CAPA Learning Centre

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.

Manfred is an award-winning, Ottawa based photographer and print maker. Serious photography has been part of his life since he was in his teens. After high school, he studied mechanical engineering and after graduating, Manfred worked as a Professional Engineer throughout his career. He has studied photography at both Algonquin College and the School of the Photographic Arts – Ottawa (SPAO). In 2024, he earned a college diploma in Photograph Arts and Production from SPAO. Manfred has attended workshops and master classes in Ottawa, Guatemala and India. Manfred is an avid travel photographer and has been to over different 60 countries. Closer to home, he does still life photography. His work has been shown at a number of Ottawa area galleries, including the Ottawa Art Gallery as well as at the Contact Photobook Fair in Toronto. He was a member of Ottawa’s RA Photo Club (RAPC), where he has attained the rank of “Master Photographer”. He was named “Photographer of the Year” at the RAPC in 2023. Manfred has held several executive positions at the RAPC, including Club Chair, Education Chair and Competitions Coordinator. He is a member of the Canadian Association for Photographic Arts (CAPA). He is a CAPA Certified Judge and has judged at the local, national and international levels. In 2024 he was named as an Associate Fellow (ACAPA), for a high standard of both photographic achievement and photographic service to CAPA. He is a member of CAPA’s Education Committee, Judge Training Committee and the AI Committee and had developed educational material for the organization. His work has appeared in Canadian Geographic Travel Magazine, the Ottawa Business Journal, Canadian Camera Magazine and PhotoED Magazine. His work has been used as part of the set in a Kanata Theatre stage production. His works are held in private and corporate collections across North America.