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Sheena Wilkie

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Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA Publishing Editor

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Larry Breitkreutz

CANADIAN CAMERA (ISSN1206-3401) is published quarterly by the Canadian Association for Photographic Art, Box 357, Logan Lake BC V0K 1W0. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part without prior written permission of the publisher and author. All photographic rights remain with the photographer. Opinions expressed are those of the individual contributors. Contributions are welcomed from all CAPA members. Story ideas and low resolution photographs may be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief at editor-inchief@capacanada.ca. CANADIAN CAMERA reserves the unrestricted right to edit, crop and and comment editorially on all submitted material. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CANADIAN CAMERA is distributed automatically to CAPA members. Individual copies are available for $9.95. Library subscriptions cost $35.00 for four issues.

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Sheena Wilkie

2 Message from the President 4 Phototalk 5 CAPA New Members 6 CAPA/Club News 14 The REDress Photography Project 20 Photography Clubs Volunteering

in Their Communities Irene Marie Dorey 24 Finding a Forever Home Lois DeEll 26 The Joy of Photography Tracey Cameron 28 Awareness and Change through Photography Maurice Henri 32 Cameras for Healing

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CAPA Officers & National Council Members

Founded in 1968, CAPA is a nonprofit organization for photographers, including amateurs, professionals, camera clubs, and anyone interested in photography. The aims of CAPA are to promote good photography as an art form in Canada, and to provide useful information for photographers. CAPA accomplishes this through interaction with individuals and member camera clubs and by distributing slide sets, evaluating photographs, running competitions, and publishing the quarterly Canadian Camera. CAPA also sponsors Canadian Camera Conference, a biennial summer weekend of field trips and seminars held in a different city every other year. CAPA is a member of the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP).

CAPA OFFICERS PRESIDENT Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA VICE PRESIDENT Rod Trider, FCAPA SECRETARY Michael Breakey, FCAPA TREASURER Len Suchan, FCAPA

CAPA DIRECTORS ATLANTIC ZONE Michiko Nishijima QUEBEC ZONE Jean-Marc Beaudoin ONTARIO ZONE Rod Trider PRAIRIE ZONE Harvey Brink PACIFIC ZONE Dennis Ducklow, ACAPA DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING Dr. Bob Ito, Hon. FCAPA DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS Virginia Stranaghan, FCAPA DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Allen Bargen

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Messagefrom the president Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA

To say, “photography has changed a lot in the last two decades,” is a huge understatement. It hasn’t just changed, it has experienced a mind boggling revolution. Digital photography has changed the way we take pictures, make pictures, and use pictures. Last spring I was teaching a beginners’ photography course, which was mostly for adults, but the ‘powers that be’ had parachuted a sixteen year old into the class. If I even mentioned the words ‘film’ or ‘slides’, his eyes would glaze over, as if I was talking about something from the last century. Well – I guess I was. But he spent much of his time in the class on his iPhone, Googling the ‘authorities’ on the Internet to see if what I was saying was true, or made sense. It was a fascinating experience, which really underscored the changes that have taken place. So, how does an organization like CAPA adjust to, and keep up with, the changes. You, our members, are at many different places in the digital revolution. Some are fighting it, arguing for a ‘pure’ photography. Others have resigned themselves to the inevitable and are struggling to adapt to a new paradigm. But, a reluctant struggle to adapt is both painful and somewhat counter-productive. New and exciting art is being produced by those who enthusiastically embrace the revolution and take advantage of all the benefits it has to offer. Sometimes I’ve heard CAPA criticized as being only an ‘association for photography’, because at the club level we sometimes place more emphasis on ‘getting it right’, on technique, than on the artistic quality of the image. Some of our judges struggle with this. And artistry suffers. My question is, can the Canadian Association for Photographic Art become known for its leadership in photographic art? Can we stretch and grow, not only as photographers, but also as artists? I know that there are members out there who are frustrated because of the sometimes lack of recognition for their art. It is often not understood, nor appreciated. What I would like to see us do is to engage in a discussion on what photographic art actually is. There will be many differences of opinion, and that’s good. The discussion will provide opportunity for new ideas and growth. How can I grow as a photo artist? Well, we’d like to hear from you. Share your ideas with your club members, your photo groups, and send them to me at president@capacanada.ca. I would love to hear from you, and will share the best ideas with all. Oh, I almost forgot, the sixteen year old – he produced some of the best images in the class. g Sincerely, Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA President

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phototalk Sheena Wilkie, Editor-in-chief

