la Coupe du monde de la photographie :
- faites-le pour vous, faites-le pour le Canada
With thanks to Alain Dubeau
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De Québec, au revoir.
Dans quelques jours, mon mandat de Directeur de la zone du Québec prendra fin. Ce fut un
honneur pour moi de vous servir.
Grâce à vous tous, la zone du Québec s’est développée. Voici quelques résultats :
- Environ 180 membres.
- De nombreuses médailles et cerHficats de mérite furent décernés lors des
compéHHons.
- Des images furent choisies pour représenter le Canada à la compéHHon des
Quatre NaHons. Certaines reçurent des cerHficats de mérite.
- Deux cours de juge en anglais et un cours en français ont eu lieu. Un cours fut
annulé dû à la pandémie COVID-19.
- Plusieurs membres poursuivent leur développement pour devenir juge cerHfié.
- Plusieurs arHcles bilingues furent publiés dans le magazine de l’ACAP.
- Les règlements des concours sont disponibles en format bilingue.
- Le Salon Mon Pays — My Country s’est déroulé dans la zone avec la parHcipaHon
de quatre photographes de la zone.
Mais le plus important c’est la possibilité pour les photographes québécois de se faire connaître
au niveau naHonal et même, dans certains cas, à l’échelle internaHonale. FélicitaHons pour votre
travail qui démontre bien votre talent arHsHque et photographique.
Le COVID-19 a créé de nombreux défis. Les clubs ont su s’adapter et vous avez uHlisé les médias
virtuels pour maintenir le lien entre les membres et offrir des programmes intéressants pour
eux. Bravo pour les iniHaHves!
La zone et l’AssociaHon vous apparHennent. Je veux donner la chance à un nouveau leadership
d’apporter de nouvelles idées qui répondront à vos a`entes. Je vais demeurer pour conHnuer à
œuvrer au développement de la zone et pour appuyer la nouvelle direcHon. Ce n’est donc pas un
adieu, mais bien un simple au revoir.
Je vous remercie pour votre encouragement et votre appui; je vous invite à conHnuer à être des
membres acHfs de l’ACAP.
Alain Dubeau
From Quebec, farewell.
In a few days, my term as Director of the Quebec Zone will end. It was an honour to serve you.
Thanks to all of you, the Quebec Zone has developed well. Here are some results:
- About 180 members.
- Numerous medals and certificates of merit were awarded at competitions.
- Images were chosen to represent Canada at the Four Nations competition.
- Some received certificates of merit.
- Two English and one French judging courses were held.
- Several members are continuing their development in order to become certified judges.
- Several bilingual articles were published in CAPA magazine.
- Competition rules are available in bilingual format.
- The Salon Mon pays — My Country took place in the Zone
But the most important is the number of photographs from Quebec that stand out nationally
and even, in some cases, internationally. Congratulation on your work; it demonstrates your
artistic and photographic talent.
The COVID-19 crisis created many challenges. Clubs were able to adapt and by using virtual
media to maintain the link between members and offer interesting programs for them. Well
done for the initiatives!
The Zone and the Association belong to you. I want to open the way for a new leadership to
bring fresh ideas that will meet your expectations. I will remain to continue working on the
development of the Zone and to assist the new administration. I am therefore not saying
goodbye, but rather, until next time.
Thank you for your encouragement and your support; I invite you to continue to be active
members of CAPA.
Alain Dubeau
CAPA 2020 AGM
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CAPA 2020 AGM – Notice of Change
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the safety of our members, the CAPA AGM scheduled to be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, 2:00 PM Atlantic Time at The Rodd Hotel, 434 Main Street, Moncton, NB, E1C 1B9 will now be done Virtually.
The AGM will now be held by Zoom Meeting on the same date and time.
All current CAPA Members are welcome to attend by sending their names by email to the Secretary of CAPA who will send a Zoom invitation to each member in the week before the meeting. Members must register no later than 24 hours before the start of the AGM.
