Enrollment is now open for Andrea’s three new Autumn 2025 online photography courses, designed to inspire, challenge, and expand creative vision.
Courses are weekly and range from four to eight weeks in length. This time around the focuses are Urban Stories (begins Sept. 23), Natural Light Photography (begins Sept. 24) and Exploring Cyanotypes (begins Sept. 29).
The classes include weekly assignments that aim to motivate you to get out with your camera while being part of a like-minded community of photographers.
(Originally planned for Nov. 2024, but postponed due to a storm and internet outage.)
We are pleased to welcome John Barclay as a guest speaker. John is an award-winning freelance photographer based in Bucks County, PA. A passionate photographer, workshop leader and inspirational speaker, he has been presenting his programs to audiences around the world and his work has been published in a number of books and magazines. John has received an excellence award from B&W Magazine and was chosen by Dewitt Jones to participate in Dewitt’s www.healingimages.org program. You can see a few of John’s images below (click to enlarge).
John explains the background and purpose of the presentation he’ll be making:
“Why Dream – Believe – Create? There was a time when I felt I could not create. My self-talk was, I am not a creative person, I’m not smart enough, I can’t do this. After seeing images projected at the first workshop I took, I dreamed of becoming a good photographer. Primarily with the help of well known accomplished photographers Tony Sweet, Nancy Rotenberg and later Dan Sniffin, I was able to chip away at the negative self talk and believe that I could create worthwhile images. Thus Dream – Believe – Create has become the centerpiece of what I teach in my workshops. I believe that everyone has dreams and can achieve their dreams. I also believe that when you truly believe, you will be liberated to be able to create.
The process and journey required to create images feeds my soul and brings me great joy. My goal in this presentation is to inspire you to capture the essence of the subjects you are drawn to, using the creative medium of photography. This might entail capturing a small intimate portion of a scene. It might involve more creative techniques such as multiple exposures or the “slide sandwich” or camera movement for a more expressive interpretation.
I will also touch on the digital darkroom including the popular HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology and how having a keen understanding of these can help you achieve your artistic vision. Numerous examples will be shown which include traditional nature scenes as well as more abstract and urban compositions. We will explore the beauty in both the grand scale as well as more intimate details. The ideas presented in this program have application to any genre of photography.
I believe, like Ansel Adams, photographers bring to their images their own journeys, their sense of the world, their experiences and their passions. For me photography is simply another medium of artistic expression, visual poetry if you will.“
The meeting will be held via Zoom, on Wed. November 19, 2025, at 10 am PDT. The link will be sent by email to all Gabriola Photography Club members on the weekend before the meeting. Make sure your membership is up to date so that you receive this info.
As an ongoing project, Gabriola Photography Club curates the art display space downstairs at the Gabriola Medical Clinic on Church Street, Gabriola Island. Club members take turns having solo exhibitions or taking part in group exhibitions.
We’re very pleased to present a new exhibit by Corinne Flaws, “Crossing the Circle” – an adventure into the icy landscape south of the Antarctic Circle”.
Corinne is a landscape and wildlife photographer as well as a visual artist. This past January, she had a once in a lifetime adventure to Antarctica on an ice-breaker, exploring the Antarctic Peninsula.
The weather conditions were amazing and allowed the ship to go beyond the Antarctic Circle, further south than even the ship’s captain had ever been before. The landscapes and wildlife were incredible and this show features some of Corinne’s favourites from the voyage.
As an ongoing project, Gabriola Photography Club curates the art display space downstairs at the Gabriola Medical Clinic on Church Street, Gabriola Island. Club members take turns having solo exhibitions or taking part in group exhibitions.
In our everyday life we all catch glimpses of birds as we go about our day – and when we’re lucky enough to have the time, many of us derive a deep satisfaction from watching birds more closely and learning about their lives.
Six Gabriola Photography Club members have been busy capturing and preserving some of the moments of wonder and inspiration offered by our feathered friends.
The photographs on display include birds from more about 30 species, from here on Gabriola to further afield, all the way to Borneo and Antarctica. Although they represent only a tiny slice of the amazing diversity within the avian world, we hope these images will add to your appreciation of the wonderful birds that continue to inspire our twin passions for nature and for photography.
Photos (clockwise from top left) by: Corinne Flaws, Laurence Lee, Linda Blokhuisen, Sher Falls, Vicky Scott, Laurie MacBride.
Enrollment is now open for Andrea’s three new summer photography courses (all are online courses) – aimed at building creative camera skills and making the most of the summer light and the beauty of summer plants. Andrea invites you to be part of an interactive group experience filled with discussions and assignments to get you out there making pictures.
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