News:
There has been an extension given to the artLens Photo Contest. Any entry received on or before Friday, May 16th is eligible.
The next meeting will take place on Thursday, May 15th. As usual the meeting will be held in the upstairs room of the Canmore Rec Centre at 7 pm. We will discuss details regarding the upcoming photo contest and exhibition during the artsPeak weekend. It is highly encouraged for everyone to consider displaying their photos, space is limited. Large frames have been donated by the town for the use of displaying photographs during the exhibition. Please attend the meeting or email
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for further information about the frames. In addition to the Canmore Camera Club photo contest there is another contest which may be of interest to you.
The Canmore Camera Club in conjunction with artsPeak and Pro Con Roadworks presents:
artLens Community Photo Contest
Take your best shots and enter them into the photo contest My Canmore: Capture your vision of Canmore; share the ordinary and the extraordinary of this mountain town. For the complete list of rules for the photo contest please click on the link in the main menu. Entry is FREE to all participants and open to anyone who receives less then 25% of their annual income from their photographs.
There are four general age categories open to all amateur photographers: Grades 1 to 6, Grades 7 to 9, Grades 10 to 12, Adults
Winners and runners up will also receive prizes donated by our sponsors: Kinsella Art Studio, Venice Gifts, and Cafe Books.There will be one winner and one runner up for each category as selected by a panel of judges, Kinsella Art Studio will frame the winning photograph and mount the runner up for display during the artsPeak weekend of June 14 & 15, 2008.
Deadline for submissions: May 16, 2008
Emerging Photographers
Photo Life is pleased to present the opening of the 2008 Emerging Photographers competition, which gives Canadian photography students, photography workshop participants, apprentice photographers, and those just beginning their careers as photographers a unique opportunity to share their vision and talent with the world.
As of this 2008 edition, participants to Emerging Photographers are invited to send their submissions exclusively via our on-line facility at www.photolife.com/emerging.php . Participants can submit up to 3 images and must provide technical information and a brief narrative/comment for each image. Please note that this competition is open to Canadian residents only. Additional submission instructions are available at www.photolife.com/emerging.php. From the submissions received, editors will select the most outstanding up-and-coming talents; those will be showcased in Photo Life’s September issue.
Deadline for submissions: May 11, 2008
