Join the Sidney Camera Club

If you enjoy capturing moments through your lens and sharing your photographs, our club is the perfect place for you. By joining, you will have the opportunity to meet other passionate photographers who share your interests.

Learn more about our club here.  

Next Meeting: 

*Sidney Camera Club Season Opener: 6:00- 7:00 pm, Tuesday, September 8th. The Sidney Camera Club will kick off the 2026-27 club year with an informal reception at the Mary Winspear Centre from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Everyone welcome!

*The first meeting of the Sidney Camera Club’s 2026-27 year will be held on Tuesday, September 8th, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at MWC. The meeting program will include information on upcoming club events such as location shoots, the first competition of the year and an explanation by Leah Gray of the rules relating to the submission of images to competitions in the Nature/Wildlife category. The feature presentation of the evening, by club member Peter Koelbleitner, will focus on the creation of videos to show your photographs.

Please Remember: 2026-2027 membership fee of $75 is now payable. You may pay through e-transfer to sidneycameraclub.ca@gmail.com, or by cheque/cash at either our Tuesday meeting or at Wednesday morning coffee.

Location Shoot:

2026 CAPA Coast-to-Coast Photo Walk, and Location Shoot, September 19th: 

The Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) is thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual 2026 CAPA Coast-to-Coast Photo Walk, happening all day on Saturday, September 19th. As part of this national event the Sidney Camera Club invites both members and non-member photographers of all levels to join in a two hour walk through Sidney to the waterfront for street photography and sea-side shots to capture images of our beautiful hometown to share with others across the country. The walk will begin at the Mary Winspear Centre at 3:30 pm and end at the bandshell at the waterfront at 5:30 pm.

To register for the walk click here.  The link is https://capacanada.ca/photo-walk/

Competitions:

* September Theme Competition is“Nature/Wildlife.”

The competition is now open with the closing date for submission of September 11th. These images will be judged at our first Judge's Eye Evening on Sept 22 by three knowledgeable judges Michael Murchison, Nick Delaney and Leah Gray. These choices will help determine our club entry to the CAPA competition. 

* SPAC: Artist's Point of View: Competition is open.

Closing date October 13th. The "Point of View" (POV) Competition is a competition & exhibit, sponsored by the Saanich Peninsula Arts and Crafts (SPAC) Society.  Through this competition, SPAC seeks an image from the Sidney Camera Club that sparks artist imagination & becomes part of a subsequent artists' exhibit at the Mary Winspear Centre.

Members: Please refer to the Competition Portal for additional information.

Club News:

Everyone is welcome to join us for Wednesday morning coffee at the Shoal Centre, 9:30-11:00 am in the Craft Room.

External News:

* Leah Gray and Steve Smith are pleased to offer the following photography classes through Panorama Recreation:

1. Photography Weekend Workshop September 19-20, 2026 (detailed pdf available – contact Leah)
2. Photography: Light is Everything November 15, 22, 29, 2026 (1 class, 3 sessions)
3. Photography: An Introduction January 17, 24, 31, 2027 (1 class, 3 sessions)
   

Please contact Leah for further information and registration dates:

https://spirithills.ca/photography-classes/

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“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels,

in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed and is,

thereby, a true manifestation of what one feels about life in its entirety.”

.......Ansel Adams