When I came up with the theme for this issue, Caring Photographers – Changing the World One Photograph at a Time – I knew that CAPA photographers were a caring lot but, wow, what a response! We weren’t able to include all the material, but thank you very much to the many who answered the call. When we think of photographs that have changed the world we think of the iconic photographs etched in our memories. Photographs like Dorothea Lange’s from the great depression, Robert Capa’s war photos, Nick Ut’s photos during the Vietnam war, Kevin Carter’s poignant photos of in Sudan, or just recently Nilufer Demir’s heart wrenching photos of three-year-old Syrian migrant Aylan Kurdi. Those are all amazing photographs – however – I think “everyday” photographs, the ones we all take affect change as well. As Ralph Milton writes in this issue, “Perhaps the photographer’s calling is to make things beautiful. “ Or as Mufty Matthewson writes, “What can one old woman do about it? And then I thought, I can make photographs.” I wonder how many photographers recognize that making photographs might change themselves. Mufty recognized it. About the REDdress Project she writes, “This project has enriched our lives bringing to it people and situations we would never have experienced otherwise.” Several years ago I did a project with the local food bank. After several months spent getting to know the food bank clients, I eventually made portraits of them. I incorporated the portraits into a fundraising video. The video, Fighting Hunger Feeding Hope, was very well received by the community and helped the food bank raise some significant funds that year. What I didn’t expect from that project was that I would be changed. I came to know people who struggle with poverty, know them in a real way. I ended up on the board of the food bank at the conclusion of the project, and today I volunteer regularly at a homeless mission preparing meals. I have been shaped by the photographs I have made. How does your photography shape you? g Sheena Wilkie, FCAPA Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Camera Magazine

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Canadian Camera Magazine Themes 2016 Spring: Exploring our Imaginations – Producing Creative Photographs Submission Deadline: January 10 Summer: It’s a Small World – Macro and Close up Photography Submission Deadline: April 10 Fall: The Absence of Colour – Black and White Photography Submission Deadline: July 10 Winter: Animals – Wild, tame and everything in between Submission Deadline: October 1

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CAPA/Club News Foothills Camera Club Print Donation to the Calgary Homeless Foundation

To Make Things Beautiful By Ralph Milton

Foothills Camera Club (FCC) Calgary, Alberta has undertaken a project to donate framed photographic prints to the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF). The initial goal is to donate 15 photographs, but the overall aim is to donate annually as the Calgary Homeless Foundation continues to develop housing that will suit the needs of those experiencing homelessness. This inspiration resulted from attending a recent unveiling of Calgary’s largest yarn bombing artwork. The Calgary Homeless Foundation purchased a home, and prior to the existing structure being demolished, “This is My City Art Society” covered the structure with hand-knitted and crocheted pieces symbolic of the comfort of home. A brand new, fully accessible apartment building “Aurora on the Park” will be built and become home for 25 Calgarians exiting homelessness. The Calgary Homeless Foundation is implementing Calgary's Plan to End Homelessness (Plan) along with nonprofit agencies, businesses, governments, the faith community, donors and all

Calgarians. The Plan was created in 2008 by a group of community leaders. The goal is to develop a more effective homeless-serving system that will end homelessness, instead of just managing it. Many tenants are provided with a small budget to purchase household items and furniture, however, this does not allow for any art or décor for their space. The Tenant Housing Team creates an “art cart” where the tenants upon moving into their new home can select a piece of art to hang. FCC's objective is to provide a varied selection of photographic prints to help the tenants make their new space feel like a home. The photographs will be exhibited at the FCC’s Christmas Social during which time they will be presented to a representative of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. For further information or assistance in starting a similar project, please contact Dave Dearborn at pixelsandimages@ shaw.ca g

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Do you remember the 1972 photo of Kim Phúk, naked, screaming, running from a napalm blast? More than anything else, that photo ended the Vietnam War. Do you remember the first time you saw that photo of the whole earth from the moon? More than any sermon by any ecologist, that photo showed us the fragility of our tiny, blue planet. Last September, two of us from the Central Okanagan Photographic Society (COPS), Debbie Rehm and I, had photos accepted for a themed exhibit – a subject we all want to avoid. Death. “We want to encourage people to talk openly about death,” said the hospice society which sponsored the show. Debbie and I hope that one of our photos will soften the fear in somebody’s heart. My friend Ian has had a tough life. His face and his hands show it. I asked him to pose for me and he was delighted. Not only that, when his photo was exhibited in three public places around town, he hauled his street-people friends to see it. “It’s the first time in my life I ever been important,” said Ian. My friend Kendra is a beginning photographer. I see her many mornings with her broken street people friends who come to our church for coffee, sandwiches, friendship and a helping hand. Near Christmas, Kendra invited them to pose for photos. She not only gave them prints, but helped them address envelopes and

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CAPA/Club News CAPA Photo Expo Awards Club Awards

3rd Place – Delta Photo Club 2nd Place – West Van Seniors Photography Club 1st Place – North Shore Photographic Society

