Richmond Photo Club Society – May24 Update

The Richmond Photo Club displayed 80 of its members images in Richmond’s Lansdowne Mall from April 25th to the 28th During this event the public was invited to fill in a ballet indicating which image was their favourite. All votes were anonymous.

Over 400 ballets were filled in! The club is still in the process of tabulating the results. The positive response from the public was overwhelming and indicates the high level of enjoyment that the community receives from events of this nature.

The Richmond News also published an article on this event which increased the public’s awareness of the show. Here a few photos of this event.

Three images showing Gerry, David and Kyoko beside their images and two showing the public at the exhibit

Surrey Photography Club March-April 2024 Upcoming Presentation

FREE Online Presentation: Monday, March 25, 2024 at 7:00pm

Minimalist Photography with Judy Hancock Holland.

More info by clicking here

 

Osoyoos Photography Club Exhibition

Osoyoos Photography Club are collaborating with Artists on Main for a gallery exhibition titled ‘Pixels and Paint’ March 30 to April 20, 2024 at the ART Gallery Osoyoos.

For this unique show, 12 photographers paired up with 12 painters, painting their interpretation of a selected photograph.
We will display each photo print next to the painting for this exhibition, along with other photographs from our photo club members.

Exhibition dates – March 30 to April 20, 2024
Location: ART Gallery Osoyoos
Address. 8713 Main St, Osoyoos, BC

Link to website for additional information by clicking here.

01 Merv Graf 2 - Barbara Freese
02 Randy Rotheisler 1 - Diane Zorn 'Round Midnight copy
03 Mike Fitzpatrick 3 - Jane Scheffler retired copy
04 Ian McCoan 1 - Jane Scheffler C62A7148 copy
05 Merv Graf 3 - Sandra Albo 26 Feb 2023 Aurora 8-19 PM 230226-113 X copy
Vancouver's Granville Street is lit up in lights. The city's abundant rain intensifies the colours of the light as it is reflected on the pavement.
07 Merv Graf 7 - Shirley Trites I 200614-96-B-16x16 copy
08 John Nearing 5 - Shirley Trites Fleeting Image copy
4x6 CARD Topaz GIGA DNG
10 John Nearing 1 - Shirley Trites Dream Scape copy

Latest News From The Richmond Photo Club Society

On November 28, The Richmond Photo Club held a Print Evaluation evening at the Thompson Community Centre in Richmond, BC. This event was very well attended. 32 prints were submitted by our members and 27 of these achieved award recognition.

Our CAPA certified judge for the evening was Neil Le Nobel.

We are very pleased to be able to show a few of the Gold recipients publicly on The Richmond Arts Council Website. You can view these outstanding images by clicking on this link.

The Artists and the titles of their works are noted below:

Up Up in the Sky Albert Tsai
The Swan Flies Away Albert Tsai
Pansey Movement Gerry Boretta
Colorful Cuba Juliet Fricker
Vietnamese Pipe Smoker Juliet Fricker
Dawn at Fisherman’s Wharf Kyoko Kimura
In The Image of a Body Builder Susan Olsen
Crown Jewel on Waterfront Eva Sylvanna Wong
An evening of illumination and reflection Eva Sylvanna Wong
Temples of Bagan in Myanmar Urs Fricker
Beauty in Ethiopia Urs Fricker

We thank all our club participants for their contribution to this event. We look forward to showing more of our members works throughout 2024!

New DR for the Mid Vancouver Island District

CAPA is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Hamilton as District Representative for  the Mid Vancouver Island District in BC.

With the encouragement and support of a friend Jean joined the Cowichan Valley Camera Club (CVCC) in 2011, as a way to advance the development of her creative expression. At the same time, she was motivated to progress to using a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR).

Land/seascapes along with nature and animals are favourite subjects with a special interest developing for evening/night/morning photography plus black and white photos. Recently Jean has been enjoying the process of turning her photos into Abstract Art. Jean’s images can be found in private collections and can be viewed online at: https://pbase.com/cvcc/mg_jean_h.

In 2012, Jean became the Treasurer of the CVCC and an individual CAPA member in 2013. For many years, Jean has been the club’s CAPA club coordinator, BC/Yukon Interclub club liaison and since the Fall of 2022the BC/Yukon Interclub secretary. In addition, Jean has been looking after the CVCC website for the past few years.