Download the AGM Agenda, the Minutes of the 2019 AGM and the Proxy forms:
Those members who are not able to attend the Zoom meeting may complete a Proxy form giving their voting rights to the CAPA Secretary who will record their vote accordingly during the AGM Meeting. They should complete and sign the form and then email it to the Secretary of CAPA as a jpeg file, or pdf file.
Jonathan Ward
Secretary CAPA
Notice of Election of Directors
Term 2020-2022
*Current members standing for the Director positions are in red
| DIRECTOR POSITION | NAME | STATUS |
| Atlantic Zone | Michiko Nishijima, FCAPA | Currently Director |
| Quebec Zone | Pierre Vézina | Currently D.R. |
| Ontario Zone | Glenn Bloodworth | Currently Director |
| Prairie Zone | Dan Sigouin | Currently Director |
| Pacific Zone | Lynda Miller, FCAPA | Currently Director |
| Photographic Imaging | Dr. Bob Ito, FCAPA, Hon FCAPA | Currently Director |
| Competitions | Sheldon Boles, FCAPA | Currently Director |
| Membership | Kayla Stevenson, FCAPA | Currently Director |
| Education | Michael Breakey, FCAPA | Currently Director |
Nominations closed on June 2, 2020. All Board positions that must be filled after the nomination deadline date or between elections are filled by appointment by the President and approved by the Board of Directors.
Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA
Chair, CAPA Nominating Committee
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AGM 2020 de l’ACAP – Avis de Changement
En raison de la pandémie de COVID-19 et de la sécurité de nos membres, l’AGM de l’ACAP, qui devait avoir le samedi 18 juillet 2020, à 14 h, heure de l’Atlantique, au Rodd Hotel, 434, rue Main, Moncton, N.-B., E1C 1B9 se fera maintenant virtuellement.
L’AGM se tiendra désormais par Zoom Meeting à la même heure et à la même date.
- AGENDA – AGM – SUMMER 2020 FR
- 2020 Formulaire de Procuration
- 2019 CAPA AGM Minutes
- États financiers 2019
Tous les membres en règle de l’ACAP sont invités à y assister en envoyant leurs noms par courriel au Secrétaire de l’ACAP qui vous fera parvenir une invitation Zoom dans la semaine précédant la réunion. Les membres doivent s’inscrire au plus tard 24 heures avant le début de l’AGA.
Les membres qui ne sont pas en mesure d’assister à la réunion Zoom peuvent remplir un formulaire de procuration donnant leur droit de vote au secrétaire de CAPA/ACAP qui enregistrera leur vote en conséquence lors de la réunion de l’AGM. Ils doivent remplir et signer le formulaire, puis l’envoyer au Secrétaire CAPA comme un fichier jpeg, ou un fichier pdf.
Jonathan Ward
Secrétaire l’ACAP
Avis d’élection des directeurs
Terme 2020-2022
*les membres actuels pour les postes de direction sont en rouge
| DIRECTEUR POSITION | NOM | STATUS |
| Zone de l’Atlantique | Michiko Nishijima, FCAPA | Actuellement Directrice |
| Zone du Québec | Pierre Vézina | Actuellement Directeur Nommé |
| Zone de l’Ontario | Glenn Bloodworth | Actuellement Directeur |
| Zone des Prairies | Dan Sigouin | Actuellement Directeur |
| Zone du Pacifique | Lynda Miller, FCAPA | Actuellement Directrice |
| Imagerie Photographique | Dr. Bob Ito, FCAPA, Hon FCAPA | Actuellement Directeur |
| Compétitions | Sheldon Boles, FCAPA | Actuellement Directeur |
| Adhésion | Kayla Stevenson, FCAPA | Actuellement Directrice |
| Éducation | Michael Breakey, FCAPA | Actuellement Directeur |
Les mises en candidatures ont fermé le 2 juin 2020. Tous le postes du Conseil d’Administration qui doivent être comblés après la date limite de nomination ou entre les élections seront comblés par nomination par le Président et approuvés par le Conseil d’Administration.
Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA
Président, Comité des Nominations de l’ACAP
Canadian Camera Conference Moncton 2021
We regret to announce, due to the pandemic, the 2021 Canadian Camera Conference in Moncton is cancelled.
