The Lion’s Gate Camera Club invites all BC and Yukon Camera Clubs to participate in their fourteenth annual digital competition. Registration is by Oct. 1, 2019 and the submission deadline is November 1st., 2019.
See the results from 2018 here.
Interior Monologues running till next November at the Kamloops Museum & Archives is a fascinating photo exhibit juxtaposing images taken in 1871 by Benjamin Baltzly as part of a Geological Survey of BC (The government was looking for a railway route through the Interior) with images taken in 2019 by KPAC FaceBook friend, Cory Hope. Cory had the help of KPAC’s Lindley Roff who used Google Earth and other resources to pinpoint the GPS locations of the same camera views. There are wonderful enlargements and original photos from the McCord Museum in Quebec along with archival material from the Kamloops Museum. This is a World Class exhibit. Don’t miss it!
Baltzly, along with a team from the Geological Survey of Canada, was tasked to prospect and document a
route through the interior plateau that would be suitable for the new railway that would connect BC to the rest of Canada.
Kamloops Museum & Archives
207 Seymour St. | 250-828-3576
Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:30AM – 4:30PM ~ Admission $3 per Adult/ $1 per Child
. . . .The expedition was fraught with bad planning and difficulties from the start. They did not leave Montreal until June 26; they missed their steamboat connection in San Francisco causing them to seek alternative transport by local steamer and stage coach. They were further delayed for fifteen days after arrival in Victoria because of the difficulty in locating and purchasing a camping outfit. On reaching Yale at the mouth of the Fraser River Canyon, approximately 120
miles from New Westminster on July 27, they could not find transport of any sort and were obliged to walk along the Cariboo Road up the Fraser River Canyon. Another two weeks were lost in Kamloops due to the difficulty in finding horses and men to hire for the trip into the wilderness of the North Thompson River, the real objective of the exploration party.
Benjamine Baltzly Exhibition (youtube)
Freeman Patterson, a CAPA life member, posts periodical letters on his website.
In the recent letter, Freeman talks about flowers and gardens including Kingsbrae Garden in St, Andrews, NB. It is a great place to visit in the summer. You can view the previous letters and sign up for the subscription here. http://www.freemanpatterson.com/newsletters.htm
Michael Winsor, a CAPA member in Saint John’s, NL, is featured on the Newfoundland Photo Tours website. Amazing story, video, and images for this year’s iceberg. Please check it out at
https://www.newfoundlandphototours.com/calvingiceberg
Michael Winsor recently was recognized for an iceberg image taken in 2017. His image appeared on a Canadian stamp announced in January, 2019. Read the story here.
Among 39 images selected for 2020 Canada Salon are by those from Atlantic Zone:
The selected images will be professionally printed and be put on display at the National Museum of Photography/Musée Populaire De La Photo in Drummondville Quebec between 7th January 2020 to 29th March 2020.
The results are in for the Harbour City Photography Exhibition held in Nanaimo, B.C. May 27 – June 14th, 2019. This was endorsed by CAPA.
Judy Hancock Holland; 1st; On the Wings of a Dove
Rena Myles; 2nd; Leading Lines
Don Frood; 3rd; Vasco Da Gaman
Maggie Tilley; HM; Urban Bike Race
Rena Myles; 1st; Transcendence
Judy Hancock Holland; 2nd; Tulip No. 5
Jack Harynuk; 3rd; Mirrored March
Irene Peinhopf; HM; Fragmented
Bruce Moffat; 1st; Common Loon Close up on Maple Lake
Kate Ampersand; 2nd; Autumn Forest
Evan Guengerich; 3rd; Food Fight
Craig Letourneau; HM; Our Island Tree
Sue Nurmi; 1st; Solitude
Leah Gray; 2nd; Wild Dance
John Young; 3rd; Mexican Fiesta
Michele Hillier; HM; Puno Dog, Peru 2018
We are pleased to announce that Virginia Stranaghan has again taken up the gauntlet of District Representative for the Niagara Region in the Ontario Zone.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Virginia lives in Lincoln, Ontario. From an early age she was encouraged to appreciate the world of art, and even during her profession as an I.T. Manager, prior to retiring in January 2016, she was commissioned to photograph engineering projects.
