North Shore Challenge Competition and KeyNote Speaker

Event night with a Key Note speech from Chris Harris.

More info: https://nsps.ca/2021-north-shore-photographic-challenge/

2021 Challenge format

4:30pm – Key Note Speaker

7:00pm – Competition Program

Because COVID is still with us, we are planning an ON-LINE event this year!  This will allow Challenge participants from across BC and the Yukon, as well as their fellow club members, family, and friends, to see the show, interact with sponsors demonstrating the latest gear, sign up for courses or CAPA, win door prizes, and vote in the People’s Choice competition (digital projections this year instead of prints).  

In addition, for the first time ever, we are including a Keynote Speech in an afternoon session prior to the show. We are proud to announce Chris Harris as this year’s Keynote Speaker, on the topic of:

Artistic Expression: Your Photography as Art

Individual photographers as well as photography clubs can submit images to the 2021 North Shore Photographic Challenge.  Club and individual entries will be randomly mixed in the Challenge competition. 

Images will be evaluated by a panel of qualified judges. Challenge judges will score each image out of a maximum of 30 points.

People’s Choice

Instead of in the lobby of the Kay Meek Theatre as in past years, a separate display of photographs from NSPS members will be shown in a Zoom breakout room. Audience members may vote for their favourite photograph. The “People’s Choice Award” will be presented to the winning photographer before the end of the evening. 

Tickets

Tickets to the show, including the special Keynote Address, cost just $10.00 (another advantage of taking it on-line). 

Tickets may be purchased on-line through the NSPS web site, starting Dec 1. Note that pre-registration is required.  No one will be admitted to the show without a ticket.

You can bundle individual submission with the show ticket for $20, a $5 savings.

Sponsors

We have always had very generous sponsors for the Challenge. This year, sponsor organizations will be setting up in breakout rooms and you will have an opportunity to visit them before the program and during the intermission.  Virtually in breakout rooms, but physically in their own camera stores and other locations, vendors will be able to demonstrate any cutting-edge item you care to see. There will be several draws during the evening for door prizes donated by our sponsors. 

Socializing

We will also have many breakout rooms set up for socializing with other photographers in attendance. You can choose the breakout rooms you want to visit, either for an intimate chat or a (virtual) group hug, to view and vote for the People’s Choice, or to check out Sponsors displays.