Winnipeg South Photo Club

08/06/2026

The Northern Wheatear is quite abundant in SW Greenland. It is a remarkable songbird that nests from E Baffin Island to Asia and Alaska and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa for the winter. The male has a dark mask contrasting with its grey crown and tan throat. The female lacks the mask and has more subdued colours (I mistook her for the American Pipit. Thanks to those who corrected me). July 2026. / Les Traquets motteux sont nombreux au SO du Groenland. Ce remarquable passereau niche de l’Est de l’île de Baffin jusqu’à l’Asie et même l’Alaska. Il migre vers l’Afrique subsaharienne pour l’hiver. Le mâle a un masque noir qui contraste avec sa couronne grise et sa gorge beige. La femelle n’a pas de masque et a une coloration plus sobre (Je l’ai prise pour un Pipit d’Amérique. Merci à ceux qui m’ont corrigé). Juillet 2026.

05/16/2026

“Chasing Storms – My Passion” (Shannon Bileski) May 20, 2026 at 7:30pm

(In person presentation for registered WSPC members https://winnipegsouthphotoclub.ca/club-info/membership/)

Shannon Bileski is a storm chaser and landscape photographer based in Manitoba, Canada. Fascinated by lightning since childhood, she began seriously pursuing photography after witnessing her first tornado in 2007. A self-taught artist, Shannon has spent over 18 years capturing the raw power and beauty of extreme weather—especially lightning, supercells, and auroras.

In her presentation Chasing Storms – My Passion, she is excited to share the emotional and technical journey behind her work, offering a glimpse into the thrill of the chase, the serenity found beneath a supercell, and the gear and process involved in chasing storms!

04/30/2026

May 6, 2026 at Acadia Junior High School at 7:30

(This is an in-person presentation for Winnipeg South Photo Club registered members - see below web link: https://winnipegsouthphotoclub.ca/club-info/membership/)

Sam Baardman is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Winnipeg, Canada. As a wilderness and environmental photographer, Sam has exhibited photography and video installations in galleries in Canada and the United States. He has also released 4 full-length albums and has toured extensively as a singer-songwriter. In 2025 he was appointed as an United Nations University Artist-In-Residence for the United Nations International Year of Glaciers Preservation. In December, 2025, Sam was awarded the United Nations University Medal for Outstanding Contribution to the United Nations International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. He is currently serving as a Scholarly Mentor with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. In 2006, Sam co-founded the River on the Run Artist Collective. Working in collaboration with biologists and climate scientists, their art investigates the increasingly fragile relationship between humans and their habitats.

Sam will share several photographic series that represent his development as an environmental photographer. He will talk about what worked and what didn’t, and what led him to his current work on glaciers and icefields.

04/30/2026

“Projects in Environmental Photography” (Sam Baardman)
May 6, 2026 at Acadia Junior High School at 7:30

(This is an in-person presentation for Winnipeg South Photo Club registered members - see below web link: https://winnipegsouthphotoclub.ca/club-info/membership/)

Sam Baardman is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Winnipeg, Canada. As a wilderness and environmental photographer, Sam has exhibited photography and video installations in galleries in Canada and the United States. He has also released 4 full-length albums and has toured extensively as a singer-songwriter. In 2025 he was appointed as an United Nations University Artist-In-Residence for the United Nations International Year of Glaciers Preservation. In December, 2025, Sam was awarded the United Nations University Medal for Outstanding Contribution to the United Nations International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. He is currently serving as a Scholarly Mentor with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. In 2006, Sam co-founded the River on the Run Artist Collective. Working in collaboration with biologists and climate scientists, their art investigates the increasingly fragile relationship between humans and their habitats.

Sam will share several photographic series that represent his development as an environmental photographer. He will talk about what worked and what didn’t, and what led him to his current work on glaciers and icefields.

04/09/2026

“Growing Wild: Finding Purpose in Wildlife Photography and Community Building” (Dustin Glaseman)
April 15, 2026 at 7:30

(This is an in-person presentation for Winnipeg South Photo Club registered members - see below web link: https://winnipegsouthphotoclub.ca/club-info/membership/)

In 2022, after more than a decade of post-secondary education and a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis, wildlife photographer Dustin Glaseman launched The Dusty Unknown—a photography company focused on conservation, collaboration, and community. What happened over the next three years changed Dustin’s life forever. Join Dustin as he shares his journey from three-time university graduate with a love of wildlife, to a business owner with work in retail spaces, galleries, and art fairs. Welcome to The Dusty Unknown.

04/02/2026

8 April 7:30 Wolfgang Jansen will present “Costa Rica – Pura Natura.

(This is an inperson presentation for registered WSPC members. See https://winnipegsouthphotoclub.ca/club-info/membership/).

