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President’s Message #15: Annual State-of-the-Club

Instrument Panel – James Dies As is tradition, following our Annual General Meeting (AGM), I’m pleased to present the annual State-of-the-Club President’s message to our

President’s Message #13 Late Summer Update

It’s been 6 months since I’ve sent a message to the club and now is a good time to do so as we start our 81st year as a club. This is the time of the year we all come back from our vacations and summer traveling and start another season of learning and fun in our club.

Discover the Victoria Camera Club

Banner image by James Dies. Community, Learning, and Inspiration for Photographers We have created the brand-new video at the end of this article to showcase

Victoria Wins 2025 Friendly Competition With Eastwood

Once again, Spring heralded the annual friendly competition between Eastwood Photographic Society from Glasgow, Scotland, and Victoria Camera Club. This event was suggested by Douglas

President’s Message #11  Christmas Message

The Street Photographer’s Poem Alexander Edward Jackson Smith When our attention is grabbed by a street scene, we then try to capture what we have

President’s Message #10

Camosun Collage scholarship

Last fall the club created a $1000 scholarship to be awarded to a deserving student in the Visual Arts program at Camosun Collage, a student

Have a WHALE of a Time!

Holy Trinity Church -photo walk

This church building and land immediately surrounding the Church are significant due to their spiritual and historical association with the early European residents of North

President’s Message #8

“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t met yet.”- William Butler Yeats It’s been a while since I’ve sent a message to the

Author: James Dies