
The gallery from our May The 3 A’s: Aged / Antiquated / Abandoned challenge is now online here.

The gallery from our May The 3 A’s: Aged / Antiquated / Abandoned challenge is now online here.
The list of our Monthly Challenge topics follows:
June /July/August – What I did last summer, Happiness is . . .
For the meeting on September 6th – Submit by August 30th
September – Geometric Shapes
For the meeting on October 4th – Submit by September 27th
October – Transformations
For the meeting on November 1st – Submit by October 25th
November – -Transportation
For the meeting on December 6th – Submit by November 29th
December – Signs and Symbols
For the meeting on January 10th – Submit by January 3rd
January – Noise
For the meeting on February 7 – Submit by January 31st
February – Icicle or Water Droplets
For the meeting on March 7th – Submit by February 28th
March – Earth Day
For the meeting on April 4th – Submit by March 28th
April – Gardens – All Seasons
For the meeting on May 2nd- Submit by April 25th
May – Captioned Photos – Three Pictures
For the meeting on June 6th – Submit by May 30th

St James Church by Jay-Dee Purdie
The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, June 7th starting at 9:15 a.m.
Your images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, May 31st to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge and nominate one image for the Monthly Photo Review.
The agenda for the meeting is:
If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.
See you at the meeting.

The gallery from our April Strange Things Strange Things or “What am I?” challenge is now online here.

You can review Manfred’s excellent presentation on what makes a strong image here.

Alvira Lockwood 1875
Click here for an interesting history of Alvira Lockwood, Ottawa’s first female photographer, written by Grant Vogl of the Bytown Museum and published by the Historical Society of Ottawa.

Little Italy Public Art by Amy Lo
The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, May 3rd starting at 9:15 a.m.
Your images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, April 26th to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge and nominate one image for the Monthly Photo Review.
The agenda for the meeting is:
If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.
See you at the meeting.

Club member Manfred Mueller will give two Artist Talks at the SPAO gallery. These talks are free and open to members of the public. There is plenty of street parking available in the area. Several other photographers will be there talking about their work as well.
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, he will be talking about the nine large prints in his series “Nebulous”. On Saturday, April 27, 2024, he will be talking about his two books entitled “Toolbugz”. One is a hand-made and custom-bound fine art book and the second is a mass-produced children’s book.
This event/outing is not part of the Kanata Seniors Centre Club operations and is not sanctioned by the City of Ottawa. Information is for interested parties.
Club member Manfred Mueller has just completed the 2-year, full-time diploma program at the School of Photographic Arts – Ottawa (SPAO). He and the other members of the graduating class will be showing their final year project work at the SPAO Gallery from Friday, April 19, 2024, through to Sunday, May 12, 2024. The gallery is open from noon until 5:00 PM Wednesday through Sunday. SPAO is located at 77 Pamila St (just north of Carling Ave, off Preston St), in Little Italy. Street parking is available.
Manfred will be showing 27 pieces of original photographic art; 9 large
prints will be shown on the studio wall and another 18 in a fine art
book. The attached exhibition poster features one of his works.
Please feel free to visit the SPAO Gallery.
This event/outing is not part of the Kanata Seniors Centre Club operations and is not sanctioned by the City of Ottawa. Information is for interested parties.
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 1:00 pm in the Main Branch Auditorium of the Ottawa Public Library, the Historical Society of Ottawa is hosting a free lecture by Paul Couvrette on the Karsh brothers.
More details here.
This event/outing is not part of the Kanata Seniors Centre Club operations and is not sanctioned by the City of Ottawa. Information is for interested parties.