CAPA would like to thank the CCC Moncton team, FOCUS Camera Club for all the effort they put in in to what was sure to have been a great conference. We look forward to a future CCC in the Atlantic Zone.
Moncton, New Brunswick and the Focus Camera Club are delighted to host the Canadian Camera Conference 2021! Join us June 25-27, 2021 and be inspired by A TIDE OF DISCOVERIES including renowned speakers and breathtaking locations! Experience the down east hospitality that Moncton and the entire province is famous for. Let yourself be carried away by the highest tides in the world when you visit us in June 2021.
CAPA Members Score High at SPPQ Gala
The 31st edition of the Société de promotion de la photographie du Québec (SPPQ) Gala took place in virtual form on 27 April 2020. At the event, winners of several photo contests were announced, among which the Mongeon-Pépin InterClub Challenge. This competition, held on the basis of photos submitted specifically to the contest, aims to highlight on the one part the best performing clubs in Québec and, on the other part, the best photographic achievements. In the first category, two clubs who are members of our association earned places within the top three clubs of the year.
- 1st place : the Club de photo dimension of Québec, member of CAPA
- 3rd place : the club photo évasion of Saint-Bruno, member of CAPA
In the Photo of the Year 2020 category, photos were submitted under one of four imposed themes: animal, human, nature and sport. In the initial judging, three winning entries were chosen in each theme. Among these twelve finalists, five were submitted by CAPA club members. Furthermore, the ultimate choice for Photo of the Year 2020 was:
Congratulations to all winners, clubs and club members. CAPA offers a one-year free membership to the best club and to the photographer of the best photo. You can screen the SPPQ Gala (in French) at https://vimeo.com/412481764
Bombilius au repos, by Julie Lainesse of Club horizon photo Victoriaville, member of CAPA
Des membres de l’ACAP se distinguent au Gala de la SPPQ
La 31e édition du Gala annuel de la Société de promotion de la photographie du Québec (SPPQ) s’est déroulée le 27 avril 2020 en mode virtuel. Cet évènement fut l’occasion d’annoncer les gagnants de divers concours photographiques dont le Défi interclubs Mongeon-Pépin. Cette compétition sur la base de photos soumises spécifiquement au concours, vise à souligner d’une part les clubs photo québécois les plus performants et d’autre part, les meilleures oeuvres photographiques. Dans la première catégorie, deux clubs membres de notre association se sont classés parmi les trois meilleurs clubs photo de l’année 2020.
- 1re place : le Club de photo dimension de Québec, membre de l’ACAP
- 3e place : le Club photo évasion de Saint-Bruno, membre de l’ACAP
Dans la catégorie de la photographie de l’année 2020, les photos devaient porter sur un de quatre thèmes : animalier, humain, nature et sport. En premier lieu, trois photos gagnantes ont été choisies dans chaque thème. Dans ces douze finalistes, on compte cinq photos soumises par des membres de clubs de l’ACAP. De plus, le choix ultime de la photographie de l’année 2020 s’est porté sur :
Toutes nos félicitations aux gagnants, aux clubs et à leurs membres. En guise de récompense, l’ACAP offre un abonnement d’un an au club gagnant et à la photographe de la photo de l’année. Vous pouvez visionner le déroulement du Gala de la SPPQ à https://vimeo.com/412481764
2020 Johnson Scholarship Program
The 2020 Johnson Scholarship Program opens April 22nd. The Program is open to children and grandchildren of all CAPA members (even if they are not Johnson policyholders).
Johnson is proud to offer 50 scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, to eligible students completing high school in 2020 and starting post-secondary education in the fall of 2020. Johnson has awarded over 1,500 scholarships valued at more than $1 million to support young Canadians across Canada in pursuit of their post-secondary education.
To learn more, please visit Johnson.ca/scholarship.
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Le programme est ouvert aux enfants et petits-enfants de tous les membres de l’ACAP (même s’ils ne sont pas des titulaires de police Johnson).
C’est avec fierté que Johnson Assurance offre 50 bourses d’études, d’une valeur de 1 000 $ chacune, aux étudiants et étudiantes admissibles qui terminent leurs études secondaires en 2020 et commencent leurs études postsecondaires à l’automne 2020.
