2025 Photo Awards Winner: Sophie Altemus
Sophie Altemus, a photography student at Oberlin College, was named the Student category winner of the 2025 Photo Awards, a competition backed by Format. Her award‑winning image captures a sun‑lit, wheat‑colored field in Los Angeles, reflecting her candid, snapshot aesthetic. In the interview she cites cross‑country road trips, a family legacy in a WWII‑era camera shop, and a vivid food‑poisoning memory as formative experiences. Altemus plans to graduate, finish a book, and build spaces that nurture creative work.
2025 Photo Awards Winner: Chanyoung Chung
Chanyoung Chung, a Montreal‑based photographer and former nurse, was named the 2025 Colour category winner of the Booooooom Photo Awards, supported by Format. His award‑winning still‑life image reflects themes of societal teamwork and harmony, drawn from personal experiences of loss,...
2025 Photo Awards Winner: Victor Cambet
The fourth annual Photo Awards, backed by online portfolio builder Format, announced winners in five categories—Colour, Nature, Portrait, Street and Student. Victor Cambet, a self‑taught photographer who moved from Lyon to Montreal, captured the Street award with images that celebrate...
Two Free Events to Check Out This Weekend at Capture
The Capture Photography Festival is hosting two free weekend events in Vancouver. On April 11, artist Michelle Sound will lead a talk and guided tour of her new exhibition at Ceremonial / Art, discussing her Indigenous‑focused practice and the commissioned piece “Wherever You...
2025 Photo Awards Winner: Sima Choubdarzadeh
Sima Choubdarzadeh, an Iran‑born documentary photographer based in Berlin, won the Portrait category of the 2025 Photo Awards, supported by Format. Her award‑winning image captures the aftermath of acid attacks targeting women in Isfahan, reflecting a decade‑long focus on migration, identity...
2026 Capture Photography Festival: 6 Must-See Exhibitions & Installations
Vancouver's Capture Photography Festival returns in April 2026 with a curated program of six standout works, including Stephen Shore’s historic 1974 print, Maya Fuhr’s pigment‑ink piece, and SIDE CORE’s multi‑channel video. The public‑art component features Camila Falquez’s trans‑rights portrait series, Michelle...
Artist Spotlight: Beachghost
Jackson Howell, known as beachghost, is a Melbourne‑based illustrator whose work fuses coastal nature memories with pop‑culture, video‑game, and anime influences. His surreal, myth‑infused imagery distorts nostalgic icons, creating unsettling visual narratives. beachghost earned a longlist spot in the 2025...
“Tree Work” By Photographer Reave Dennison
Reave Dennison’s new series “Tree Work” showcases 29 silver‑gelatin prints documenting maritime and forestry labour in British Columbia, captured over five years while he worked as a log salvor and arborist. The exhibition opens at Pale Fire in Vancouver on March 19 and...
Illustrator Spotlight: Deb JJ Lee
The Society of Illustrators featured Deb JJ Lee in a March 4 2026 spotlight, showcasing fifteen distinct images that range from still‑life compositions to fan‑art tributes to films like *Perfect Blue* and *Howl’s Moving Castle*. The visual set highlights Lee’s ability to...
2025 Booooooom Illustration Awards Winner: Andrea Cheung
Andrea Cheung won the Editorial category of the 2025 Booooooom Illustration Awards for her piece in Our State magazine. The award, backed by Format, highlights top talent across editorial, advertising, product and student categories. Cheung’s winning illustration blends painterly realism...