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“Bird Photography Simplified” – Oct. 7, 2026

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With special guest presenter, Glenn Bartley

We all know that bird photography is difficult.  In this presentation Glenn will share his approach to simplifying the process of bird photography, while still striving for high quality wildlife images. 

A colourful hummingbird with long tail feathers hovering beside a pink-flowering plant, with blurred background.

From equipment selection to field techniques to post processing, Glenn will share his approach to bird photography.

Looking up from the trough of a wave to two penguins, one floating, the other leaping out of the water.

Some of the topics to be covered include:

  • What are the 7 Elements of a Great Bird Photo
  • Why you need to do Your homework! – Glenn’s approach to research and planning
  • Glenn’s strategy In the field – keeping It simple
  • Building a portfolio
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perched on a branch in Costa Rica.

Glenn Bartley is a world renowned professional nature photographer from Victoria, British Columbia. 

He focuses almost all of his efforts on capturing intimate images of birds in their natural habitat.

Glenn is especially well known for his portraits of rare and difficult to photograph birds from the Neotropical Region and his portfolio of hummingbird images.

You can find out more about Glenn and see more of his great images on his website.

The meeting will be held via Zoom, on Wed. October 7 at 10 am Pacific Time. The link will be sent by email to all Gabriola Photography Club members on the weekend prior to the meeting. Make sure your membership is up to date so that you receive this info.

A note to non-members of our Club: you’re welcome to attend this event as a guest; contact us by Oct. 5 to sign up.

All images © Glenn Bartley.

John Poirier: A Retrospective & Sale

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Longtime Gabriola Photography Club member and extraordinary photographer John Poirier passed away in May of 2025. An exhibition and sale of his work will be held at the Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre, on Gabriola Island, August 14-16, 2026. It will provide a welcome opportunity to celebrate John, his work, and his vision of northern Canada and the west coast. 

Details are below. Please help spread the word. Hope to see you there!

Poster with a forest image by John Poirier and details of event, opening Friday 5-9pm, Saturday 10-4pm and Sunday 12-4pm.

“Adventures in Photography” – Upstairs until Jan. 10/25

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Four gannets flying together, with wings outspread.
© Corinne Flaws

While our club continues to show our work downstairs at the Gabriola Medical Centre, this month you’ll find a new exhibit by one of our members upstairs as well.

“Adventures in Photography” is a new show by Corinne Flaws, a visual artist and photographer who specializes in landscape, wildlife and abstract imagery.

Corinne has always had a passion for nature and for capturing its beauty. It inspires her to share what she sees, through her photographs and her other art. As well as producing beautiful photographs, she enjoys capturing images with her camera to use as inspiration for her paintings.    

Corinne moved from Winnipeg to Gabriola Island in 2020. This show includes a collection of her favourite images captured right here on Gabriola and on Vancouver Island, as well as from Manitoba and her travels in Utah and Oregon, and the Shetland Isles.

The exhibit will be on display upstairs at the Medical Centre until January 10, 2025.

December 7 Photo Walkabout: Drumbeg Park

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Gabriola’s beautiful Drumbeg Park is the subject of our next Photo Walkabout.

Plan to meet at 9 am on Saturday, December 7. Bypass Drumbeg’s main entrance and instead, park at the very end of Stalker Rd. (You’re in the right place if you see a large ornamental lighthouse on your starboard side as you face the water.)

Our plan is to follow the shoreline loop trail, returning through the forest.The entire trail is well maintained and easy walking. 

It’s a picturesque place and you should be able to find plenty of photographic subjects, including fir, arbutus and Garry oak trees, winding trails, the sandstone shoreline and various views and landscape possibilities – perhaps even some wintering birds. Along with the big picture scenes, try to narrow down your focus for some detail photography.

Drumbeg is not a long distance walk, so we’ll take our time and really try to observe things we might normally walk right past.

Dress accordingly for what will likely be damp and/or chilly weather. Option to meet afterwards for coffee and lunch at either the Ground Up, Mad Rona’s or the Golf Club.

Click on the first thumbnail below to see the entire photo and view the series in carousel format.

“She’s Messing About Again…!” – on now, until Dec. 27

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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.

A head and shoulders photograph of a bear, with brightly coloured stands of "hair" streaming back from its head and a background that appears to be a starry sky.
© Diane Green

We’re delighted to present Diane Green‘s latest solo show. In Diane’s own words:

The ever-increasing use of artificial intelligence is affecting almost every aspect of our lives. It is now nearly impossible to tell (when done well!) whether an image – or even a voice – is original, altered, or completely artificially created. In many ways this is all a frightening prospect for the future.

ON THE OTHER HAND……!
“Messing about” with AI in the arts field can be a lot of fun and can enhance creativity exponentially.

What is the dividing line between photography and “art”? Art created using paint does not have to justify itself when it doesn’t exactly recreate reality! Photography (unless journalistic photography which has to be 100% unmanipulated) should be similarly accepted as art, “messed around with” or not!

The resulting images in this exhibit are created from my original photographs, sometimes manipulated to different degrees using tried and true programs like Photoshop, but now may also be amended in a variety of ways using artificial intelligence.

So “let’s play”!