Virginia has held numerous positions in several camera clubs, including Competitions Chair, Treasurer, and Board Director with the Latow Photographers Guild; Webmaster for the Trillium Photographic Club; Website Assistant with the St. Catharines Photographic Club; and Program Chair, External Liaison, Secretary, Vice President and currently President of the Hamilton Camera Club
She has also an extensive history with CAPA, including being the Niagara District Rep from 2007 – 2018, during which time she simultaneously held the position of CAPA’s Competitions Director. A CAPA certified judge since 2008, Virginia is also an OCCC (Ontario Council of Camera Clubs formerly GTCC) certified judge since 2009.
Virginia has attained various photographic recognitions over the years, including Juror’s Choice in the UNESCO Kaleidoscope Annual Photographic Awards 2011; Juror’s Choice in the AGB Juried Show (UN Year of the Forest); 2nd Place – Silver in CAPA’s 2013 AV Competition; 1st Place – Gold in the GTCCC Inter Club 2015; 1st Place in the NFRCC Annual Spring Seminar 2015 Competition; Honour Award in CAPA’s Nature Competition October 2018; and 1st Merit – Place & an Honour Award in CAPA’s Monochrome Competition January 2019.
Virginia states that “as a photographic artist the world around me is my inspiration and fuels my passion to capture my vision in a photograph; this drives me to continue to pursue and develop my skills and style.”
Harbour City Photography Club in Nanaimo is presenting a Photo Salon from May 27th to June 14. This is a juried exhibition showcasing nearly 100 Vancouver Island Photographers.
Location: The View Gallery, Building 330, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
Date: May 27 to June 14
More Information: http://hcpclub.ca/index.php/2019-photo-salon/
Capturing the beauty of the Island is something that comes naturally to the Victoria Camera Club’s members, but especially for Mike Wooding, Leah Gray and Daniel Rondeau, whose photos have been selected to represent Canada in the Four Nations Photography Competition.
Here are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners and the three honourable mentions from our 2019 Black and White invitational print competition held on Saturday April 27th 2019.
Any ties and the final picks were selected by our three judges.
M. Jonathan Hugues Potvin, directeur du Musée national de la photographie, a le plaisir d’inviter les photographes professionnels et amateurs à s’inscrire au 3e Gala prix Focus. En primeur cette année, de nouvelles catégories font leur entrée, dont le Focus de l’ACAP, le Focus Jeunesse, le Grand Focus Masculin et Féminin ainsi que le Focus Rallye-équipe. Également nouveau cette année, les participants devront
souscrire comme membres supporteurs du Musée National de la Photographie préalablement à leur inscription.
Pour recevoir votre formulaire d’inscription, veuillez communiquer avec le Musée national de la photographie au (819) 474-5782 ou par courriel au museedelaphoto@gmail.com. La date de tombée pour recevoir les formulaires remplis est le 12 juillet 2019.
M. Jonathan Hugues Potvin, director of the Musée national de la photographie, is pleased to invite professional and amateur photographers to apply for the 3rd Focus Awards Gala. This year will see the introduction of new categories: the CAPA Focus, the Youth Focus, Male and Female Focus and the Team-Rally Focus. Also new this year, participants must register as Supporting Members of the Musée National de la Photographie prior to submitting their application.
To receive your entry form, please contact the Musée de la Photographie at (819) 474-5782 or send an email request to museedelaphoto@gmail.com. The deadline for receiving entries is 12 July 2019.
L’Association canadienne d’art photographique vise à promouvoir et à disséminer l’art et la science de la photographie sous toutes ses formes à l’usage et au profit de ses membres.
