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Bill got his first camera when he was thirteen. Within three years, he was shooting both 35mm and medium format film. Bill enjoyed doing his own processing & printing in his colour darkroom. He started working with digital files in 1996 and bought his first digital camera shortly after. Bill has diversified photographic interests. For several years, Bill and his wife, Deb, operated a part-time business focusing on portrait and wedding photography. In recent years, his interest has shifted to travel photography for its variety of styles and genres. Bill loves sharing his travel adventures through photography. Bill and Deb have hosted photo tours to Scotland and the Yukon, as well as co-hosting several day trips with Photo Tour Trekkers out of London, Ontario. In the 1980’s, Bill became interested in producing audio-visual sequences and began with two medium-format film projectors and audio cassettes. He has been producing digital shows since 2004. Bill’s award-winning shows cover a variety of subjects including travelogues, special events, documentary, and projects done just for fun. Bill spent several years developing and teaching technical training courses in the aviation industry and transferred this experience to his photography by offering workshops and seminars on various photographic subjects. Bill has been active in CAPA as a District Representative and sitting on multiple committees. He earned an Associateship (ACAPA) Honour in 2015 for his work with camera clubs and helping novice photographers learn the art and craft of photography. For over 20 years, Bill has judged prints, projected images, and audio-visual shows from the local to international level. He became a CAPA certified judge in 2011 and has been a Judging Course instructor since 2017. Bill is a member of multiple camera clubs in Southwestern Ontario and three Audio Visual groups based out of the United Kingdom.

Jean-Marc Legentil est un professionnel d’expérience, formateur et photographe passionné établi à Montréal. Fort de plus de quarante ans d’expérience en formation des adultes, il a animé de nombreux ateliers et conférences auprès de gestionnaires et de dirigeants, notamment à HEC Montréal, dans les domaines de l’amélioration continue, de la gestion des processus et de l’innovation. Il est également auteur de plusieurs ouvrages portant sur l’amélioration continue et l’excellence organisationnelle. Parallèlement à sa carrière professionnelle, Jean-Marc entretient une pratique photographique de longue date. Il s’intéresse particulièrement à la photographie documentaire : capter les gens, les lieux et les histoires qui tissent le lien social. En 2025, deux de ses images ont été retenues et commanditées par le Conseil des arts du Canada pour illustrer la contribution du Collège Gérald-Godin — une reconnaissance de sa capacité à mettre l’art photographique au service des récits collectifs et éducatifs. En plus de son expérience photographique et pédagogique, Jean-Marc agit comme juge lors d’expositions et de concours photographiques, mettant son regard critique et bienveillant au service du développement des photographes émergents. Il s’implique aussi activement dans le milieu communautaire : membre du conseil d’administration d’un théâtre jeunesse et d’improvisation, et bénévole à Moisson Montréal, l’une des plus grandes banques alimentaires au Canada, où il a été nommé Ambassadeur d’exception en 2021. En réunissant ses expertises professionnelles, éducatives et artistiques, Jean-Marc apporte à la CAPA une combinaison unique de sens visuel, de pédagogie et d’engagement communautaire.