Soucieuse d’aider les jeunes Canadiens et Canadiennes d’un coin à l’autre du pays à poursuivre leurs études postsecondaires, Johnson Assurance a décerné plus de 1 500 bourses d’études totalisant au-delà de 1 M$.
Pour en savoir plus, visiter Johnson.ca/scholarship
Member Benefit: PhotoLife Magazine
We have a new CAPA Members Benefit: a Discount on a subscription to Photo Life or Photo Solution annual subscriptions.
You will find details of this offer under the members tab when you are signed into the CAPA website.
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Nous avons un nouvel avantage pour les membres de l’ACAM: une réduction sur un abonnement aux abonnements annuels à Photo Life ou Photo Solution.
Vous trouverez les détails de cette offre sous l’onglet membres lorsque vous serez connecté au site Web de ACAP
Web Manager Position Available
This is a part time, paid position. The CAPA web site was designed using WordPress themes. You will work with a great group to provide ongoing member support and to keep the site content current.
CAPA Website:
- Serve as Web Manager for capacanada.ca
- Develop and implement a year-round plan for ongoing fresh and relevant content
- Select and edit content for the website for relevance and appropriateness including updates to the CAPA Facebook page
- Work with the volunteers providing specialized content modules, specifically the Entry Wizard System for Competitions and the Paid Memberships Pro/WooCommerce system for memberships.
- Oversee and manage the Website Developers and other contracted businesses working on the website
- Serving as first responder to website users requiring help with logging in and access to website content
- Overall management of website and specialized module issues and updates
- Position reports to the CAPA Executive
Event Management
- Set up and manage paid CAPA events (Judging Courses) in the Events Module within the website
Technical knowledge of WordPress is required along with familiarity of CAPA.
To enquire contact Rod Trider, President CAPA at the following email president@capacanada.ca
Glenn Bloodworth Appointed Judges Liaison
I am pleased to announce the Board’s appointment of Glenn Bloodworth, Ontario Zone Director, as CAPA’s Judges Liaison officer.
As part of our response to findings from the 2019 national members’ survey the Board has instituted this new position. The survey highlighted that judges wanted enhanced regular communication from CAPA.
Glenn brings considerable judging experience to this new position, as well an enthusiasm & dedication to the ongoing improvement of CAPA’s judging system. Glenn will be assisting Michael Breakey, CAPA’s Director of Education, to help enrich our efforts in ensuring quality certified judges for club, regional, national and international competitions. His initial efforts will focus on the administration of all our judges, certified and those in training.
Glenn can be contacted at Judgesliaison@capacanada.ca – Please use in your e-mail header or subject the word “Judges”.
Rod Trider, President CAPA
liaison des juges
J’ai le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de Glenn Bloodworth, directeur de la zone de l’Ontario, comme “agent de liaison des juges” de l’ACAP.
Le Conseil a créé ce nouveau poste dans le cadre de notre réponse aux conclusions du sondage national auprès des membres de 2019. Ce sondage a souligné que les juges souhaitaient une communication régulière améliorée de la part de l’ACAP.
Glenn apporte à ce nouveau poste une expérience considérable en matière de jugement photographique, ainsi qu’un enthousiasme et un dévouement à l’amélioration continue du système de jugement de l’ACAP. Glenn assistera Michael Breakey, directeur de l’éducation de l’ACAP, pour enrichir nos efforts afin d’assurer des juges certifiés de qualité pour les compétitions de club, régionales, nationales, et internationales. Ses premiers efforts se concentreront sur l’administration de tous nos juges, certifiés et en formation.
Glenn peut être contacté à judgesliaison@capacanada.ca – Veuillez utiliser dans votre en-tête ou ligne de sujet de courriel le mot «juges».
Rod Trider Président l’ACAP
Staying Connected during Covid-19
During these trying times we know that as Canadians we will work through this and become stronger as a community. But as we have come to realize, the next few months will not be ‘business as usual’, especially for photography clubs and other groups that meet regularly.