Winners Of The Individual Competitions Print – Monochrome

Photo Expo Individual Competition Order of HM Awards

3rd Place – Theodore Lo, London, ON for Fierce Competition 2nd Place – Lloyd Dykstra, Grande Prairie, AB for Tulip 1st Place – Antje Danielson, Delta, BC for Going Home

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Landscape – Natalya Gunde for Pathway to Island Photojournalism –Lynn Brousson for Remembrance Day Portrait – Theodore Lo for Hunan Farmer

1st Place – Lynn Brousson, Nelson, BC for The Seed – Artwalk 2nd Place – Mazyar Asaki, Tehran, Iran for Back from War after 26 Years” 3rd Place – Derek Hayes, White Rock, BC for Vertumnus 2, Fruit & Vegetable Emperor

Print – Open Black & White – Theodore Lo for Bicycle Race Landscape – Natalya Gunde for It’s blowing at White Sands, NM Photojournalism – Mazyar Asadi for Back from War after 26 Years Photo Travel – Derek Hayes for Mask in Window, Venice Portrait – Derek Hayes for Vertumnus 2 – Fruit & Veggie Emperor Sports – Theodore Lo for Battling the Waves

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1st Place – Linda Anne Baker, Victoria, BC for Green Hermit 2nd Place – Linda Anne Baker, Victoria, BC for Red-shafted Flicker 3rd Place – Linda Anne Baker, Victoria, BC for Green-breasted Mango

Black & White – Viki Gaul for Egret Wing Display Impression – Carolyn Francis-Scobie for Catching the Light Photojournalism – Mazyar Asadi for Life Photo Travel – Patricia Zuest for Havana Street Sports – Theodore Lo for Here’s Your Beer

1st Place – Viki Gaul, Laurencetown, NB for Egret Wing Display 2nd Place – Carolyn Francis-Scobie, Toronto, ON for Catching the Light 3rd Place – Patricia Zuest, Toronto, ON for Havana Street

Digital – Nature

MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER – THEODORE LO, LONDON, ONTARIO

Digital Nature Birds – Linda Anne Baker for Green Hermit Botany – Joyce Chew for Pink Ladyslipper Trio Wildlife – Mimi Lo for Iguana

Ted Lo is awarded a CAPA medal

by Bill Hall CAPA South Western Rep. for winning Best Print in Show at the Competition and Exhibition at Western Fair District, a fair that has run since 1887 and it is believed that it ran a "Salon" since the beginning. Ted won over 579 16x20 entries. The Photo exhibition runs for the full ten days of the fair. Ted is a member of the London Camera Club.

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CAPA/Club News CAPA HONOURS RECIPIENTS FOR 2015 These individual CAPA members were recommended to the Honours Committee for distinctions. They have received Honours Awards for their photographic accomplishments; service to the Canadian Association for Photographic Art and to Canadian photography Members may refer candidates to the Honours Committee at honours@capacanada.ca . Individual members are encouraged to self-refer when they have met the criteria for Maple Leaf, Associate Fellowship and/or Fellowship award designations. Qualifications are listed in the CAPA Member Handbook and on the website www.capacanada.ca . Applications forms are available online. ASSOCIATE FELLOWSHIP David Bromley Pacific Zone District Representative Dennis Ducklow, Pacific Zone Representative Bill Hall Ontario Zone District Representative Kasandra Sproson CAPA Member

George Lo CAPA Member Cim MacDonald Pacific Zone Representative Rod Trider Ontario Zone Director CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

Kayla Stevenson CAPA Member

Larry Breitkreutz Pacific Zone Director, Chair of CAPA Photo Expo 2015

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This award is given for outstanding service to CAPA at the highest level.

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2016 CAPA Scholarship Individual and family CAPA members may apply for the 足annual $500.00 scholarship to assist members in furthering their knowledge of photography. Your application must include i足nformation describing how the funds will be used and the expected benefits from the scholarship. Email: president@capacanada.ca.

Applications must be received no later than June 30th, 2016. Please write a short photographic biography; include a list of service to CAPA and/or Canadian photography and details regarding the proposed use of the funds accompanied by a 足portfolio of six of your own images. Scans 1024 x 768 pixels up to 2 MB are preferred.

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CAPA/Club News Dennis Ducklow is appointed Pacific Zone Director by Larry Breitkreutz CAPA President

I’m very pleased to announce that Dennis Ducklow has accepted the appointment as Pacific Zone Director. He took over the position that became vacant when I was tasked with the president’s role. Dennis has been an active District Representative in the Greater Vancouver Region, and played a vital role in the planning and execution of CAPA Photo Expo 2015. Dennis is an excellent photographer and has been vitally involved in the photographic community for many years. Photography is the glue that connects just about every aspect of my life. When I think about my family, friendships and activities, it is unusual if photography doesn’t play a part.

