This competition has a wide scope of themes including Cold, Active Seniors, Culinary, Nature/Wildlife and Hand of Man.

For this competition, we are seeking your best images which symbolize our unique Canadian identity and the beauties of our country.

Lines and curves have a significant compositional role that focuses the viewer’s attention on some part of the image and influences the interpretation of the image. Lines and curves can also add a sense of movement.
For this competition, we are seeking images that contain lines and/or curves that capture our attention and enhances our appreciation of your submitted image.

Open Theme – Images submitted into this competition can come from a wide range of topics. For this competition, photographers are encouraged to submit their best artistic or documentary images that express their interests and passions in photography.

For this year, we are combining our Nature and Wildlife competitions by creating five separate themes: Botanical, Insects, Reptiles & Amphibians, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife

For this competition, CAPA is looking for our best images which symbolize our unique Canadian identity and natural beauty of our country.

A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.

For this competition, photographers are encouraged to submit their best artistic or documentary images that express their interests and passions in photography.

For this year, CAPA combined their Nature and Wildlife competitions by creating four separate themes: Botanical, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife

Your best image(s) which symbolizes our unique Canadian identity and the natural beauty of our country.

A portrait image will primarily contain the likeness of a person(s) in which the facial expression is predominant but can be extended to include the entire body and the background. The object of the portrait is to capture the person’s personality and mood as the focal point or as a component of moment in time. The image can be posed, candid or environmental. Street photography image is considered environmental.

A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.

"A variety of subject matter is accepted including abstracts. The photographer can make enhancements in the camera as well as modifications and enhancements using digital imaging software to improve the overall presentation of the original captured image." - CAPA Canada

There must be obvious manipulation which may change natural color, form, shape or any combination of these three within the image. The original image must have been taken by the entrant.

Photos had to be submitted in print form.

Black and White photography is where the image produced has a single hue rather than recording the colours. This includes all forms of black and white photography which contains tones of grey ranging from pure black to pure white.

Nature Photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology. The image can include landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter.

April 2017. Capture a close-up image with a Macro 1:1 lens.

February 2017. Capture a single image using a smart phone or tablet.
Club Hosting: Kamloops Photo Arts Club.

November 2016. Minimal Manipulations (Landscape).
Kamloops Photo Arts Club scored 9th. with 124 points. First place: Norm Dougan - Hickman Bridge with 22.5.

October 2016. Creating images that evoke emotion thru photography in which one’s mind and imagination are freely but competently exercised. The image should have its “own vocabulary”; “conveys ideas” “is innovative”; “is personal”; “is a lifestyle”. - CAPA Canada

April 2016. Creating Motion in a Still Image.
* HM- Kamloops Photo Arts (4th) – 136 points.
* SILVER – Norman Dougan, Logan Lake BC – 88 points.