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• May 24th - Annual General Meeting and O3C Rep Meeting
• October 26th - Open Challenge Results Show

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After a brief hiatus, the Northumberland Photography Club has rejoined O3C. We extend a huge "welcome back."

They have about 60 members in the club which covers the area of Northumberland County. The club activities include regular meetings once a month with presenters and member slideshows as well as organized outings several times a month. The club year runs from September to June.

Although the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition has ended, take the opportunity to view the other upcoming shows at the ROM.

• Nature in Brilliant Colour, on view through August 17, 2025
• Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away., on view through September 1, 2025
• Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools, opening June 28, 2025
• Sharks, opening October 11, 2025

The first annual Newmarket Fine Art Photography Exhibition will take place in the beautiful Serpa Gallery in the Old Town Hall, Newmarket Ontario, Sept 3-27, 2025. Open to photographers from all over Ontario, the exhibition hopes to celebrate the richness and diversity of photographic art in Ontario.

Photographers are encouraged to submit up to two original photographs to a jury of three art professionals who will select the best images for a cohesive and engaging show. The fee for submission is $35. Click on the thumbnail for full details.

The Photographic Historical Society of Canada was formed to advance the knowledge of and interest in the history of photography, particularly of photography in Canada. To learn more about the Society, click on this link https://phsc.ca/camera/about/.

The Spring Camera Fair, the oldest show of its kind in Canada, is where members and the general public can buy, sell and swap old photographic equipment, images and books.

The 2025 gala will be held on May 23rd 2025 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Main Gallery of Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural and Community Centre located in Oakville at 2302 Bridge Road.

For more information, reach out to capture@oakvillecameraclub.com .

The Kingston Photographic Club has revived their Annual Juried Exhibition (AJE) after a multi-year hiatus. The exhibition will be on display for the month of May at the Works Art Gallery inside Kingston Frameworks located at 673 Innovation Drive, Kingston.

The exhibition, containing more than 30 prints from members of the Kingston Photographic Club, began with a successful opening reception on 03 May 2025 and continues through 31 May 2025. Invite your friends, family and colleagues to view this exhibition.

For more information, contact Exhibition Coordinator Heather Jamison via email at kingstonphotographiclub@gmail.com

This September 12th - 14th, 2025, come celebrate the incredible migration of thousands of raptors at the Festival of Hawks, held at the beautiful Holiday Beach Conservation Area, 6952 50th Cr., near Amherstburg, Ontario.

Recognized as one of the premier hawk-watching destinations in North America, Holiday Beach offers an unforgettable experience for bird enthusiasts, photographers, and nature lovers alike. From broad-winged hawks to bald eagles, the skies will be alive with activity, and it is the perfect opportunity to capture stunning images of these majestic birds in flight.

Look to the skies over Barrie’s beautiful Kempenfelt Bay as iconic aircraft perform inspiring aerial displays of aviation wonder from 06 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025.

Catch the colourful imagery of the drone show at 9:45 pm on 06 Jun 2025 while the airshow itself happens at 1:00 pm on 07-08 Jun 2025.

Anyone interested in photographing a horse show? Angelstone Tournaments outside of Rockwood, Ontario, hosts a series of world class show jumping and dressage shows from June through August every year. Lots of opportunity for action shots.

For more information https://angelstone.ca/tournaments/.

The Haldimand Photography Club has arranged to do a photo shoot with two Indigenous people at 6:30 pm on 26 May 2025 at the Caledonia Fair Grounds. Cost is $15.00 and pre-registration is required.

This is a great chance to practice portrait work well as movement, as there will be some dancing as well.

For more information: https://haldimandphotographyclub.com/event/indigenous-photo-shoot/

Hamilton Camera Club's 2024-2025 Annual Awards Banquet will take place at 6:30 pm on 26 May 2025 at the Upper Columbus Hall, 222 Queenston Road, Hamilton, Ontario.

The Latow Photographers Guild will host their Annual Awards Night and Social Evening on 19 Jun 2025 at 7:15 pm.

Email info@latow.com for more information.

The Mississauga Camera Club will hold a special evening dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of its members on 05 Jun 2025 beginning at 7:30 pm in the Lucy Turnbull Auditorium in the Mississauga Seniors' Centre at 1389 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, Ontario.

Port Franks and Area Camera Club invite you to visit their booth from 10 am - 5 pm at the River Roads Art Fair, an outdoor community celebration of the arts on beautiful River Road in Grand Bend, Ontario, on Saturday, 21 Jun 2025.

Woodstock Camera Club's program year culminates in their year end awards presented at their Gala. The Gala will take place on 22 May 2025 at St. David's United Church, 190 Springbank Avenue North, Woodstock, Ontario.

The deadline has passed for member clubs to submit their images for the 2025 O3C Open Challenge. Now begins the task of culling through the images for adherence to competition rules/guidelines followed by the actual judging of the images.

Mark 26 Oct 2025 on your calendar to watch the Open Challenge results show from 9:00 am to noon.

During the recent Travel Day Seminar, the O3C and Photo Tour Trekkers were very excited to announce the O3C Photo Tour Program for 2026. This program is offered exclusively to O3C members and, with the help of PTT's long time travel industry partners, we are now able to pass on deeper discounts to you.

A SPECIAL NOTE: In order to receive these discounts, it is imperative that you register through the O3C website. The link on the Photo Tours page will take you to the O3C portal in the Photo Tour Trekkers website for complete details on the upcoming photography trips.

Conditions in the travel industry can change quickly, which means that dates/prices are subject to change, so please follow the link to the Photo Tour Trekkers site for the most up-to-date information.

These trips will book up fast! The Botswana trip is limited to 10 guests with four spaces booked already so we predict that it will sell out in the next 30 days.

Sign up now for the trip of a lifetime!

This is a new feature of the newsletter where members of the O3C Executive will be highlighted. This week we take a minute to get to know Tom Stephens.

1. Position - Membership Director
2. Role as Membership Director - keeping track of member clubs and recruiting new ones. In addition to Membership, I managed the Speakers Registry for about three years, until recently when it became part of Education. I've been Latow's rep to GTCCC and then O3C since 2013.

3. Photography Club Affiliation - Latow Photographers Guild in Burlington. I've been a member there since 2008.

4. Favourite Genre of Photography - Judging by the number of images on my hard drive -- travel and architecture, followed by still life, Event and Street.

5. Personal Photography Philosophy - I've long been interested in the visual arts and gravitated to photography as one discipline where I might have some talent :). My approach is generally to rely on serendipity and make images where I find them; I seldom go looking for them. The exception is still life, which don't arise by chance the way my other topics do.
6. Photography Wishlist - I have no wish list now, having recently acquired an advanced model
iPhone. I know it's heresy, but I used the iPhone exclusively on a recent trip and found it excellent for crowded markets, panoramic landscapes, even the occasional video. I'll stick with my mirrorless Olympus for tabletop work.
7. Photography Hero(es) - Freeman Patterson: I took a week-long workshop with Freeman in 1997 and it transformed my way of seeing. I still admire him and his work, with Richard Martin a close second.

"It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head.

Henri Cartier Brisson

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