In its seven decades, the Victoria Camera Club has seen changes its members never would have imagined.
But as the shutterbugs prepare to stage the clubB次元官网网址檚 anniversary show, On Reflection, next week at the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, the shift to digital photography is just one of the many milestones that makes up a rich visual catalogue of images.
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Case in point, James has entered his own photo of a majestic bison displacing water as it tromps through the Yellowstone River.
Digital photography has led to a more accessible world for would-be photographers and opened the door to new photo-graphy categories, especially in the creative realm where raw photos are built, layer by layer, into illustrated art.
James, who was initially a member between 1980 and 1985, rejoined the camera club in 2005 after it accepted digitalization as a legitimate form of photography.
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B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 interest in the lost art of the dark room, too, with the next generation who are growing up without film. And thereB次元官网网址檚 at least a couple of deep freezers full of slides around town.B次元官网网址�
The VCC includes members from all walks of life, such as Ted Grant, the internationally renowned Canadian photojournalist and photographer.
Grant is writing a foreword for the clubB次元官网网址檚 soon-to-be-published book commemorating its 70-year life. He is also guest speaker at the showB次元官网网址檚 opening reception Oct. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m.
The work of volunteers cannot be understated, such as that of current president Lloyd Houghton, who relocated to the Island from New Zealand in 2012.
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The lifetime photographer started with a Practica 1000 as a teenager.
B次元官网网址淭his club has a great history and itB次元官网网址檚 been well respected. When you look back over time you see the technology change in a way we never would have dreamed,B次元官网网址� Houghton said.
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Did you know?
B次元官网网址� The Victoria Camera ClubB次元官网网址檚 newsletter Close-Up is written and produced by members and has earned many awards from the Photographic Society of America.
B次元官网网址� VCC holds a friendly international competition against the Eastwood Photographic Society in Glasgow, Scotland each year.