Welcome to the CAPA Team!

Surrey Photography Club wins the Gold Medal – Nov.2023

 

Congratulations to the Surrey Photography Club that won the Gold Medal in the Pacific Zone Competition.


Accepting for the club from left to right: Gail Stephan, John Kalley

Richmond Photo Club Dec.2023 Update

The Richmond Photo Club has been extremely busy in the community!

On Friday, November 24th Julian Rozental provided his time as the event photographer for the “ARTRICH 2023” Opening Reception.

This event runs from November 24 to December 31 at the Richmond Art Gallery. The Richmond Arts Coalition in partnership with the Richmond Art Gallery is pleased to present this exhibition for the fifth time. This dynamic juried exhibition features fifty emerging and established artists from Richmond, the Lower Mainland, and nearby communities to exhibit together and celebrate local talent. It features an eclectic array of styles and subject matter.

On Sunday, November 26, 2023, Elmar Theissen and David England participated as volunteer photographers for the “Islamic Art Experience Event 2023” at the Richmond Public Library.

This event was a full day of events made possible by the Community Arts Council of Richmond and The Richmond Public Library. It focused on sharing the beauty of Islamic art from around the globe and was an exciting and educational opportunity for people of all ages. In addition to the entertainment and educational value, these events encourage vibrant cross-cultural exchange among all faiths and cultures. The aim being to bring forward new art, artists, and performers from the local Muslim community in BC and Canada.

Both events were very well attended by the public. The Richmond Photo Club Society is delighted to have been able to participate in these community events and to provide The Richmond Arts Coalition, The Richmond Art Gallery, The Community Arts Council of Richmond, and the Richmond Public Library with many memorable images of these special occasions.

To see more details, visit the website

Victoria Camera Club 80th Anniversary Events

January 12, 2024: As part of the BC/Yukon Inter-Club Speaker Series, Victoria Camera Club will be hosting Elizabeth Gray whose topic is “Black and White Photography – Shooting with Intent”. Prior to Elizabeth’s presentation, Richard Letourneau, our Club representative to the Speaker Series, will present a half-hour slideshow. It will showcase the VCC’s 80th Anniversary with photographs collected over the years of the Club’s existence

March 2024. Well-known former VCC Member, Leah Gray will be presenting “Expanding (Perfecting) your Vision as a Photographer” at Camosun College’s Gibson Auditorium. Along with her partner, Steve Smith, Leah will be leading a photography field trip and image review that same weekend. Watch for details on dates/times and tickets.

June 1, 2024. A Day in the Life of Victoria Photo Shoot. Your chance to explore Greater Victoria and shoot your choice of people, places and events over the course of one 24-hour period.

Month of September 2024. The Victoria Camera Club will be staging a juried exhibition of Members’ prints at the Victoria Arts Council Gallery on Store Street. The theme of the exhibition will be A Day in the Life of Victoria.

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Club’s website 

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Surrey Photography Club November Presentation

Zoom Speaker Presentation – November 27, 2023 – 6:45 PM PST

Francis Cleroux speaking on Street Photography

to register email to info@surreyphotographyclub.com

Langley Camera Club November Presentation

Zoom Speaker Presentation – 11/29/2023 – Doors Open 6:50 PM

Multiply Your Creativity with Multiple Exposure – Dennis Ducklow

The many joys of photography include the endless possibilities available to us. Dennis will share his journey from being a ‘straight shooter; to an impressionist photographer.

He will explain how he uses multiple exposure as well as intentional camera movement in different ways to create impressionist and abstract photographs, photos that are unique, non-replicable and highly personal.

The talk will be illustrated with many examples and a slide show.

Participants will:

  • Gain a perspective on where impressionism comes from, inspiration from past masters, and why
    it’s relevant today.
  • Learn specific techniques they can use right away to create impressionist and abstract photos
    with any camera
  • Learn about an approach to photography that will challenge them to see in new ways and expand their ways of responding to a scene

Further information by clicking here

When you register by emailing president@langleycameraclub.ca a link will be sent out prior to the night.

Caroun Photo Club Oct23. Update

Caroun Photo Club: 17th Annual Photography Exhibition 2023
December 2-14, 2023
Opening Reception: December 2, 4-8 pm

Photographs of the participants in photo contest 2023 will be exhibited.
Prizes of the winners will be given by one of the judges on the opening reception (Dec 2).
More information by clicking here.