Some of my roles are for life (husband, Dad, Papa, photographer) and some of them come and go (photography teacher, camera club president and CAPA district rep). Since retiring recently from my role as school principal, I’ve been able to devote more time to the voluntary ones. And it keeps me so busy I think I should retire again! Almost every genre of photography captivates me, especially landscape, people and travel. After photographing weddings for ten years, I now offer my services as a family, commercial and event photographer. I also teach introductory and intermediate photography in my community. Some of my work can be seen at www.doubleexposure.ca and my most recent and personal work is on my blog. I also love to travel, ride my motorcycle and listen to blues music, always with a camera nearby. While working with CAPA as the Director for the Pacific Zone, my goal is for CAPA to become an essential connector for Canadian photographers. g

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SilverFast Ai Studio 8.5 by LaserSoft Imaging Review by Jacques S. Mailloux, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA

Part 1 Nearly all CAPA members who have been enthusiastic shooters for many years share a problem: we have tens of thousands of slides and negative strips of various formats getting old in our slide trays, archival storage sheets and boxes. Even though we keep a slide projector on a shelf, it rarely sees the light of day, which means all those images lay forgotten and unseen in a dark closet. Enter LaserSoft Imaging (LSI), makers of PrinTao, with their advanced scanning software, Ai Studio 8.5, available for either Windows or Mac. This is the first part of a two-part pro level scanning and image editing/archiving workflow that can bring new life to your old film or photos for a modest investment. It includes SilverFast Scanner Software (SF) and SilverFast HDR Studio (SF HDR), an editing software which we’ll look at in Part 2 of this review, in the next edition of the magazine. Obviously, you’ll need a good quality photo scanner by any number of manufacturers. LSI provided me with an Epson Perfection V700 Photo, which comes equipped with a 35mm 12-slide holder, and others of various sizes. According to the manufacturer listings, this equipment has a maximum optical resolution of 6400 dpi and a D-max of 4.0. While these numbers may be somewhat inflated, it still does a great job. The installation over Windows 7 64-bit on my Intel 2.66 GHz quad-core system with 8GB of RAM, went smoothly. LSI recommend at minimum a 2GHz multi-core 12 - CANADIAN CAMERA

system with at least 2GB of RAM, 2GB of room for the installation and 20GB of space for the cache, running Windows Vista 64-bit and above, or Mac OS X (10.7 and up). At download, you select the software optimized for your specific scanner. SF start times are similar to PhotoShop CS6. It is quite elaborate and can even be intimidating at first glance, with a row of icons at top and down the side of the preview window. Tool menus are stacked to the left of the preview window. Acronyms are everywhere and beg getting familiar with. A roll-over with the pointer provides some clarification, but not always. The engineers at SFI made little use of the right click, so familiar to Windows users. Instead, a little black arrow in the icon means you can “left click and hold” to display a number of additional options, akin to an app developed for a touch screen device. First, it is recommended to calibrate your scanner, using one of the targets which can be purchased separately. Using the LSI IT8 targets makes this a quick and simple process that requires no more than two mouse clicks to complete, using the IT8 Cal specialized icon next to the preview window. SF can be used three different ways. Automatic mode, activated by the WorkflowPilot, is ideal to learn the basics of the software. Click the large red WorkflowPilot icon at top left and it turns blue to show it’s active. The controls dock changes to a simplified tasks menu, called the WorkflowPilot Assistant, which will guide you through the steps, with a mini-

mum number of decisions to make. While in automatic mode, it is also possible to make some basic corrections, but with little feedback other than visual in the preview window. The task (output) you select will have a bearing on the tools that are made available, and in which order. Two of the tools you’ll be able to select will have a definite impact on your results: the ME and the iSRD tools. With a small red dot in the icon to show the ME tool is active, the scanner will perform a second longer scan, then combine the results to very effectively expand the dynamic range and eliminate digital noise. The iSRD uses the scanner’s infrared channel by means of a second scan, to detect dust and scratches and remove them from the image. This feature alone is outstanding and will save you hours of tedious cleanup work afterwards. The third way to use this software is full manual mode where SF gives you the greatest control over your image for a desired outcome. Those controls will be familiar to users of Photoshop (Ps) and Lightroom (Lr). The advantage with SF is being able to both scan and edit an image, while using only one software to achieve the desired results more quickly. One option I am particularly fond of is the ability to scan and archive an image, saving it as either a TIFF file or a DNG, which are both loss-less formats. A DNG is a RAW file that cannot be overwritten, but can be opened in Lr or Ps for further editing at a later time. Several of the tool menus include a basic mode, as well as an expert mode depicted by a graduate hat icon; additional settings are sometimes available through a “cogwheel” icon. Other icons found in the tool menus include a “question mark” for specific information on the tool, a “double arrow” icon to reset any changes, and a “QuickTime” (QT) icon for a video pertinent to the tool in use. There are introductory videos available when you start the software. Additional documentation is also available for download as PDF files and QT videos from the LSI website, and on disc if a boxed product. For those interested to learn more on how to use this software, I highly recommend the tutorial “Scanning with SilverFast” with Taz Tally, available at www.Lynda.com. In Part 2 of this review, we’ll look at batch scanning and take a closer look at SF HDR Studio, which is quite similar to SF, less the scanning function, and is part of the SilverFast Archive Suite. g

