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WELCOME!

PhotoClub Vancouver is a group of keen amateur and professional photographers who meet regularly to share our knowledge and ideas about photography in order to help and inspire each member to realize his or her artistic visions. Members have a wide range of photographic interests and levels of experience.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The most recent club information is available on SLACK,  # Monthly-meetings-and-news.

Below are some upcoming PhotoClub events planned for March 2026. If you haven't already done so, please remember to submit your annual dues for 2026 which remain the same as in 2025 at $65 per member.

Monday March 9, 2026 - 7:00 pm

Renowned New York Street Photographer and Filmmaker Richard Sandler will be presenting and discussing select images from his acclaimed publication The Eyes of the City and his retrospective collection NYC in a Minor Key. Join us for a glimpse into the gritty, raw and intense energy of New York City in the mid-1970s to early 1990s.

Photo Walk - Cambie Street Bridge (Date/time TBD)

Join us for a sunset/dusk photowalk to capture the views above and below the Cambie Street Bridge. We will have a post-walk refreshment in the Yaletown area. Please rsvp on Slack #field-trips-and-informal-meetups channel.

Monday March 23, 2026 - 7:00 pm

Member Photo Review - Night-Time Photography. Following up from the presentation by David Stewart in December, members are encouraged to submit up to two images taken at night time. From celestial bodies to neon lights, show us your creativity and technical mastery of shooting after the sun has set. Please submit your images to submit-images@photoclubvancouver.com no later than Thursday March 19, 2026. Details on image specifications can be found on the Club's homepage.

Monthly Challenge

Inspired by January's presentation by Ian Braidwood, this month's challenge is travel photography. Members are encouraged to submit images taken on their vacation or travels. Rather than typical beauty spots, we suggest presenting images that tell a story, or have a personal significance or meaning to you as the photographer. Images will be showcased at our meeting on 27 April 2026.

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Inspired by Rob Shea’s February presentation on Infra-Red photography, members are encouraged to present their subject matter outside of the visible light spectrum. Whether utilizing in-camera or post-processing techniques, show us your creativity in transforming to the surreal. Images will be showcased at our meeting on 27 April 2026.

Spring Exhibition

Please mark your calendar for the Club's Spring Exhibition to be held at Gallery George from May 6 - 31, 2026. The exhibition theme is “Motion”. Further details including submission guidelines are attached. Please note that submissions are required by midnight Sunday March 15, 2026.

The Board is interested in hearing from you - are there speakers you would like us to schedule? Are there monthly challenge topics of special interest to you? Do you have ideas for field trips? Please email the Board at communication@photoclubvancouver.com with your ideas.

Happy shooting and enjoy the longer days of Spring!

Image Submission Format and email address:

Submit a maximum of 2 images per photo review to: submit-images@photoclubvancouver.com a minimum of 4 days before the review date, usually a Thursday.

• File type: JPG, recommended 2048 or 4096 pixels on the long end
• File Name: XX[yyyymm of field trip] [Photographer] [sequence] - [title].jpg (e.g FT202202 Alexa Siri 1of2 - 49 Parallel.jpg)
  • Where XX equals MC for Monthly Challenge Submissions
  • Where XX equals FT for Field Trip Submissions
  • Where XX equals HB for Henry Ballon Submissions
  • Where XX equals APAC for APAC Submissions
• Compiling the Images for the Photography Reviews takes a fair bit of time.  Please use the preceding format as it makes it easier for everyone.

Guidelines for PCV regarding AI in Challenge  and Exhibition Photographs

A photographic image is defined “as being a captured image on a light-sensitive device (e.g. film camera, digital camera, smartphone, tablet, etc…) and recorded on media or in a digital format.

1.      No text generated photos or parts of photos is allowed.

2.      Removal of unwanted elements is allowed using generative fill.

3.      Replacements are allowed providing your own photo is used (eg. sky replacements)

4.      A new challenge category may be introduced to facilitate the use of AI if the need is warranted

5.      These guidelines will be reviewed annually.