Richmond Photo Club Society Oct23. Update

On Saturday, September 23rd, from 12 noon to 4 PM the Richmond Photo Club Society participated in Richmond’s Culture Days. This is an event running from September 23 to October 15, 2023. Over these three weeks, dozens of Richmond artists and arts organizations will offer free, inspiring interactive events and behind the scenes access to a wide range of art forms and creative practices.

The Richmond Photo Club Societies contribution to this event was to provide high quality portraits to the visiting public. We did this in a studio-like setting in the Cultural Centre, upstairs near the roof-top garden. Families, children and singles were all invited to have their portraits taken. We are providing up to five high quality images (suitable for prints up to 8″ X 10″) free to all visitors!

Richmond Photo Club Society members that volunteered their time that day were:

Chuck Vaugeois
Grant McMillan
Corina Lynn
Joseph Eng
Gerry Boretta
Eva Sylvanna Wong
Julian Rozental

We had 30 eager visitors show up that day to have their portraits taken! Thank you to our volunteers for offering their time and making this event a great success!

We look forward to participating in more events of this type to promote interest, participation and improvement in photography in our city and the surrounding areas.

More information by clicking here.

 

North Shore Photographic Society June Update

The North Shore Photographic Society is proud to be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023.

Our motto for the year has been education, camaraderie, competition and excellence in photography.

A weekend of workshops and get togethers is planned this month to celebrate this milestone in style including having two of the club’s founding members talk about the early days of the club.

Members from around BC are planning to attend this exciting event.

Party time!

New DR for South Vancouver Island

CAPA is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Letourneau as District Representative for Southern Vancouver Island.

Richard is a member of the Victoria Camera Club (VCC) and for the past eight years, has served on a variety of committees including Webmaster VCC Website, Internal Competitions, and External Competitions.

He was one of the members responsible for implementing Zoom meetings and wrote protocols and procedures to assist members with their Zoom experience.

Please read his full biography.

Richmond Photo Club Society June Update

The Richmond Photo Club has been extremely busy lately. On April 29th we participated in the highly anticipated return of the Crescent Beach Photo Club’s “2023 Black and White Invitation Print Competition”.

This high profile event has returned after being cancelled since the beginning of the pandemic. Ten local camera clubs submitted images for evaluation. Richmond Camera Club won first Prize at the “Club” level as well as 1st and 2nd Prizes at the “Individual” level. Participating members were:

Albert Tsai, Sue Olsen, Neil LeNobel, George Sandor, Richard Juren, and Elmar Thiessen. Congratulations to you all!

On June 3rd, The City of Richmond held it’s annual “Doors Open” event. This event is an opportunity for clubs and organizations within the city of Richmond, BC to promote their associations to the community. The Richmond Photo Club was asked by the city of Richmond to utilize the beautiful Minoru Chapel, a historic church built in 1891, currently located in Minoru Park as the venue to showcase our member’s photography.

Twenty images were selected that were contributed by ten members. A total of 78 guests visited our location to tour the Chapel and view our member’s images.
We thank all those who contributed and volunteered their time at the event. A few photos of the day provided by Julian Rozental and Chuck Vaugeois are attached.

Richmond Photo Club Spring Update

Meeting Schedule

Based on a member survey the Richmond Photo Club Society (BC) has decided to schedule a combination of in person and Zoom meetings until the end of the year.

 

“Ann Reiner Memorial” Exhibit

In follow up to the successful Lansdowne Print Show there are now twenty-six prints displayed in the Rotunda Gallery at the Richmond Arts Centre. This is the “Ann Reiner Memorial” Exhibit. This display is running from March 1 to March 31, 2023. If you are in the area, be sure to drop in and view these wonderful images. Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/eiPsSwCcDpbVvfBCA

 

CAPA Club Competitions

The RPCS members’ involvement with CAPA Club competitions continues to receive wonderful results. Congratulations to all our members who have participated.

Richmond Photo Club February 2023 News

On January 24th we held our first in person evaluation meeting since the pandemic began. This meeting was held at The Thompson Community Centre. This was a “Print Evaluation Night”. All members that choose to participate could submit up to three printed images. In total our members provided 43 images for evaluation. We had 24 members attend this in person evaluation.