Avec cet objectif en vue, la zone du Québec de l’ACAP planifie offrir à ses membres individuels et aux membres de ses clubs un atelier théorique et pratique d’une journée sur la photographie noir et blanc.
Notez bien que l’atelier ne sera pas un cours de Lightroom ou de Photoshop, mais plutôt dédié à la créa@on d’images photographiques à l’aide de techniques intermédiaires et avancés.
Fasciné par l’image, Carlos Richer a complété un baccalauréat en arts visuels avec spécialisation en photographie à l’Université d’OYawa, tout en travaillant comme projectionniste dans un cinéma de
répertoire.
En 1992, Carlos s’installe à Montréal pour travailler comme photographe de plateau, puis entreprend des études en infographie au Collège Marsan, question d’amorcer le virage numérique sur Adobe
Photoshop 1.5 Son diplôme en poche et passionné de Photoshop, il débute une carrière dans l’enseignement en photographie, en infographie et en multimédia.
En 2004, Carlos Richer fait l’acquisition du Collège Marsan qu’il dirige depuis. Il offre aussi ses services à titre de consultant en imagerie numérique et en photographie panoramique auprès d’agences de
publicité et de grandes entreprises.
En 2018, Carlos se joint à l’équipe de ESMA avec les Collèges SaleYe et Marsan dans les nouveaux locaux au 3536 boulevard St-Laurent (l’ancien cinéma ExCentristi.
Depuis 2012 Carlos Richer donne aussi plusieurs conférences sur l’inspiration, la créativité et comment trouver sa voix photographique.
The Canadian Association for Photographic Art strives to promote and disseminate the art and science of photography in all its forms for the use and benefit of its members.
With this objective in mind, CAPA’s Quebec Zone plans to offer its individual members and the members of its Clubs a theoretical and practical one-day workshop dealing with Black and White photography.
Please note: this is not a Lightroom and Photoshop workshop, but one dedicated to the application of intermediate and advanced techniques in the creation of photographic images.
With a fascination for images, Carlos Richer completed a bachelor degree in visual arts with a specialization in photography at the University of Ottawa, while working as a projectionist in a repertory
film cinema.
Carlos moved to Montreal in 1992 to work as a film set photographer before undertaking studies in computer graphics at the College Marsan in order to meet the digital challenge with Adobe Photoshop
1.5 With his diploma in hand and a passion for Photoshop, he launched his teaching career in
photography, computer graphics and multimedia.
In 2004, Carlos Richer acquired the College Marsan which he has directed ever since. He also offers his services as a consultant in digital imagery and panoramic photography to advertising agencies and large
enterprises.
In 2018, Carlos joined the ESMA team with the Colleges Salette and Marsan, in a new location at 3536, Saint-Laurent Boulevard (previously the ExCentris Cinemati.
Since 2012, Carlos Richer gives presentations on inspiration, on creativity and on finding one’s personal photographic style.
The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival has announced the full program for the 23rd edition of the Toronto-wide event spanning the month of May, including its core programming of 23 primary exhibitions and 15 public installations.
Influential American artist Carrie Mae Weems will headline this year’s festival with an exhibition in five parts sited at distinct locations across the city, representing her first solo exhibition in Canada.
In addition to Weems, a selection of outstanding North American and international photographic artists will present an array of projects in museums, galleries and public spaces across Toronto.
“The range of artists that we have gathered for this year’s edition of CONTACT truly span the globe and bring insights and observations on so many different cultural, political and environmental issues,” CONTACT executive director Darcy Killeen says.
“The entire CONTACT team is honoured to have such a diversity of talent on view in Toronto this May and we thank our many partners and supporters for making all of this possible.”
Beyond its core exhibitions, CONTACT includes featured and open call exhibitions that present a range of works by artists at leading galleries and alternative spaces across the city.
CONTACT also organizes and co-presents a wide range of programs, including a book fair, book dummy reviews, lectures, panels and workshops appealing to a wide audience.
Full details are available on the CONTACT website (scotiabankcontactphoto.com). The festival is free and open to the public, with some exceptions at major museums.