Is your club doing something special or developing plans to stay connected with your members? Here are some of your answers:
Victoria Camera Club:
One of our Victoria Camera Club members, initiated a new website forum for all members. Lorna Shaw’s idea is called the Distraction Project to run weekly during the Covid 19 events.
The Darkroom Group:
We are keeping in touch through Zoom.
Thanks. Judy
Club photo Impression
Nous organisons, sur notre groupe Facebook, une activité “La photo de la semaine”. Les membres proposent deux photos sur un thème hebdomadaire.
Abbotsford Photo Arts Club
Well we had an executive meeting in March via Zoom but that’s about it so far.
Chung Ai Photographic Society
We do our meeting by WhatApp and we also WeChat for our club menbers. It works out very well. Thank you very much,
James Yip
RA Photo Club
As soon as the COVID-19 lock-down hit, one of the club leaders suggested that we implement a weekly themed challenge on the Club’s Facebook page.
Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia
Our club has image critiquing online. In the Members Only section of our website, we have something called Share and Evaluate where members can post an image for feedback from all our members.
Lions Gate Camera Club
The Community Centre where we meet is closed until the end of June. Our Club year usually ends in late June.
During COVID-19 situation we are doing everything remotely by internet.
Napanee Photo Club
Our current plan for the Napanee Photo Club will be doing our June Competition online including online judging with CAPA judges instead of doing our regular print competition.
West Kootenay Camera Club
Our March 16th 2020 West Kootenay Camera Club Meeting was canceled due to CoVid 19 and as of March 19th all Camera Club Meetings and Activities have been cancelled. This includes Monthly Outings, Travelling Exhibits and June Photo Show Exhibition.
Hamilton Camera Club
Hamilton Club has been trying out new ways to keep members connected by having a date set for a webinar with Matt Kloskowski. A number of other clubs have also done this for their members.
Port Franks Camera Club
Hamilton Club has been trying out new ways to keep members connected by having a date set for a webinar with Matt Kloskowski. A number of other clubs have also done this for their members.
Vernon Camera Club
The President and entire executive of the Vernon Camera Club is working well and making important contributions to keep the club active during this difficult time.
Foothills Camera Club Calgary
COVID-19 CAPA Summary
Meetings:
All regular twice monthly meetings are cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 year. These will not be replaced by virtual meetings.
The Chinese Canadian Photographic Society Of Toronto
These are very unusual times. We did not expect or prepare for it. But we have to adapt.
Focus Camera Club
Social distancing being our new normal, Focus Camera Club has decided to embrace technology and host our meetings via video conferencing.
Club photo de Boucherville
The Club photo de Boucherville has been doing online meetings on Cisco Webex (Zoom equivalent) since our place was closed by the authorities on March 13th.
Lakeshore Camera Club
This is a great idea. We’re looking forward to hearing what other clubs have been doing.
As for us, the Lakeshore Camera Club didn’t skip a beat.
Photo Fredericton
Photo Fredericton opened the annual print exhibit at the Playhouse galleries on March 2. However, as the building is closed to the public at the moment, we made a YouTube video for the virtual gallery tour.
Mon pays / My country camera winner Michael Winsor
The salon “mon pays / my country” was held at Musée national de la Photographie in Quebec for the month of January through March, 2020. 39 pictures were showcased to represent all provinces and territories in Canada. At the opening the judges selected top three pictures for the prizes provided by Olympus. And the 1st prize went to Michael Winsor for his image of “Magical Moment”, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL).
Michael Wiinsor is a CAPA Individual member and a member of Camera 35 that is a CAPA Club member. Michael lives in St. John’s and makes amazing photographs of the icebergs that appear around NL. One of his images was selected by Canada Post for a postage stamp. Michael is the District Representative of NL since October, 2019.
Congratulations!
