Welcome to Turner Valley Oilfields Camera Club
The Turner Valley Oilfields Camera Club gives photographers from our area an opportunity to meet and share experiences and skills and learn together.
Our members bring a range of skill levels and interests – from beginners to more advanced. Everyone is welcome.
2023 marked our 60 year anniversary – we’ve got quite a history!
We meet monthly from September to May at the Sheep Creek Arts Council building.
Visit our Meeting Galleries pages to see some of our images.
March 2025 Meeting
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday March 25th.
Our topic will likely be “Bring Your Camera” – to be confirmed..
Our Theme is “Fall Colours“.
You can also submit an Open image.
February 2025 Meeting
The Theme for our February meeting was “Water“.
Below we’re sharing the top images and some honourable mentions.
Our speaker was Chris Large who talked to us about “Stills Photography in the Movie Industry”. It was a great talk – thanks Chris!
Visit Chris’ website.
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1st Place – Grace In the Water – Julie Thomson
2nd Place – Surf’s Up! – Shane Richardosn
3rd Place – Stillness in the Rough – Barb Larson
Honourable Mention – Frank Lake – Byung (BC) Chi
Honourable Mention – Late Lumber Haul – Jack Coulis
Julie Thomson Wins “Best in Show” at the Priddis & Millarville Fair Photography Department!
Congratulations to TVOCC member Julie Thomson who was the Best in Show winner at this summer’s Millarville Fair photography contest.
Great photo Julie.
May 2024 Annual Banquet and Competition
Everyone enjoyed getting together this May at our banquet and annual competition.
Our members entered photos in the following categories:
Bridges
Humour
People In Action
Juxtaposition
Plants & Flowers
Winter Wonderland
Wildlife
Urban Perspectives
We had an amazing collection of images and special thanks to Richard Erlendson who judged all our images and provided his feedback. He did an excellent job!
Our winning images in each category and “best of show” are shown below.
You can also click here to see all the wonderful images from our annual competition night.
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May 2024 Best In Show
Winterland – Barb Larson
110 – 1st Place – Bridges – Wainwright Trestle Bridge – Julie Thomson
209 – 1st Place – Humour – Jokes on You – Barb Larson
312 – 1st Place – People In Action – Biathlon Racers – Bob Jackson
407 – 1st Place – Juxtaposition – Cycle of Life – Barb Larson
510 – 1st Place – Plants & Flowers – Gerbera Daisy – Bob Jackson
606 – Best in Show & 1st Place – Winter Wonderland – Winterland – Barb Larson
713 – 1st Place – Wildlife – Common Loon – Barb Larson
807 – 1st Place – Urban Perspectives – A Century of Light – Jim O’Keefe
Turner Valley Oilfields Camera Club Celebrates 60 Years
In 1963, a group of local residents formed a club to explore their passion for photography, improve their skills, and share images of the stunning Alberta foothills and mountains (and much more!)
Sixty years later, the club is still going strong with about 30 enthusiastic members who meet monthly at the Sheep River Arts Council in Diamond Valley.
The club will be celebrating its sixtieth anniversary at a year-end banquet at the Turner Valley Legion on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 5:00 pm. All past members or interested photographers are welcome to attend.
Many photographers of all levels have become members of the club over the decades, including five lifetime members: Peggy Orr, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 101, Nola Middleton, who passed away in 2017, Bern Dayment, a member since 1979, Sheila Smith, a member since 2006, and Ted Dawson, who was the annual competition judge from 1979 to 2021 and was awarded a lifetime membership in 2023.
Anyone with an interest in photography is welcome to attend a meeting to learn more about the club. The club meets on the last Tuesday of each month, September to April (excluding December) at 7:00 pm. Annual fees are $50, which includes a membership in the Sheep River Arts Council.
Meetings include an educational presentation, a friendly photo competition, and an opportunity to meet and mingle with fellow photographers. Please contact the club’s membership director at membership@tvocc.org for more information.