It is very satisfying to note the increased number of Québec zone Individual and Club members participating in CAPA competitions. It is also encouraging to see their talent recognized by several awards in the 2019 CAPA competitions.
OPEN SPRING 2019 – individual
Benoit Larochelle – Silver Medal
Jocelyne Feizo – Bronze Medal
Benoit Larochelle – 2nd Place Merit Award, for his image “China…Really?”
OPEN SPRING 2019 – club
Ron Gesser of the Montreal Camera Club – 3rd Place Merit Award, for his image “Suri Boy”
SERIES OF 4 PHOTOS – individual
Evelyn Young – Gold Medal, for “A Series of 4 photos – Still Life”
MONOCHROME – individual
Yves Keroack – 1st Place Merit Award, Landscape, for his image “The Shining Path”
Jocelyne Feizo – 2nd Place Merit Award, Animal, for her image “Snow Birds Performance”
Margaret Foley – 2nd Place Merit Award, Architecture, for her image “Out of Step”
Dandan Liu – 3rd Place Merit Award, Architecture, for his image “The Maze”
MONOCHROME – club
Club photo de Boucherville – Bronze Medal
Helene Voyer of the Club photo de Boucherville – 1st Place Merit Award, Architecture, for her image “Monter au ciel”
Margaret Foley of the Lakeshore Camera Club – 2nd Place Merit Award, People, for her image “The Artist”
ALTERED REALITY – individual
Yves Keroac – Silver Medal
Yves Keroack – 2nd Place Merit Award, for his image “Time Frame”
Francine Raymond – 3rd Place Merit Award, for her image “Game Over”
Il est très satisfaisant de noter l’augmentation du nombre de membres individuels et de clubs de la zone Québec qui participent aux concours de l’ACAP. De plus, il est encourageant de voir leur talent reconnu par l’attribution de plusieurs honneurs dans les concours 2019 de l’ACAP.
OUVERT PRINTEMPS 2019 – individuel
Benoit Larochelle – médaille d’argent
Jocelyne Feizo – médaille de bronze
Benoit Larochelle – 2e mention de mérite, pour son image « China…Really? »
OUVERT PRINTEMPS 2019 – club
Ron Gesser du Montreal Camera Club – 3e mention de mérite, pour son image « Suri Boy »
SÉRIES DE 4 PHOTOS – individuel
Evelyn Young – médaille d’or, pour « A Series of 4 photos – Still Life”
MONOCHROME – individuel
Yves Keroack – 1re mention de mérite, paysage, pour son image « The Shining Path »
Jocelyne Feizo – 2e mention de mérite, animal, pour son image « Snow Birds Performance »
Margaret Foley – 2e mention de mérite, architecture, pour son image « Out of Step »
Dandan Liu – 3e mention de mérite, architecture, pour son image « The Maze »
MONOCHROME – club
Club photo de Boucherville – médaille de bronze
Helene Voyer du Club photo de Boucherville – 1re mention de mérite, architecture, pour son image « Monter au ciel »
Margaret Foley du Lakeshore Camera Club – 2e mention de mérite, personnages, pour son image « The Artist »
RÉALITÉ ALTÉRÉE – individuel
Yves Keroac – médaille d’argent
Yves Keroack – 2e mention de mérite, pour son image « Time Frame »
Francine Raymond – 3e mention de mérite, pour son image « Game Over »
Please join us on Tuesday April 30th for a viewing of this year’s best audio video shows from both the CAPA Individual and CAPA Club competitions as selected and presented by Lance Gitter.
The CAPA audio visual competition submissions can consist of a multimedia presentation composed of photography, video, animation, music and commentary or a combination thereof.
The emphasis of the presentation will be the blending of these components into a cohesive storyline. The transition between the images should flow harmoniously with the appropriate colour or tone complementing the selected theme and images.
CAPA Individual members and members of CAPA member clubs are welcome to attend.