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The REDress Photography Project By Mufty Mathewson FCAPA HON FCAPA

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Imagine — one photograph initiated an incredible adventure. One photograph, published in the Globe and Mail on Jan 17, 2015 of a red dress hanging in a woods with the caption: “Imagine 1,181 of your daughters never returning home. Now imagine that no one cares.”

I saw that photograph and said to myself, “But I do care. I care a lot about the 1,181 Aboriginal women who are missing and murdered.” But what can one old woman do about it? And then I thought, I can make photographs. I am a photographer and can photograph red dresses in places that could

be of danger to women. I could gather the photographs together and show them in different places to raise awareness about this situation. Possibly this could raise mindfulness of this dreadful Canadian statistic and help even a little in the righting of the injustices done to aboriginal people.

The full page photograph in the Globe and mail was dedicated to the memory of the 1, 181 Aboriginal women missing and murdered here in Canada. It was taken by Edmonton photographer, Wen Kauffman and was inspired by a 2012 installation of red dresses by Winnipeg Metis artist Jaime Black. Jaime’s project CANADIAN CAMERA - 15

is called The REDress Project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redressâ&#x20AC;? means to right a wrong. I began by purchasing red dresses in second hand shops about town, and putting them in places where they could be photographed. I invited fellow members of Images Alberta Camera Club to join me in making photographs of red dresses. Eight photographers turned out one day to photograph red dresses hanging on trees on my street or hanging in the snow in the ravine behind my house. One photographer brought nine red dresses. Slowly we accumulated many photographs and a small core of committed members met to choose the images to enlarge and mount on large framed black backgrounds.

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An anonymous donor paid the $2700.00 to print and mount the photographs and we went ahead with eighty-five photographs. Westwood Unitarian Church hung four pieces for the full month of May and we realized the power of the display. They have been hanging since on the art wall of the Prince of Wales Armoury in Edmonton. Other photographers joined the project. All spring and summer we travelled across Canada with our red dresses. We put them in front of the Parliament buildings, Legislatures, back alleys, downtowns at night and on reserves. Two of our photographers are Aboriginal women.

Mufty Mathewson, FCAPA HON FCAPA

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Our photographers range in age from fourteen to eighty-two. We have been touched by this venture. This project has enriched our lives bringing to it people and situations we would never have experienced otherwise. When we are out on a beach or in a woods or downtown at a construction site making photographs of a red dress blowing in the wind. People ask, “What is this about?” We say, “This is to honour the 1,181 missing and murdered Aboriginal women.” People are sobered. People become thoughtful. People consider those lost women. We have now completed one hundred and eighty prints, mounted and framed, ready for display wherever they are needed. There is a Spirit of our Sisters National Gathering at the Fantasy Land Hotel in West Edmonton Mall where they will be displayed in the ballroom. There is a National Police Conference on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women where they will be exhibited for all delegates. When people see these powerful photographs, they are quiet. They speak in hushed tones. They pause and look more carefully. Sometimes people cry. People understand the issue just a little better. They recognize how dangerous life is for Aboriginal women. Maybe these photographs might right some of the wrong; maybe a little REDdress.

Photographers who have contributed to the first 181 REDress Photography Project: Tina Cho, Hedy Bach, Cindy Barnes-Enright, Jayme Blenkarn, Cindy Breland, Alyssa Edgerton, Amber Edgerton Lena Fulcher, Brenda Jackson, Mufty Mathewson, Wendy Mathewson, Katie Pambrun, Fred Rushworth, Wendy Royer, Bob Royer, Linda Treleaven, Heather Turner. g

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Photography Clubs Volunteering in Their Communities By Lynda Miller

Volunteers are truly the heart and soul of organizations. It is something we do to give back to our community and has become a vital part of the social fabric of communities. Volunteers’ involvement in an organization enables it to deliver their programs and services in the community. Whenever neighbour helped neighbour, or people got together to improve something, the spirit of volunteering is what moved them. To feel like they will make a difference, volunteers need to find what they do challenging and fulfilling as well as utilizing their unique skills, talents and interests. This mix is just what many photo club members have discovered when they use their photography to help in the community. 20 - CANADIAN CAMERA