The CAPA judge that was present to evaluate the images was Allen Bargen. Allen is a Life Member of CAPA. He is also a past president of CAPA and holds FCAPA and Hon FCAPA Honours. It was a pleasure to have him attend our first “in person” evaluation meeting in over two years! His evaluation was thoughtful, informative, humorous when appropriate and extremely educational.

As each print was evaluated by Allen we simultaneously displayed a digital image onto a large monitor. This way all members in the audience could view the image during Allen’s evaluation.

It was a wonderful evening and provided all those that attended with a printed version of their image that can be used in upcoming “Print” showings as well as a digital version for inclusion in future online competition and events.

A number of club members received advancement to a higher level within our club based on results they received during this meeting. These members are:

• George Sandors, Richard Juren and Susan Olsen received 5 gold and 10 silver or gold over time to move from Intermediate to Advanced.

• Albert Tsai needed 1 gold and got 2 golds this month for a total of the required 10 gold and 20 gold or silver, therefore, he moves from Advanced to Master.

• Neil le Nobel needed 3 golds and got 3 golds this month. He moves from Advanced to Master.

Congratulations to these club members for their outstanding work!

Thank you very much Allen for your participation in this event! Your comments provided many learning moments!

Lansdowne Photographic Show / Richmond Photo Club Exhibition

This event is the largest print show for the Richmond Photo Club. This public exhibit will showcase 80 exceptional photos from Richmond Photo Club’s members.

You can view all of these images electronically at this link on our clubs website: https://tinyurl.com/3htrsf78

Full Details of this event are below:

Location: Lansdowne Centre Mall (near the food court), at 5300 No. 3 Rd, Richmond, BC

Click here for a Google Map

When: Thursday, February 9th, to Sunday, February 12th, during the Mall’s hours
(10:00 am to 7:00 pm Thursday and Sunday; 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Friday and Saturday)

Not only will Richmond Photo Club Members be showcasing their photography work, throughout the exhibit there will also be Club Members present to answer questions about their art, photography, and our club.

We look forward to welcoming the public to view the work our talented members create.

2022 Fall Monochrome Results

A huge shout out to Sue Olsen! Sue received honorable mention for three of her images in the CAPA “Individual” competition and a Second Place Merit placing on a “club” level in this CAPA event. Her four images are:

Tutu, Modern Ballerina, Getting Ready For The Show & Bodyscape.

Sue’s winning image Bodyscape is included in this CAPA “Club ” link:

Competition Winners – 2022 Fall Monochrome – Club

And her winning images; Getting Ready For The Show, Modern Ballerina and Tutu are shown in this CAPA “individual” link:

Competition Winners – 2022 Fall Competition – Individual

Congratulations Sue on this fabulous achievement!

Volunteer Opportunity – Lower Vancouver Island

The Pacific Zone is looking for a District Representative (DR) for the Lower Vancouver Island.

The DR (District Representative) represents CAPA members and member clubs in their area. A District Representative is the first contact between members, clubs and CAPA. A DR promotes and supports CAPA by visiting clubs, attending meetings, organizing, and or attending outings, and is helpfully involved in the CAPA photographic community in their area. This is a great opportunity for someone who is seeking more engagement with other photographers and the photographic community!

If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please email Lynda Miller, the Pacific Zone Director at pacific@capacanada.ca for more information.

Richmond Photo Club Jan. 2023 News

Lions Gate Camera Club Celebration of Nature Photography Competition Results

The Richmond Photo Clubs placement was 8 out of 20 participating clubs. A top 10 showing! The clubs total score was 141 and the top overall score was 159.
Neil leNobel placed second in the Landscape category with a score of 26 and for his image ‘Through the Arch”, missing first place by .5 of a point.

Sue Olsen’s image in the Wildlife category scored 26.5 missing honorable mention by .6 of a point.

Congratulations to both Neil and Sue!

Thompson Community Centre

From December 1, 2022 through to December 31, 2022 the Richmond Photo Club had 12 images displayed at the Thompson Community Centre. This has been a successful way to promote our club and reveal our clubs artwork to the city.

On January 24th we will be having our first in person evaluation meeting since the pandemic began. This meeting will be a “Print Evaluation Night”. All members that choose to participate may submit up to three printed images, the theme is “Open”.