Our meeting takes place in the Banquet Room at the Edithvale Community Centre, 131 Finch Avenue West, North York (1 kilometer west of Yonge).
For further information on our club, go to https://tdpc.ca
Gareth Jones (Toronto Camera Club’s CAPA Coordinator) presenting Ann Alimi with a Fellowship Honour (FCAPA). This award was presented to Ann for her many years of supporting CAPA and promoting photography in southwestern Ontario as well as being an accomplished photographer.
is proud to announce Gold Medal and Merit Awards winner on the Open Theme – Thème Libre – Individuals Competition 2019
Take a look Open Theme-Theme libre web page.
Maurice Melanson,
« My photography journey began when my sister bought me a small point and shoot Olympus camera for Christmas over 30 years ago. I have always loved photography and I always had my camera with me. Sometimes I would get a lucky shot… Finally about 7 years ago I decided I wanted to learn more about photography, and made a decision to start taking night classes and began investing in new camera gear. I started to take my photography a lot more seriously and worked hard at it. Photography is really a passion for me and I feel very fortunate to have met people who have inspired and encouraged me to do what I love… »
Competition Winners & Awards
Gold Medal – Maurice Melanson
Gold Medal Maurice Melanson “Drop Three Times”
Gold Medal Maurice Melanson “No Risk No Reward”
Gold Medal Maurice Melanson “Misty Fire”
Merit Awards 3rd Place – Maurice Melanson’s image “Ice Age”
Congratulations to all the Maurice.
Focus Camera Club est fier d’annoncer que le gagnant de la médaille d’or et le gagnant d’un prix d’un mérite pour le Thème Libre – du concours individuel 2019 est un de nos membres.
Jetez un coup d’oeil à la page web de CAPA pour Open Theme – Thème libre libre.
Maurice Melanson,
« Mon voyage en photographie a débuté quand ma sœur m’a donné pour Noël il y a plus de 30 ans un petit appareil photo Olympus de type ‘’Point and Shoot ‘’. J’ai toujours aimé la photographie et j’ai toujours eu mon appareil photo avec moi. Parfois, j’ai un coup de chance lors de la prise de vue… Enfin, il y a 7 ans, j’ai décidé que je voulais en connaitre plus sur la photographie, et a pris la décision de de prendre des cours du soir et a commencé à investir dans de nouveaux équipements photographiques. J’ai commencé à prendre ma photographie beaucoup plus sérieusement et ai travaillé dur pour m’améliorer. La photographie est vraiment une passion pour moi et je me sens très chanceux d’avoir rencontré des gens qui m’ont inspiré et m’ont encouragé à faire ce que j’aime… »
Gagnants du Concours & récompenses
Médaille d’or – Maurice Melanson
Médaille d’or Maurice Melanson “Drop Three Times”
Médaille d’or Maurice Melanson “No Risk No Reward”
Médaille d’or Maurice Melanson “Misty Fire”
Prix du mérite 3ème place – l’image de Maurice Melanson «Ice Age»
Félicitations à tous de la part Maurice.
19th Annual
Fraser Valley Invitational
A Themed Digital Photography Competition
Saturday, May 4, 2019 Clayton Heights Secondary School
7:30 pm / Doors open 6:30 7003 188 Street, Surrey, BC
Advance purchase: $18 / At the door: $20 PayPal at www.langleycameraclub.com/fvi
CAPA Medals ~ Door Prizes ~ LCC Member Print Display ~ Refreshments
The Shuswap Photo Arts Club presents Chris Harris
Cariboo Chilcotin: A story of Resiliency and Beauty
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Fifth Avenue Senior Center, Salmon Arm
2:00 pm
Admission by Donation
The burnaby Photographic Society presents a capture photography festival: Transition.
Dates: April 11-May 4
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 11 at 7pm
Artist Talk: Featuring Grant Withers Saturday April 13th at 2-3pm
6584 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC
Tuesday to Saturday 12-4pm
Fee parking and admission
