Inspiring Photographers in the Triangle since 2007

CPA Meeting Dates -7:00- 9:00 pm

NOTE: Because of conflicts with Town of Cary events, we have had to alter the meeting schedule for July through December 2026.  Please note that the October dates are flipped.  ZOOM meeting is on the 2nd Wednesday and HYCC meeting is on the 4th Wednesday. Here are the new dates:

September 9 - Herb Young Community Center
(annual meeting)

September 23 - ZOOM - Les Picker

October 14 - ZOOM - tbd

October 28 - Herb Young Community Center - Around the House Challenge

November 18 - Herb Young Community Center - Jamie Konarski Davidson

December 2 - Herb Young Community Center
(Holiday Celebration & Show and Tell)

Please remember that we only meet once in the months of July, August, November, and December.  All of those meetings are at the Herb Young Community Center.

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From the President:

We are approaching our annual meeting in September, when we elect our officers for this fiscal year (FY2027). We also ask the membership to affirm the Board’s appointment of Committee Chairs. CPA needs its members to step up and volunteer to assist the Board and even take on the responsibility of a committee chair. We have a slate of officers for the upcoming year, but several areas need your help. Exhibits, which is one of our most important committees, needs assistance. Our current chair, Don Ducey, has made it clear that he will step down at the end of this year (in June 2027). This committee oversees our Juried Exhibits as well as our member shows at the Cary Arts Center and at Glenaire. We need several members to step forward and volunteer to help Don with the exhibits this year. It would be a great opportunity for “on-the-job” training

Henry Rinne, President


19th Annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibit
Opens September 15th on CaFE
Deadline: October 16th

You have 2 months to get your images taken, edited, and framed before the 19th Annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibit. The 50 mounted and framed, juried images will hang October 20, 2026 through December 18, 2026 in the Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury Odell Place, Bond Park (off High House Road), Cary NC 27513. As usual, there will be two categories— MONOCHROME and COLOR - Prints Only! This is NOT a digital show. If you cannot get your entry to Cary, NC, do not enter. Only mounted and framed images will be judged. Prints must be delivered to the Cary Senior Center between 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Monday, October 19, 2026. See entries and winners for last year at : https://www.caryphotographicartists.org/cpa-18thannual-print-show-1. More details will follow as the exhibit gets closer
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Members

Make sure you come to the September 9th meeting with your prints in hand.

To prepare you for the upcoming print show or to just get some friendly suggestions, we have secured Ray Pfeiffer to come to the September 9th Meeting to do a print critique. So, get those prints ready to get some good feedback. The prints do not have to be framed. They can be matted or taped to foam board so they can stand up straight on our new light stand, created specifically for print critiques. They can also be any size.

When:   Wednesday, September 9th

Where:  Herb Young Community Center

Time:     Social time 6:30 -7:00. Meeting starts at 7.

This is your chance to get a professional to look at your pics and provide some friendly suggestions. Ray has judged our Print show twice in the past and he has been active in the "Camera Club" community doing competitions and critiques for other groups.  

See you on September 9th.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Print Critique with Ray Pfeiffer

Herb Young Community Center - 101 Wilkinson Ave, Cary.

Description: To prepare you for the upcoming print show or to just get some friendly suggestions, we have secured Ray Pfeiffer to come to the September 9th Meeting to do a print critique. So, get those prints ready to get some good feedback. The prints do not have to be framed. They can be matted or taped to foam board so they can stand up straight on our new light stand, created specifically for print critiques. They can also be any size.

This is your chance to get a professional to look at your pics and provide some friendly suggestions. Ray has judged our Print show twice in the past and he has been active in the "Camera Club" community doing competitions and critiques for other groups.  

See you on September 9th.

Wednesday, September 23rd - 7:00 - 9:00PM

Les Picker

Zoom - Topic tbd