Wolfgang grew up in Germany where he got his first photographic experience using his father’s box camera when visiting the Cologne Zoo as a child. Since 1982 Wolfgang has mostly lived in Canada, attending university and working as a freshwater scientist. In retirement, Wolfgang has continued his travels and photographic excursions within Canada, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. His photographic interests include abstract, landscape, wildlife, and the interconnection of people with the environment.

The presentation draws on the experience of two extended independent travels through Costa Rica in 2023 and 2024. The country has been a champion of nature conservation for many decades and boasts a large network of protected areas. Images will showcase the variety of Costa Rica’s ecosystems and their animal life.

New members are welcome to apply for the upcoming year. Please come to one of the meetings or contact the Treasurer with the contact form below:

03/15/2026

03/15/2026

“Behind the Story-A Journey from Concept to Completion” Jocelyne Hebert)
March 18, 2026 at 7:30 at Acadia Junior High School.

(This is an in-person presentation at Acadia Junior High for Winnipeg South Photo Club registered members - see below web link: https://winnipegsouthphotoclub.ca/club-info/membership/)

Storytelling is at the heart of powerful photography. While a technically perfect image can impress, it’s the story behind the photograph that creates connection. Visual storytelling brings context, emotion, and meaning to an image— transforming a simple portrait into a rich narrative, a fleeting moment into a lasting memory, and a subject into a relatable character.

Through composition, lighting, expression, setting, and thoughtful detail, photographers can suggest relationships, histories, moods, and ideas without saying a word. This storytelling layer invites viewers to pause, reflect, and feel something deeper.

Ultimately, storytelling elevates photography from documentation to art. It’s what makes an image memorable, impactful, and emotionally resonant—because it speaks not just to the eyes, but to the heart and imagination.

Jocelyne Hebert, MPA, has been captivated by photography and storytelling since childhood. This lifelong passion gives her the artistic freedom to explore and share the beauty of the world through her lens. Specializing in portraiture, Jocelyne thrives on the creative challenges of photographic competition—pushing herself to express emotions and narratives that words alone cannot convey.

Jocelyne is a 3-time recipient of the prestigious Photographer of the Year Award and is an accredited member of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC), a certified national photographic judge and serves as the National Student Chair, actively supporting high school and post-secondary photography communities.

In 2025, Jocelyne proudly achieved a personal milestone by earning a spot on Team Canada for the World Photographic Cup with her image titled, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”

Alongside her personal and competitive work, she teaches portrait photography at Red River College Polytechnic, where she aims to inspire students as they pursue their own artistic journeys.

Jocelyne is excited to speak with you this spring as she takes you behind the scenes of a creative session and hopes to continue to inspire you and your own photographic story.

02/28/2026

Focus and Imagine

An exhibit by members of WSPC in the Blankstein gallery and the Millennium library for the month of March.

If you are in the area, please check it out.

02/26/2026

March 4, 2026 at 6:30 via Zoom: “Finding Light in the Dark, The Process Behind Nightscape Photography” (Kristine Richer)

(This is a Zoom presentation for Winnipeg South Photo Club registered members - see below web link: https://winnipegsouthphotoclub.ca/club-info/membership/)

Kristine Richer is a classically trained fine art photographer and educator based in Nova Scotia, Canada, working under the business name Kristine Rose Photography.
She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and a Bachelor of Design in Interdisciplinary Design from NSCAD University, completed in 2009. Her studies began in the darkroom and spanned a wide range of photographic genres. Following graduation, Kristine spent 11 years working in corporate creative as a commercial product photographer and product designer, producing imagery that was published globally in large-scale commercial print runs.
Kristine also taught photography through NSCAD University’s Extended Studies program from 2008 to 2016, bringing nearly a decade of experience teaching adult learners into her work as an educator.

Since transitioning to full-time fine art and education in 2020, Kristine has focused her work on nightscape and Milky Way photography, teaching tens of thousands of students worldwide through her online programs. She is represented by Katzman Art Projects in Nova Scotia, and her work has been awarded NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) twice.
Learn how strong nightscape photographs are built from the ground up, starting with the initial idea and location planning, through camera technique in the field, and into the final stages of post-processing.

Kristine Richer (Kristine Rose Photography) shares how intentional choices shape successful night images, including where to shoot, how to approach camera settings, and when techniques such as stacking or blending are useful. The emphasis is on understanding the why behind each decision, helping photographers develop a clear, repeatable process they can adapt to their own locations, equipment, and shooting style.
Designed to inspire while remaining practical, this session offers technical insight and real-world examples photographers can apply right away.