At present the HGCC Board of Directors has no plans to organize entries to CAPA (Canadian Association of Photographic Art) at the club level.

However, the Board encourages members to join CAPA as individuals. The Summer 2007 issue of Canadian Camera, CAPA’s magazine, has details on the both club and individual competitions for 2007-8. CAPA competitions accept both slides and digital entries for CAPA multi-round competitions. Digital entries can be submitted through the Post (on CD or DVD) or via electronic mail.

For individuals, there are three open-subject multi-round competitions one may enter:

• Nature (both digital and slide media)
• Pictorial (both digital and slide media)
• Print

Each competition consists of three rounds of entries. The closing date for each of the rounds are 30 October 2007, 20 January 2008, and 20 March 2008. Detailed submission criteria and entry forms can be found on the CAPA website (http://www.capacanada.ca). In addition, for individuals there is a two-round theme competition; again, CAPA has opened this competition to accept both slide and digital submissions. The closing dates of the two rounds are 15 November 2007 (theme "trains") and 15 February 2008 (theme "children"), respectively.

Also, CAPA is again holding a ‘postcard’ competition where the entries are actual postcards submitted for entry via Canada Post (entries sent within an envelope are disqualified). There is a maximum of four entries per person, and subject matter is completely open. Postcards will not be penalized if damaged by the mail system (the competition’s instructions stipulate that some damage to each image is expected). A trophy and CAPA silver medal are awarded to the winner, with ribbons to the other top ten placements. Closing date for entries is 1 June 2008.

CAPA is also holding a Creative Photographic Arts Slide and Print Exhibition and a Creative and Interpretative Nature Slide Exhibition in addition to the competitions outlined above. Closing dates for entries are 15 February 2008 and 25 April 2008, respectively. Additional details can be found on the CAPA web site.

Members of the HGCC Board of Directors have copies of Canadian Camera Magazine, and the included competition pull-out section, which will be made available to members at regular club meetings.