SaltSpring Photography Club

April  8, 2026 - Library

Terri Wyllie

Membership:

From Curt

“I am pleased to report that as of April 3, the Photo Club has 53 members.               Two of the members are lifetime honorary members. One member is under the age of 18. We have one sponsored member. We have 11 members from 2025 who have yet to declare themselves. Each of the undeclared will be contacted in the next few days.”

Education:

October – photo show organized by Claudia

Claudia spoke about the “Spirit of Life” – photos for difficult times at the library. By May 1 she would like to know who wants to contribute

In July she will choose 1-3 images each person who has contributed Photos need to be framed

Images need to uplift and ideally the subject bursts from the frame. They may be labelled for sale

Possible idea of poetry being recited in the evenings

Suggestions were made for an evening that includes refreshments and to promote the event in local media.

Eclectic Visions:

The EV show is ON!

We have 27 entries

Details are underway

Please send your photos that are going into the show to Avril Kirby before next meeting - May 13th.  Make sure that you label them for EV photos with your name. These are different than the monthly slideshow them.

BC Yukon photo showcase:

Previous BC Yukon series was rescheduled to June 5 due to technical difficulties. If you sign up and don’t make the Friday night online, you may receive a link for a YouTube replay.

Future speakers:

June - Andrew Doyle-Linden

July - Amy Melious

August - possibly - Fernando Garcia Vicario has been contacted to do a talk on focus stacking

October - Claudia - re library show

The library asked us if they could use our room for election night, and we declined the request which was accepted. (October meeting)

Terri Currell agreed to do a talk next year.

Featured presentation of the evening

John de Bruyn presented his travel photos from Japan including temples, cherry blossoms, bamboo, waterfalls and more gorgeous cherry blossoms.

Pierre showed his photos from Australia. These included images of forests, birds, kangaroos, fires, camels, locusts and reptiles.

Next month’s slide show theme:

For members who are not in Eclectic Visions- submit what they would have put in the show. 2 max.

And for those people in the show, you can submit 1 or more photos as long as they are not images you are going to hang in the show.

Shows around town and Events:

Gallery8 Anniversary show ‘Symbolically 8’ opening April 17th, 5-8pm runs until May 10

May show at Country Grocer Hub - Julie Bowen

Th-Ink Island Printmaking Biennale 2026 April 1-29 Art Spring

Guild Show at Mahon Hall - May 12 - 18th, Opening May 12, 4-7pm Showing 6 guilds, printmakers, painters, basketmakers, potters, weavers & spinners, woodworkers.