At the end of every year we have celebrate some of our past members with the Year End Awards. These are images submitted by our members based and voted on by the members, the categories are: 

Roy Quesnel Award – Black & White Portrait

Roy was a long time member of the club and played a significant role in the club for many years. He was known for his black and white candid portraits in natural settings. 

All submissions must follow these parameters: 

• One person only 
• Waist up 
• Natural setting – no studio shots 
• Back and white only 

Prepare and rename one file with the specifications outlined below. 

Upload the file until June 2, 2025 here for “Roy Quesnel Award” 

Jan Blackbourn Award – Abstract 

Jan was a very active member of the club for many years and was well known for her colourful abstract taken while working on at the Pacific Biological Station. 

Submissions for the category are abstract images either taken in camera or created in post processing. 

Prepare and rename one file with the specifications outlined below. 

Upload the file until June 2, 2025 here for “Jan Blackbourn Award” 

Nigel Fletcher Award – Humour in Photography 

Nigel was an active member of the club and served on the Board of Directors for many years. He was known for his sense of humour and always kept us laughing. 

Prepare and rename one file with the specification outlined below. 

Upload the file until June 2, 2025 here for “Nigel Fletcher Award” 

Always send the images according to the following specifications:

File format (type)

.jpeg, .jpg

Maximum width

1920 pixels

Maximum height

1080 pixels

Maximum file size

1.8 MB

Colour space (profile)

sRGB

File name

First name Last name - Title

Note: Images smaller than the maximum dimensions should be either 1920 pixels wide or 1080 pixels high. For example: square image – 1080 x 1080 pixels; landscape 1920 x 800 pixels; or portrait 700 x 1080 pixels.

If you have problems meeting these specifications, just send them anyway and they will be resized for you. But don’t forget to rename your file prior to uploading.

Images with watermarks, copyright or other inserted info on the image will not be accepted.