The situations we photograph often challenge us, and we find that our skills improve. A year after the Central Okanagan Photographic Society was invited to have their meetings at the Kelowna Yacht Club we were asked if our members would photograph some of their

events; the most successful being the Boat for Hope. The Yacht Club was hosting this event which was sponsored by Variety – the children’s charity, and the Boys and Girls club. The Boat for Hope has a pirate theme and is for special needs kids in our community. The club’s sail boats are anchored around the Okanagan Lake and are decked out as pirate ships stocked with ‘booty’ for the kids. The Yachts, also decked with Pirate theme, take the kids out to raid the sail boats of their booty. We would photograph the action on the boats and get photos of the kids who would each get one picture of themselves having a great time. Some of us on pirate ships, some on land, and some

roving, shot many great photographs for the organizers. There were many other organizations sponsoring the fun, including the Kelowna Fire Department who helped load the children onto the raiding boats. What a great success this event was and our members captured some awesome photos. Eight years later, the photo club is still participating in this event. This one event starting in 2007 spawned an awareness of what we could do as a club to give back to our community. From there we photographed events such as: •B C Children’s Hospital Child Run for children with cancer •B C Children’s Hospital Christmas Tree Festival •H ope Photo: photographing people at Christmas time who couldn’t afford portraits for their families • S ORCO Raptor Rehab Centre: photographing injured owls and other birds of prey CANADIAN CAMERA - 21

• B.C. Winter Games: club photographers were at the hockey, basketball, volleyball organizers • Okanagan Heritage Museum: COPS members photographed artifacts I am the District Representative for the South Interior District of Pacific Zone and am honoured to be welcomed by all the clubs here for my CAPA visits. It is wonderful to hear how each club is involved with their community. Some share their photos in community venues. The Eagle Valley club share their images with the local painter groups, as reported in last issue of Canada Camera. I spoke with Kamloops Photo Arts Club past President Valerie Rampone about volunteering. Here are just a few of the things this group is involved with in their community: • B C Wildlife Park in conjunction with the BC Burrowing Owl Conservation

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• Club members take portraits at the Senior’s home • They photograph the Kamloops Senior’s Light Tour and the Senior’s Summer Picnic • Photographed at the Canada Western Winter Games • Volunteer at the 4-H Photography group • S PCA calendar • Volunteer worked with the City of Kamloops and photographed local recreation spots to help make it easier for children with autism to enjoy these facilities Looking around at our local clubs, I realize that in addition to contributing to their community with their photography, members also volunteer to help in other organizations that are not related to photography. The spirit of volunteering is alive and well and it is indeed a vital part of the social fabric of our communities everywhere. g CANADIAN CAMERA - 23

Finding a Forever Home By Irene Marie Dorey

The eyes of an animal reveal a great deal, their character, their emotion and their journey. As a volunteer photographer for the Kingston Ontario Humane Society I have looked deeply into the eyes of many a cat, dog and bunny. Many of these precious creatures have endured a tough start in life. Sometimes a lifetime owner passes leaving a grieving pet without a home. A family move may unfortunately not include the family pet. An owner realizes his busy schedule leaves his dog alone for hours, an unplanned litter arrives and far too often, animals are rescued from a place of neglect and abuse. The Humane Society’s compassionate staff and volunteers provide shelter and 24 - CANADIAN CAMERA

care for homeless animals. Collectively they guide these confused creatures back on track with medical care, nourishment, nurturing and a safe haven. That’s where I come in as a volunteer photographer. My assignment is to capture the character of these critters in three different poses for print and multi-media to connect them to their next, final, forever, loving home. I know I play a vital role. Humane societies rely on the support of volunteer photogra-

phers to assist in finding these adoptable animals their forever home. Approximately every two weeks, I am assigned with a list of the subjects ready to be showcased. The goal is to go for “cute and adorable” but often I am greeted with “take me home, just want to play, attitude, aloofness, mistrust or just not into it”. I know I am in for a heartwarming afternoon of purrs, barks, licks and photographic challenge!