Le Salon « Mon pays — My Country », un franc succès
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Le Salon « Mon pays — My Country », un franc succès
Fondé en 2003 et situé à Drummondville, à mi-chemin entre Montréal et Québec, le Musée national de la photographie Desjardins (MNPD) est relativement peu connu au-delà de son périmètre local en dépit de sa remarquable collection permanente de photos et d’appareils photographiques. En plus d’accueillir des expositions photographiques à longueur d’année, c’est aussi un lieu de recherche, d’enseignement et de diffusion dédié au rayonnement artistique et culturel de la photographie et de son histoire. C’est donc avec un partenaire de haut calibre que l’ACAP a choisi de collaborer en proposant une exposition de photographies parmi les meilleures oeuvres de ses membres pour rendre hommage à la beauté du paysage, de la flore et de la faune du Canada. Le MNPD a accueilli des visiteurs à cette exposition entre le 6 janvier et le 29 mars, une initiative d’envergure pour la promotion de l’art photographique au Canada.
Le Salon « Mon pays — My Country » s’est greffé au concours de l’ACAP « Canada My Country — Canada mon pays ». À partir des plus de 860 photographies soumises à l’édition 2019 de ce concours, trente neuf oeuvres ont été choisies — trois des meilleures images de chacune des dix provinces et des trois territoires du Canada — pour représenter les quatre coins de notre grand pays. Imprimée sur des supports de grand format, cette collection impressionnante a séduit plus de 3000 visiteurs venant du Québec ainsi qu’en provenance de la France, de la Suisse, de la Belgique, des États-Unis, et de plusieurs autres provinces canadiennes.
D’importants efforts ont été déployés dans l’organisation de l’évènement. Né d’une idée embryonnaire au début de 2018, le projet s’est matérialisé grâce à l’enthousiasme et à la ferveur de nombreux collaborateurs de l’ACAP et du MNPD, en particulier du directeur de la zone du Québec de l’ACAP, Alain Dubeau, et du directeur général du MNPD, Jonathan Hugues Potvin. De plus, le Salon s’est attiré l’appui d’un partenaire commercial important, la corporation Olympus. En tant que présentateur et commanditaire du Salon, Olympus a gracieusement fourni des appareils photo qui ont été donnés en prix lors du vernissage de l’exposition, le 19 janvier. Voir les gagnants ici: Michael Winsor, Hong Zhang, Steve Donnelly
La réussite de cette collaboration est dûe en grande partie à sa capacité à répondre aux objectifs stratégiques de ses deux partenaires. D’une part, le MNPD cherchait à augmenter sa présence et son rayonnement sur la scène canadienne. Accueillir une collection de photographies projetant une image saisissante et attrayante du Canada répondait parfaitement à ses besoins. D’autre part, l’ACAP est toujours à l’affut de moyens de faire rayonner le talent créatif de ses membres et d’en attirer de nouveaux. Le Salon s’est démontré être une excellente plateforme pour l’avancement et la promotion de l’art photographique en affirmant le rôle de l’ACAP en tant qu’acteur de premier plan sur la scène artistique canadienne.
Le succès de cet évènement ainsi que les nombreux éloges qui ont été exprimés par ses visiteurs ont mené naturellement à réfléchir à la possibilité de profiter de la richesse photographique du Salon pour en faire un évènement itinérant à présenter à un plus grand auditoire, sur un plus vaste territoire. De fait, toutes les photos du Salon seront archivées et confiées au soins d’une institution muséale de confiance et le MNPD a déjà exprimé son intérêt à renouveler l’expérience du Salon en 2022.
The “Mon pays – My Country”, A Success Story
Founded in 2003 and located in Drummondville, halfway between Montréal and Québec City, the Musée national de la photographie Desjardins (MNPD) is relatively little known outside its local area, which is surprising, considering its impressive permanent collection of photographs and photographic equipment. As well as hosting photographic exhibitions throughout the year, the museum also supports research, education, and publishing dedicated to the history and promotion of photographic art and culture. It was with this unique and inspiring partner that the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) chose to collaborate by proposing an exhibition of photographs from among its members’ best work, paying tribute to the beauty of Canada’s landscape, flora and fauna. The MNPD welcomed visitors to the resulting event between January 6 and March 29, 2020, thus inaugurating a major initiative for the promotion of photographic art in Canada.
