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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:
Tuesday, November 10th. 7:00 pm, ZOOM meeting.
- Club member Leah Gray will give a presentation on the life and work of Jay Maisel who was an inspirational photographer who passed away this year. He influenced a generation of photographers. .…from the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: “Jay Maisel has passed away at 95, leaving behind an extraordinary body of work and generations of photographers who saw the world differently because of him.” He was inducted into the Photography Hall of Fame in 2020.
- Our Show and Share for this meeting will be the gallery of bird photos from our October 31 location shoot at Esquimalt Lagoon, led by club member Bill Stewart.
Location Shoot:
* October 31st Location Shoot- Birdwatching at Esquimalt Lagoon, 7:30 am.
Capture bird activity during sunrise at one of the best bird-watching locations in the area. Sunrise at 7:58 a.m. will coincide with a low/rising tide which will attract many species.
Bill Stewart will be our leader and mentor identifying the expected species and suggesting how to approach the birds. Please register on the website for details for where to park and meet Bill.
Breakfast at Denny’s in Colwood will follow with no registration necessary.
Competitions:
November Theme Competition is “Birds”. Deadline for submissions is November 10th.
Club News:
* Sidney Camera Club Photography Exhibit, Mary Winspear Centre: We are exhibiting 25 beautiful and eclectic pieces of our work.
The Exhibit runs throughout the month of October in the lobby at MWC. Please pop in and bring your friends!
The display will be dismantled on October 29th at 10:00 AM. If you have any pieces displayed, please either pick them up at 10:00 am sharp or have someone collect them for you. Thank you!
* Save-The-Date: Christmas party, Friday, December 11th..details to follow...
* Our membership fee for the 2026-2027 season is $75. Further details are on the Membership page.
Everyone is welcome to join us for Wednesday morning coffee at the Shoal Centre, 9:30-11:00 in the Craft Room.
External News:
Steve and Leah will be offering their class “Photography: Light is Everything” through Panorama Rec this November (15th, 22nd, 29th). Learn more here 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