Date: Dec 11, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Category: Social
It’s the favorite event of the year for many people, where we get to see what other members have been up to: it’s the annual Photo Show & Holiday Social!
CALLING ALL ACCVI PHOTOGRAPHERS (and their friends and family) to the PREMIER photo event and holiday party of the year!
Thursday, Dec 11, 2025 at Esquimalt Gorge Pavilion from 6:00 to 10:00pm. (Doors open – and party starts at 6 PM – show – with breaks for goodies – starts at 7:00).
Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/V3ajBAsh5JpKxVYr6
If you are an ACCVI member please send your photos (maximum of 3 per member – you have to be an ACCVI member) to Mary Sanseverino at for your chance to win outdoor gear store gift cards.
DEADLINE FOR PHOTO SUBMISSION IS 8 PM, Monday, DEC 8th (see details below on how to submit an entry)
Please try not to leave your submissions to the last day, as it makes a lot of work for Mary!!
PLEASE READ & NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
- Limit of three photos per member to be submitted;
- Photos that do not fit category guidelines may not be entered into the competition;
- All submitted pictures must have been taken in a mountain setting within the last year (Dec 2024 – Dec 2025);
- If submitting a drone image please ensure you flew in a permissible location;
- Please, no AI-generated images;
- Submitting a photo allows the photo show organizers to feature the photo on the ACCVI website. The winners/honourable mentions will also be featured in High Points and in the Island Bushwhacker Annual;
- Please read to the bottom of this message. If photos are not submitted correctly and on time they may not make it into the competition.
CATEGORIES:
- VI – Vancouver Island Mountains (with or without people)
- AS – Summer Mountain Activity (people active in the mountains – summer)
- AW – Winter Mountain Activity (people active in the mountains – winter)
- MS – Mountain Scenery (no people)
- NA – Nature: flowers, trees, plants, animals, birds, rocks, etc. taken in the mountains
- HU – Humour: use your imagination!
- YU – Youth photo: any mountain theme, but the photographer must be a youth (18 or younger).
HOW TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY:
Email your digital images to Mary Sanseverino () by 8 PM on Monday, Dec 8th. No entries will be accepted after this deadline.
Mary will try to confirm receipt of all photos by return email. If you do not get confirmation within 24 hours, it is possible that your email has gone astray or Mary is just busy, so please resend!
You MUST be an ACCVI member to submit photos. Not sure about your status? Contact
FILE NAMING – THIS IS IMPORTANT!
Category abbreviation-yourname-caption
For example, Phee Hudson’s entry in Mountain Scenery (MS) would be labelled:
MS-PheeHudson-Arrowsmith at dawn
Please no commas, @, * and especially no periods in the file name.
For instance, Mt. Cain should be “MtCain” or “Mt_Cain”
IMAGE SIZE:
Be aware that some email programs shrink photos when sending them, so the quality is much reduced. If you are not sure what your email program does, send a test file to yourself to make sure you are getting the full size.
To display effectively in the competition each image file should, at minimum, be within these 2 ranges:
Between 1280 x 1024 and 2048 x 1536 (4:3 ratio)
OR
Between 1920 x 1080 and 2048 x 1152 (16:9 ratio)
But don’t worry too much about this, especially if you are sending from your phone – just send the original size photo when prompted.
Photographers sending files from their desktop – don’t worry overly about file size. If you have something really huge (bigger than 25 MB) drop me a line () and we’ll get it sorted.
DRONE SHOTS:
If you submit a drone image could you please indicate in the email where, approximately, you flew. Drone images are accepted, but not if the drone was flown in a drone-restricted area without a specific permit. If you did fly in a restricted area (e.g. a BC Provincial Park, a National Park), then please include a copy of your specific permit.