The Salon “Mon pays — My Country” was created as an offshoot of CAPA’s competition “Canada My Country — Canada mon pays”. From among over 860 photographs submitted to the 2019 edition of this competition, 39 works were chosen—three of the best images of each of the ten provinces and three territories—representing the breadth and scope of our immense country. With each image printed on large poster board, this stunning display was viewed by more than 3000 visitors from Québec, and also from France, Switzerland, Belgium, the U.S., and several other Canadian provinces.
Enormous efforts were required to bring about the Salon. Starting from an initial vision that took shape in early 2018, the project was brought to fruition thanks to the enthusiasm and drive of a whole team of collaborators from CAPA and the MNPD, in particular those of Alain Dubeau, director of CAPA’s Québec Zone, and of Jonathan Hugues Potvin, director general of the MNPD. Moreover, the Salon attracted the support of an important commercial ally, Olympus Corporation; as the Salon’s presenter and sponsor, Olympus provided the cameras that were given as prizes at the official opening ceremony on January 19. See the winners here: Michael Winsor, Hong Zhang, Steve Donnelly
The positive results of this collaborative effort can be primarily attributed to its ability to respond to the strategic needs of the two organizing bodies. The MNPD was looking to increase its presence and its influence on the Canadian scene; hosting a major collection of photographs projecting vivid and striking impressions of Canada was the perfect step to reaching this goal. For its part, CAPA is continuously seeking ways of showcasing the creative talent of its members and of attracting new ones; the Salon proved to be an excellent platform for the advancement and promotion of photographic art and for confirming CAPA’s position as a key player on the Canadian artistic scene.
The success of the event and the many positive comments that were made by visitors naturally led to a reflection on the possibility of building upon the assets of this rich photographic collection and transforming it into a traveling exhibition to share with a larger audience, over a wider territory. In fact, all the photographs of the Salon will be archived under the care of a trusted museum authority and the MNPD has already expressed an interest in renewing the Salon experience in 2022.
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Team Canada – World Photographic Cup
Hello fellow CAPA members.
In 2020, Canada will enjoy its highest showing at the World Photographic Cup in the last 5 years. While it is too early to know the exact results, 4 Canadian Photographers finished in the Top 10 of their respective categories. This is exceptional, as each one of those images (from the 18 submitted) get Team Canada points towards a country award. And each one of those Photographers will qualify for a medal.
Welcome to the World Photographic Cup! I highly recommend that you go to their website to understand the organization and this competition.
In 2020 (teams assembled in 2019) there were 43 countries competing for the top spots. Over 750 images in 6 categories vying for the right to call themselves the best.
It’s the Olympics of Photography.
The final awards ceremony has been postponed to September 28, 2020 at 18:30 local time in Rome Italy (editor’s note: The ceremony has been moved to September 28th). Canada will be well represented with 2 Team Canada members and 1 co-captain (all of this is dependent on travel restrictions due to the Novel Coronavirus). You can watch it online – just go to the World Photographic Cup facebook page.
Why do we have a Team Canada?
We have a Team Canada because 4 organizations (CAPA, CAPIC, NPAC, and PPOC) were able to reach out to their members and assemble a library of incredible images to choose from. WPC Team Canada is not affiliated with any specific national association – it transcends any specific organization and reaches out to all 4.
Each association allocates a representative and any resources they feel can help us put together a great team. PPOC is currently the financial and administrative sponsor, while NPAC provides strong support on the press release side. This year we were able to get national exposure thanks to NPAC. CAPA provided a strong judging contingent as well as some great training to our Co-Captains regarding understanding international judging.
Anyone can enter. Any Canadian who feels they have an image that is worthy of the international stage can enter. It can be from someone who does it for a living, or someone who happened to be at the right place at the right time with the right equipment. They don’t even have to belong to an association (although that does get you a small discount!).
What do you get out of it? If Photography is your business, you can get great marketing opportunities – from “I am on WPC Team Canada” to “I won a medal at the Olympics of Photography”. If Photography is not your business, then you go for the glory and the bragging rights!
It’s not for the faint of heart. I watched 60 top notch images in one category get whittled down to 10 – and then 3. Like the current state of the salary cap NHL, the difference between the 4th best image and the 20th best image was miniscule.