Here are some tips I have learned! • Start the shoot with lots of stretches. Loosen up those joints. You have no idea where you are going to land. • Always secure your camera with a strap. You never know when one of your subjects will bolt. • Forget using a tripod. No one stays still. Move with your subject. Be ready for action. • The backdrops are always their cages, be ready to lean inside. • Get their trust and attention. Play with them. Approach with a gentle friendly voice. • Animals take on your emotions very quickly. If you are stressed – they will be stressed. • Don’t use a flash. You will startle the critter and get that “deer in the headlight” look. With dark fury pets you might want to slightly over expose. With predominately white pets try under exposing. • To remedy this challenge shoot in RAW and play with contrast and levels in post-production. • If they are not in the mood, they are just NOT in the mood. Go for that adorable scowl or plan for another day • Freeze the action. One thing is for certain, you never know when a critter is going to move. I like to shoot in burst mode without the flash. • Mix up your framing. Three photos per animal is preferred. Close up, body and fun photo. • Go to them. Get on their level. Try different levels and angles. Get close and personal. • When photographing multiple animals, wrap your camera in a large plastic sandwich bag. Lots of flying fur! • Keep lens wipes on hand for when you get a big wet tongue lick. • For the health of each animal – always wash your hands thoroughly between each shoot. No matter what your experience or skill level, consider volunteering your time for any good cause. It gets you out there, involved in your community, you will feel valued and the quality of your photographs will soar! g CANADIAN CAMERA - 25

The Joy of Photography By Lois DeEll They are recreational runners. They run for the health benefits, they run for the friendships they have developed, they run for the accomplishment of crossing that finish line, and they run for their coffee time. They run for the joy of running. You have camera in hand, waiting for the race to start. And, they are off. The shutter release is snapping and your runners' photos are taken. Perhaps you have time to get to another location and snap a few more shots on the course. Then back to the finish line to await the finish. The excitement is in the air, spectators are cheering. It could be raining or it could be hot - you wait. Your runners' are approaching the home stretch. There is that little bit of energy left for that quick sprint to finish line. As they approach, they see the timing clock and they check their watches. You, as the photographer, see this event as it develops. You prepare for the shots, you catch their expressions, their exhaustion, and perhaps that moment when both feet are off the ground. Being a volunteer photographer at running events is a pleasure. You do it because you love photography. The runners appreciate the time that it takes to travel to the event, the time it takes to edit the photos, and the time it takes to post their photos. g

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Awareness and Change through Photography By Tracey Cameron

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I believe if we can express ourselves in ways that attract attention, we have a responsibility to not only create art, for art’s sake, but to use our skills to bring to light important issues. About 6 years ago I decided I would like to try and make a difference in some of the issues I felt strongly about. Growing up in the Vancouver area in the seventies and eighties you couldn’t help but be aware of the environmental impact of logging, oil tankers, mining and pollution on our daily lives. Many of us went to outdoor education, camps and listened to speakers and naturalists speak of how lucky we were to live on the coast of this beautiful province.

Vancouver is known for its rallies and protests. Green Peace and the Wilderness Committee were born here. I began to attend local rallies and protests and marched and photographed the action. I started posting my work on social media and YouTube in hopes of gaining a broader audience — to get the word out to those who couldn't be there or who didn't know what I felt was at risk.

I created a twenty minute documentary from images and video from the 2012 No Tanks protest in Vancouver. An amazing two thousand people braved the rain and made an impressive showing in support. You couldn't help but be drawn into the enthusiasm as we marched towards the Enbridge office chanting “no tankers – no problem!” I have found that photographing events and rallies carries its own challenges and learning experiences. On my first shoot, Pivot Justice Rocks, I decided to use my long lens so I could shoot from a distance. I was feeling a bit nervous photographing people and was concerned how they would react.

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Most of my photos did not live up to my expectations. The lens was too slow and caused blur and noise issues. I also couldn't get close enough to shoot what I envisioned. Lesson learned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I now use my 16-45mm or prime 50 mm lenses. I thought that this kind of shooting would be a lot like street photography but I couldn't have been more wrong. When shooting protests, everything is in motion and you can't choose the weather. You need a fast lens and a quick eye. You and the crowd are moving constantly in an unpredictable dance. I also soon got over my concern about pointing a camera at the crowds, if people don't want to be photographed, they let you know. When I shot the No

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Tanks Flotilla at Second Beach, I didn't foresee the challenge of paddling my kayak while trying to operate my camera in the ocean waves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all the while avoiding the other kayaks and canoes surrounding me. I enjoyed the learning experience and managed to keep my camera mostly dry. I would like to expand my message beyond protests and create more startling visual content. I would like to drive, throughout British Columbia, and photograph the sources of environmental damage not normally seen by the casual traveler. I believe that through education and awareness people will wake up and understand what we are trying to protect. g

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Cameras for Healing By Maurice Henri

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I believe photography is a powerful tool for social change and personal growth and a photograph can open the heart and change peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view of the world. Photographers are visual storytellers, consequently when photographing people my aim is to go beyond snapping a copy of the physical form, I make every effort to create a visual essay of the subjectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inner self. I seek to create an intimate rapport with my subject in an effort to produce a clear narrative of who the person is. With each photograph, I strive to tell a compelling story with the hope of encouraging conversation. The photographs are at once natural and emotional, respectful and revealing. An intimate portrait of ordinary people revealing their strength of spirit and inherited dignity, despite being overwhelmed by a massive struggle for survival.

