We sincerely thank our external judges for their adjudication and comments in our Novice, Intermediate and Advanced digital and print competitions. Their comments on our images are a valuable learning opportunity for all participants and will help our club members in all their photographic endeavours.
Images and judges’ comments are available at the Victoria Camera Club website:
https://www.
Larry Breitkreutz: Nature
Larry has been an avid photo enthusiast for over 40 years. He enjoys the inspiration and challenge of all types of artistic images, whether created with the camera, with software, or with brush and paint. With his camera and computer software he creates award winning impressionistic images of a world often overlooked by the casual observer.
Larry is a Certified CAPA Judge, and teaches Photography Courses for Surrey Recreation. He has been a member of CAPA for many years, where he has served as Pacific Zone Director, as well as President.
Wes Bergen: Open
Wes has been a keen amateur photographer for over 50 years. He has been a member of the Lions Gate Camera Club since 1969. Wes has also been a member of the National Association for Photographic Art (NAPA, a precursor to CAPA) as well as CAPA.
He has had numerous acceptances and awards in international competitions, and has sold many of his images for use in calendars, tourism brochures and other publications.
Wes taught Photoshop courses at local school board continuing education departments for about 10 years. He has written columns in Lions Gate Camera Club’s Photolog and in CAPA’s Canadian Camera magazine on digital photography and Photoshop. He is a frequent judge and presents workshops at local photography clubs.
Allen Bargen: Theme (Street Scenes)
Allen’s photography is mainly about the natural world and the excitement of numerous Sporting events. His ongoing Nature travels have taken him to many exciting world locations, not the least of which has been right here in our beautiful Canadian wilderness.
A large part of Allen’s professional life has been dedicated to the art of photography, and therefore to the agencies, clubs and people who involve themselves with it. On the national and international level, he has dedicated significant time in supporting the growth of the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA).
Allen has been honoured with a Life membership in CAPA, and is a CAPA Certified Judge. He is available for photographic lectures and Workshops.
More information about Allen and his photography can be found on his website:
https://www.allenbargen.com/
Cheryl Bramble: People
Cheryl joined the local Kelowna camera club in 2011 and that’s when photography became a Passion. For 5 years she was the club’s Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) Representative and also the Competition Chair, responsible for the club’s submissions to external competitions.
Commitment to continually improving her skills led Cheryl into joining CAPA in 2016. Cheryl received her Judge’s Certification in 2020. In February 2021, she was appointed the Assistant Director of Competitions, and she is also a member of CAPA’s Competitions Team. In January 2024, she was honoured to be appointed as a judge for the inaugural CAPA Digital Salon. Cheryl considers her involvement with CAPA and its members both an honour and a privilege.
Kathleen Frombach: Altered Reality
Kathleen is from the “Land of Living Skies” Saskatchewan, and is the Membership Coordinator for the Regina Photo Club. She is happily retired after a career as a Medical Social Worker.
Kathleen has been captivated by photography since she received her first camera at the age of nine. She enjoys all genres of photography, focusing on street and travel. She always has a camera close by.
Kathleen is a Certified CAPA judge as of April 2023.
Mitch Stringer: All Print Categories
Mitch is a freelance photographer and photography instructor in Victoria, British Columbia.
He truly enjoys the entire photographic process from capture, process to print and the constant quest of creating exciting images with each and every new assignment. As photography is his creative passion he has been constantly exploring and improving a diversity of skills, experience, and with each new assignment, creating a strong technical and creative photographic understanding.
Mitch has run many destination workshops to locations around the world. His passion and knowledge of photography have successfully driven over 30 years of teaching experience.
More information can be found on his website: https://www.mitchstringer.ca/