Welcome to the Cary Photographic Artists’ website!
Early Morning, East Bound - Don Ducey
Crossing the Fjord, Norway - John Lapp
41 Mercury - Nick Verna
Bolivian Matron - Harry O'Connor
Alligator River Barred Owl - Jim Jilson
A Quiet Stroll - Billy Stewart
Au Vieux Paris - Billy Stewart
Clara's Dream - Brooke Meyer
House of Dior - Michele Alias
Early Morning at Bond Lake - Phillipe Courtay
Butterfly - Jack Leavell
Persistence of the Gaze - Jo Bolton
Egret in Fall Flight - Irene Kuo
Elegant - Brooke Meyer
The Reckoning - Fran DeRespinis
Round House - Bob Culver
Feather Tips - Irene Kuo
First Frost - Mike Ligget
Omar Sosa - Will Robinson
Our Close Encounter - Jim Jilson
Panajachel Woman, Guatemala - Bob Blum
Philadelphia Skyline - Jeff Hopp
Portrait of an Elderly Eagle Hunter - Bob Blum
Prague Reflections - Bhinesh Patel
Haunted River - Lynne Necrason
Spring Greening on the Haw River just below the Dam - Jon Meyer
The Harbinger - Fran DeRespinis
Spring Greening on white Oak Creek - Jon Meyer
St Paul de Vence, France - Mike Weitzman
Streets of San Miguel - Steve Rebach
Sunset in the Badlands - Maurice Weaver
Tail Dip - Michael Cannon
Winter at Yates Mill - Bob Culver
We are Cary Photographic Artists and we strive to learn, teach and share our passion for creating Photographic Art.
CPA Meeting Dates (scroll down for details)
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Creating a Visual Language by Joe Lipka
Herb Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave in Cary.
(In person only)
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Wednesday, March 25th - Zoom only 7:00pm to 9:00pm
“Edward Hopper and the Inspiration for a New Portfolio” by Jon Meyer
From the President:
The Board of Directors met on 16 February. One of the items we discussed was future projects supported by the Julia Daniels Fund. First, a big thank you to everyone who made contributions to the fund. I believe that we are obligated to utilize these funds to honor Julia’s memory and to further the mission of CPA. We formed an ad hoc committee to develop some ideas and present them at the next Board meeting. What I’m asking of the entire membership is to look at our mission statement, which can be found on the CPA website, and think about how we can use the Julia Daniels Fund to advance this mission. Please email your ideas and suggestions to president@caryphotographicartists.org.. I will forward your ideas to the committee (Jon Meyer, Will Robinson, Don Ducey, Mike Ligett and Bhinesh Patel), and with your help, we can develop a project (or multiple projects) that we can implement by this summer or fall.
Henry Rinne, President
Cary Photographic Artists (CPA) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Julia Daniels student photography competition for undergraduate college and university students in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle.
The competition is named in honor of the late Julia Daniels, a long-time member of Cary Photographic Artists and professor at Wake Tech, and is made possible through donations from her family and CPA members.
Click here to see 2nd Student Exhibit
Click here to see 1st Student Exhibit
Click here for more information on the 2026 - 3rd Student Competition
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Heads Up!!
6th Annual CPA Digital Exhibit
The 6th Annual CPA Digital Exhibit is now open. Submit entries thru CaFE: https://www.callforentry.org/.
Submissions close on CAFE on April 15th. Write down those dates and start to gather and/or get out to shoot some winners.
DIGITAL EXHIBIT Information
* Entries and payment will be thru CaFE only. The call goes live March 1 and closes on April 15th, 2026. https://www.callforentry.org/
* There will be two categories for judging, Color and Monochrome.
* We will display 50 images, selected by the jurors, in the Exhibitor’s Gallery on the Cary Photographic Website on May 15th, 2026.
* An online Awards Ceremony with comments by the judges will be held on May 17th, 2026.
For questions, contact Jo Bolton at exhibits2@caryphotographicartists.org
Wednesday, March 11 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Creating a Visual Language by Joe Lipka
Herb Young Community Center - 101 Wilkinson Ave, Cary.
Creating a Visual Language is necessary for every photographer who wishes to get past using their camera as a copy machine. Learning a spoken language progresses by making sounds, syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. Once we have perfected these skills, we can begin to communicate our thoughts, tell stories, and entertain our audience. Photography follows an analogous path but with visual skills.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
7-9 pm Zoom Only
“Edward Hopper and the Inspiration for a New Portfolio” by Jon Meyer
The painter Edward Hopper’s life and work, with his unique world view and color palette, serve as inspirations for a new, narrative photo portfolio involving what Jon calls “time-and-spaceblending images.” He has tentatively called the portfolio “The Red Hat Series” and will illustrate image conception and creation.