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In 2006, compelled to take myself and my work to another level, I founded Cameras for Healing, a not for profit, volunteer based organization. It was initially developed as an art workshop to help cancer patients and survivors deal with the stress of their illness. Since then, with many volunteers, we have criss-crossed the world to reach out to children, women and men dealing with very difficult situations. Early on, I realized that most people didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to look at pictures of poor people. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a big seller or a big draw. So, I have to represent my subjects honestly and as beautifully as possible with truthful emotion, crafted with accurate lighting, exposure and composition. My work is the result of my travels in areas that have been ravaged by war, poverty and natural disaster. Being wary of being exploited, the challenge was to establish trust, only then could I attempt to create photographs that are testa-

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ments to the unrelenting spirit of the people from these regions. They transport us to places far off the beaten path and draw attention to the sheer humanity of the villagers, giving me a firsthand relationship with them. My on-going mission is to explore the limits of the camera, to constantly strive for new solutions and ultimately create images that provoke thought, evoke emotion and rekindle the natural spirit. My hope is that by sharing my images, they will inspire exploration, thoughtfulness, conversation and compassion. g

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Club News

Endless Possibilities Trillium Photographic Club of Burlington Ontario is proud to showcase its photography exhibition, Endless Possibilities. This exhibit celebrates the lives and accomplishments of those living with developmental disabilities. It was inspired by PhotoSensitive, funded mainly by a grant from Halton Region and organized in co-operation with Community Living Burlington. The exhibit consists of 50 large black and white photographs , each with a narrative that expands on the life, work, hobbies and passions of the subjects. It took 18 months to produce, 26 photographers were involved and it has been featured at 8 public venues including Burlington Mall, Burlington City Hall, Halton Regional Centre and several community centres and libraries. It has been a wonderful, positive experience for all of us. We have been inspired by the collective joy and zest for life, the amazing courage and formidable talents that our subjects possess. We started out with the objective of telling the stories of the people that Community Living Burlington supports and in the process our lives have been greatly enriched. Co-chairs: Marilyn Jarrett and Greg Alderson

Jeff H The little man with a big heart. Don’t let his size fool you as he has a lot to offer. Jeff has been working at ARC Industries on Mainway for some 12 years. While observing him work, he has a very trusting position as he operates an air press machine away from the general working operations requiring little supervision. Very impressive work! Jeff has a soft voice and is quite articulate with a lot to say when you have a conversation with him. He enjoys reading the news keeping a scrapbook chronicling the crises and challenges faced by others. With no preference in the books he reads, he enjoys watching TV, preferring more reality type programs such as ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and sports such as tennis and skating. Jeff enjoys travelling with his family. In his spare time Jeff participates in swimming and recently won a team gold medal in bowling. He finds joy in playing the game and finds camaraderie participating with his team-mates. He finds happiness working with a dedicated and understanding coach. He indicated that being part of a team is great therapy. Jeff enjoys meeting people, so if you meet him someday, say hello. Terry Brocklehurst Ralph Ralph is 48 years old and has worked at Tim Horton’s food court at the corner of Walkers Line and Mainway in Burlington for a number of years. Some of Ralph’s responsibilities include clearing & cleaning tables and keeping the food outlets supplied with clean trays. All his coworkers appreciate his careful dedication to his duties. He is also known to many of the regular clientele whom he greets with an infectious smile and often a big hug or a high five. Ralph also keeps active playing basketball every Thursday evening or enjoying the weekly social activities sponsored by Community Living Burlington. Jim Hamilton Daniel “Hello, my name is Daniel. Don’t feel sorry for me. I see you looking at me, and you don’t know how to react. I’m not contagious and I don’t bite. I was born too early weighing only 1 pound and as a result of my underdevelopment I had some complications. They call it Cerebral palsy (CP) which limits my movements and posture. It also causes problems with sight and communication ability. I see almost as well as you, I hear like you. I understand what you say if you talk to me. We share the same air. My heart beats like you. I laugh and I cry like you. I might not talk like you but if you get to know me you will learn what I have to say. I love music and although my feet may not move I love to dance like you. With a little help I enjoy most things you do. My family and friends have taken me swimming, skiing and skating. My family is very important to me and I have a special bond with my sister.” Greg Alderson Meghan There are cat people and there are dog people. Megan is a horse person. Spending time with Meghan as she got ready for her Sunday ride was a real treat. The love and care she has for a horse was evident in every brush stroke and soft word she spoke. Yet the greatest transformation came when Meghan started to ride. It was like looking at a whole new person. Meghan just radiated with joy for the entire time she was on that horse. I do not think I have ever seen anyone who looked more alive and blissful in a given moment. I am blessed to have shared time with such a wonderful young lady. Stephen Micheal

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