Comox Valley Photographic Society
725 Aspen Rd V9M 4E9 Comox, BC, Canada

'Wings of Light" - image by Nimisha Jimenez, CVPS member. On display at Rhodo's Cafe until January 24th, 2020.

Ever wonder what your fellow photographer's work would look like in print? Why not take a trip to Roodo's cafe in Courtneay to take a look at the new selection of seasonal images put up today by members of the CVPS. Some wonderful images, and grab a warm drink while you are at it.

Photo by Richard Boyle - CVPS member.

Upcoming exhibition: Focused on Jazz at the Pearl Ellis Art Gallery Every Thursday evening, local jazz fans have gathered at the Avalanche for an evening out...meeting friends, having dinner and listening to not only local, but many Island and international jazz performers. These Thursday evenings began in early 2013, and have been running steady until March, 2020 when the COVID 19 shutdown cancelled the remainder of the 2020 season and closed the Avalanche. Local photograph...er Bill Jorgensen had made arrangements with the Georgia Straight Jazz Society (GSJS) to cover all the concerts, sharing his images with GSJS members. He soon discovered that it was difficult to commit to every Thursday evening, so he began to add other photographers with an interest in jazz and shooting the concerts. This group has grown to nine members, many of whom now have libraries of images that go back to the beginning. They formed Focused on Jazz and will display their photographs in an exhibition entitled Take Five at the Pearl Ellis Art Gallery in Comox. Take Five now becomes a documentary exhibition of those Avalanche years, says Norm Prince, one of the show coordinators. Somehow we have to cover not only the musicians, but the volunteers and Avalanche staff who made the shows happen. Each photographer will display five prints, showing the best of their work. Photographers represented include: Bob Ell, Katie Hubberstey, Judy Johnston, Bruce Johnstone, Rick Leche, Norm Prince, Wink Richardson, Don Tait and Laura Tait. To preview images you can visit the photographers’ Websites at: https://www.georgiastraightjazz.com/photos.html Take Five runs October 15-31. The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery is located at 1729 Comox Avenue in Comox. The Gallery is currently open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 am-2:00 pm with COVID protocols in place. Gallery capacity is limited to six people at a time. For more information about the gallery, and to see a virtual display of the exhibition, visit www.pearlellisgallery.com

Photo by Trudy Sloan, CVPS member

Image by Don Tait, CVPS member

"Family Portrait" by George Bowron, CVPS member.

This week's virtual field trip - take a photo using the classic 50mm focal length. Join us next week for "Farms". https://comoxvalleycameraclub.zenfolio.com/p542707774

It's that time again - this week's virtual field trip submissions! The theme - transportation. Join us next week for "One Lens". https://comoxvalleycameraclub.zenfolio.com/p507724073

"Vintage Plymouth" Photo by Rob Lunde, CVPS member

Photo by Norman Mathew, CVPS member

Photo by Norm Matthews, CVPS member

This past week's virtual field trip - theme "bridges". Check in next week for "vintage"! https://comoxvalleycameraclub.zenfolio.com/p565127759

This past week's virtual field trip "Water Water Everywhere" Come see us next week when the theme will be "Bridges." https://comoxvalleycameraclub.zenfolio.com/p1024888006