As each print is being evaluated by a judge during this meeting we will project a digital image. This way all members in the audience can view the image during the evaluation.
The winning images will have a printed version for possible inclusion in other external “Print” showings and there will be a digital version available for inclusion in on line competitions and events.

Lansdowne Photographic Show

Continuing to look forward, the largest upcoming event for the Richmond Photo Club will be the Lansdowne Photographic Show. This event will be held in Lansdowne Mall, Richmond, BC February 9 – 12, 2023. This public exhibit will showcase 96+ photos from Richmond Photo Club’s members. More on this event will follow as the date nears.

Richmond Photo Club December 2022 News

During the month of August the Community Arts Council of Richmond held the 11th annual “Midsummer Art’s Dream Juried Exhibition”. This event was located at Richmond’s Lansdowne Centre over the weekend of August 26 – 28th. 31 artists and 70 art pieces were submitted and displayed.

The event continues “virtually” until December 31, 2022. The link to this event is here:
https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/10617539/catalog

We are very pleased to announce that two of Richmond Photo Club Members have the honor of having their works displayed. They are:

Gerry Boretta – canvas print: “Smoke”

Gail Newell – photograph: “Fawn Lily After The Rain”

Gail is also a textile artist and has two of her quilts “Loon Rising” and “Fawn Lily displayed.

All the artist’s images are included with this article.

The Richmond Museum’s exhibit entitled “The Arts Live Here” continues to run from September 24, 2022 for 11 months. The event highlights how the arts speak to us, connect to us and give us unique ways to understand ourselves, our communities and our city.

Richmond Photo Club Members whose art is displayed in this event are:

Urs Fricker – Traditional Taiwanese Dancers / Polish Festival
Albert Tsai – Purple Orchid / Red Tulip / Flying Butterfly
Hendy Wu – Look Forward On Stage
Eva Sylvanna Wong – A Longing Gaze
Juliet Fricker – Thai Dancer

The exhibition hours are:

9am-9pm weekdays
10am-5pm weekends
Closed on statutory holidays

We have also included all artists’ images to this article.

CAPA Competition Results:
We have received results for the CAPA Pacific Zone Competition. We are pleased to announce the artists and their results below:


Title Artist Score
• Day’s End Neil leNobel 26.0
• Cannery Row Tool Bench Elmar Theissen 23.0
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea Susan Olsen 22.5
• Fiddlehead Brian G Phillips 22.0
• Salmon Eater Brian D Phillips 22.0
• Winter George Sandor 21.0

Well done everyone and thanks for putting your images forward!

The second CAPA event we received results on is the CAPA Nature Competition. We are pleased to announce the artists and their results below:

Title Artist Theme Score
• Through the Arch Neil LeNobel Landscape 24.5
• Great lunch Hendy Wu Wildlife 24.0
• Crow Blitz Paul Rennie Nature 22.5
• Voracious Pine Siskin Kyoko Kimura Nature 22.0
• Cleaned My Paw Alan Marchant Wildlife 21.5
• Always Keep Your Back To The Wind David England Nature 21.0

The third CAPA event we have news on is the Fall 2022 Monochrome competition. These results are:

Title Artist Theme Score

Bodyscape Sue Olsen Person 25.5
Through the Arch Neil leNobel Landscape 24.5
Sadhu The Holy Man Urs Fricker Person 23.5
Science World Minh To Architecture 23.5
Luminosity Cedric Tetzel Nature 22.0
Stave Falls Power Plant Pipes and Lines David England Architecture 22.0

Congratulations go out to Sue Olsen for achieving 2nd merit for her image “Bodyscape”!

Well done everyone and thank you for putting your images forward!

All images from the CAPA events noted above are attached.

Thompson Community Centre

Beginning December 1, 2022 the Richmond Photo Club will have 12 images displayed. These artworks will be available for viewing at the Thompson Community Centre until December 31, 2022.

Lansdowne Photographic Show

Continuing to gaze forward, the largest upcoming event for the Richmond Photo Club will be the Lansdowne Photographic Show. This event will be held in Lansdowne Mall, Richmond, BC February 9 – 12, 2023. This public exhibit will showcase 96+ photos from Richmond Photo Club’s members. More on this event will follow as the date nears.