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  • OPENING NIGHT! – IN PERSON ONLY

    Georges-Vanier Cultural Center 2450 rue Workman, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Welcome to our new season in our new home!

  • LCC – Botanicals & Still Life Guest Speaker – Harold Ross

    Harold Ross has enjoyed a 40-year photography career, beginning with a focus on fine art and a degree from the Maryland Institute, College of Art. For over 30 of those years, he owned a studio that produced images for advertising. During this time, Harold practiced and perfected his Light Painting methods, which became his exclusive method of lighting.   Harold is a firm believer in the transformative power of light. He aims to reveal aspects of his subjects that are often overlooked under standard lighting conditions. He as codified and simplified his techniques into concepts taught in his online video courses. His large-scale color work has been exhibited, collected, and published in the United States and internationally. Harold resides in Lancaster County, PA, with his wife, Vera and their beagle, Noah.   Gallery representation: Susan Spiritus Gallery, CA., Studio 2, St. Michaels, Md., and High Noon Gallery, Beijing. Fine Art Website: https://www.haroldrossfineart.... Blog: https://www.lightpaintingworks... Comprehensive Online Course: https://www.lightpaintingworks...

  • Speaker: Ed Kashi – “An Evening with Ed Kashi: 45 Years of Visual Storytelling

    Ed Kashi is an internationally recognized photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker and educator. A contributing photographer to the VII Foundation, and co-founder of Talking Eyes Media, Kashi is recognized for his complex and compelling rendering of the human condition. In addition to numerous awards from World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year International, including a 2015 Multimedia Photographer of the Year award, his images have been published and exhibited worldwide. In October of 2025 his 15thbook, A Period in Time, a retrospective of his 45-year career, will be published. I'll share work from my newest book, A Period In time: Looking Back While Moving Forward, a 45-year retrospective on my career and the life of a photojournalist. Website: https://www.edkashi.com/ Instagram: edkashi

  • LCC – Documentary: How to Presention, Speaker Jean-Marc Legentil, Reveal: Photos from Slack

    Jean-Marc Legentil will give a presentation entitled "Inside the Mind of a CAPA Judge". By the end of the presentation you will be able to: - Understand the three CAPA judging criteria - Distinguish a beautiful photograph from a competition photograph - Understand why certain images receive scores of 7, 8, 9, 10. - Understand how judges determine the winning photographs   Jean-Marc is a Montreal based photographer, educator and CAPA-certified judge. Passionate about visual storytelling and helping photographers elevate their vision.

  • Member Presentation – George Liberman “Venice & Venice Carnivale

    A member of the Montreal Camera Club since 2010, George Liberman has developed a strong passion for travel and street photography, with a particular interest in images that combine atmosphere, character, and visual storytelling. Particular attention is drawn to scenes where light, composition, and human presence come together to create a sense of narrative, even when the moment is carefully constructed. Over the years, photographic travels have led to a variety of international locations. While candid street photography remains a favourite pursuit, equal enjoyment comes from more deliberately arranged or "staged" environments, where the challenge lies in transforming a composed scene into something that still feels alive, expressive, and visually compelling. Venice, And Venice Carnivale Among the most inspiring subjects is Venice during Carnival, when the city becomes a kind of choreographed theatre. Much of what is seen is posed or carefully arranged, yet within that structure lies a rich opportunity for strong portraiture, dramatic lighting, and storytelling through costume, gesture, and setting. This September, a presentation on Venice and the Venice Carnival will explore these unique visual opportunities and highlight what makes them so compelling for photographers.

  • LCC – Expressions: Guest Speaker – Bob Hills

    Bob Hills is a retired high-tech executive who has discovered a deep passion for photography and digital art. Bobs works centers on three distinct facets: -Creatively capturing images in-camera, -Artistically processing those images to create more expressive pieces of artwork, and -Teaching others how to achieve similar results   He frequently incorporates multiple exposures, intentional blur, and innovative image processing techniques to move beyond traditional photography and create more interpretive, expressive images.

  • LCC – Botanicals & Still Life: Reveal – Field Trip, People: Theme Presentation Environmental Portrature

    How well do you know the plants around you? Here's your chance to combine your photography skills with a little botanical detective work. Submit photos in any or all of the following catefories. Annuals - Plants that complete their life cycle in a single growing season. Perennials - Plants that return year after year. Edible Botanicals - Plants, fruits, vegetables, herbs, or fungi that are safe for human consumption. Poisonous Botanicals - Plants or fungi that are poisonous to humans. A little research may be needed to correctly identify your subject, so have fun learning something along the way. Be sure to label each submission with the appropriate category followed by the photo name.

  • Speaker: Rob Shea “An Introduction to Color Infrared Photography”

    Bio Rob Shea is an infrared, landscape, and travel photographer who has created over 125 YouTube videos covering infrared photography, including detailed tutorials, shooting and editing guides, tips, tricks, raw editor reviews, and product reviews. He has created multiple tools to simplify the complex editing workflow for color infrared images. The Infrared Profile Pack and Chrome Profile Pack are free collections of camera-specific profiles which allow setting of a good white balance in Adobe and other raw editors. Simplify the color swapping process with Photoshop actions, Lightroom profiles, ON1 Photo RAW presets, darktable presets, and LUTs. His book, Color Doesn’t Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography, is the definitive guide for photographers new to and experienced with infrared photography. He has introduced infrared photography to photo clubs in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, and in the United States including California, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. An Introduction to Color Infrared Photography What is digital color infrared photography, and why would you want to shoot it? What are the roadblocks to shooting and editing digital color infrared images? We will cover the equipment needed to shoot infrared, including unconverted and converted cameras, specialized filters, the color infrared styles you can use, the camera settings to use, and how to edit your images. We'll discuss white balancing, color swapping, and the various workflows for processing color and monochrome images.  

  • LCC – Pictorial: Guest Speaker – Ann Mitchell

    Ann will discuss her series Chance Chronicles, explaining the distinctive methods she uses to develope visual ideas. Her final images closely resemble the pictorialist style of photographers from more than a century ago. She will also explore historical techniques for creating tonal, atmospheric effects and demonstrate how similar qualities can be achieved with todays digital software.