Calling all photographers, camera enthusiasts and budding artists! Whether you spent the pandemic baking bread, exploring Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 parks, working on the frontlines or finding ways to keep little ones busy, you likely took many photos over the last year and now is the time to show them off.
The Oak Bay B次元官网网址 and the (CAOB) are inviting residents to take part in creating a collective portrait of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic through photos B次元官网网址� and drawings from kids aged 11 and under.
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From March 25 to May 15, the community association and Oak Bay B次元官网网址 will be accepting submissions depicting the new and safe ways people have found to enjoy the municipality over the past year.
As a result of the pandemic, the CAOBB次元官网网址檚 annual events had to be cancelled and members were looking for new ways to engage Oak Bay residents and foster a sense of community from a distance, Cochran said. Eventually, the idea of creating a community-wide photo gallery B次元官网网址� inspired by the National Portrait GalleryB次元官网网址檚 Hold Still photo project conducted in the United Kingdom in 2020 which sought to capture life amid the pandemic B次元官网网址� was pitched.
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Photos dating back to March 2020 will be accepted along with new ones taken before May 15. Residents are encouraged to B次元官网网址渕emorialize this experienceB次元官网网址� and all the changes witnessed throughout the pandemic, she said. The goal is to show that the human spirit endures through themes of our new normal, connecting with nature and helpers and heroes.
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Photos and drawings can be sent to publisher@oakbaynews.com, and must be submitted by May 15 at 11:59 p.m. All submissions will be entered to win gift certificates to various Oak Bay businesses and a selection will be featured in the Oak Bay B次元官网网址 and on the CAOB website.
Photos should be high-resolution JPEGs with 300 DPI, must be taken in Oak Bay, cannot be retouched and should only include people whoB次元官网网址檝e consented to have their picture taken. Captions should include the names of the subjects, what theyB次元官网网址檙e doing, where they are and who took the picture.
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