The judges are trained to choose the best images for INTERNATIONAL competition. Why is this important to you? Because it means you should not put in your favourite image from a North American competition but go to the World Photographic Cup and see what other nations judges love – see what did well in International Competition. The world is a big place, and there are a lot of different tastes in China, Japan, and Russia! Give yourself that edge and do your homework.
I look forward to seeing your entries. The portal will open in early June 2020. More images to choose from means a stronger team. A stronger team means that if you make it, you made in spite of greater odds. But you won’t make it if you don’t try.
I am always available for questions and always willing to help. Don’t hesitate to email me at geraldpdavid@me.com, or call me at (403) 816-9935.
Gerry
Challenging Times – a message from the President
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Dear CAPA Members & Friends,
CAPA has had to cancel or postpone several courses and activities. During these trying times we know that as Canadians we will work through this and become stronger as a community. We hope that you will take this time to create new images, update some skills, photograph what’s in your back yard, or work on your macro skills. Take time to be creative.
Our volunteer Competitions team is hard at work to ensure that the upcoming individual and club competitions run smoothly. Our Certified Judges who also volunteer their time are looking forward to evaluating your great images. Even if you do not normally enter a CAPA competition, this may be the perfect time to use our competitions to push your photographic boundaries. By early April we plan to publish the list of competitions for the Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 season. Hopefully the new list will inspire people to work toward creating entries for the various categories.
Moreover, as a reminder we are always looking for interesting articles from members for the Canadian Camera magazine. And our Monthly Newsletter is a great way to learn about current events.
Thank you for all you do to help promote CAPA. Without members like you, we would not be the national organization that we are today and will be in the future.
Although we all have had our lives disrupted, let’s all do what we can to help our friends and neighbors, first responders, health care professionals, and everyone who is keeping our lights on and our grocery shelves stocked.
On behalf of the CAPA executive and directors we hope you stay safe. Our mothers were right – wash your hands! With common sense and good hygiene, we will get back to normal in the coming months.
Sincerely,
Rod Trider, FCAPA
President
Chers membres et amis de l’ACAP
À la lumière des événements récents, l’ACAP a dû annuler ou reporter plusieurs cours et activités. En ces temps difficiles, nous savons qu’en tant que Canadiens, nous ressortirons de cette épreuve plus fort que jamais en tant que communauté.
Nous espérons que vous profiterez de ce moment pour créer de nouvelles images, mettre à jour certaines compétences, photographier ce qui se trouve dans votre arrière-cour, ou travailler sur vos compétences macro. Soyez créatifs.
Notre équipe de compétition bénévole est toujours à pied d’œuvre pour assurer le bon déroulement des prochaines compétitions individuelles et de club. Nos juges formés qui donnent également de leur temps ont hâte d’évaluer vos superbes images. Même si vous ne participez pas normalement à un concours de l’ACAP, c’est peut être le moment idéal pour utiliser nos concours pour repousser vos limites photographiques. Au début d’avril, nous prévoyons de publier la liste des compétitions pour la saison automne 2020 – printemps 2021. Espérons que cette nouvelle liste incitera également les gens à travailler davantage à la création d’entrées pour les différentes catégories.
De plus, pour rappel, nous recherchons toujours des articles intéressants de la part des membres pour le magazine Canadian Camera. Et comme toujours, notre bulletin mensuelle est un excellent moyen de vous renseigner sur les actualités.
Merci pour tout ce que vous faites pour promouvoir l’ACAP. Sans membres comme vous, nous ne serions pas l’organisation nationale que nous sommes aujourd’hui.
Bien que nos vies aient toutes été perturbées, faisons tout ce que nous pouvons pour aider nos amis et nos voisins, les premiers intervenants, les professionnels de la santé, et tous ceux qui gardent nos lumières allumées et nos étagères d’épicerie approvisionnées.
Au nom du conseil d’administration de l’ACAP, nous espérons que vous restez en sécurité. Nos mères avaient raison – lavez-vous les mains! Avec bon sens et bonne hygiène, nous reviendrons à la normale dans les prochains mois.
Cordialement,
Rod Trider, FCAPA
Président