Welcome to Turner Valley Oilfields Camera Club
The Turner Valley Oilfields Camera Club gives photographers from our area an opportunity to meet and share experiences and skills and learn together.
Our members bring a range of skill levels and interests – from beginners to more advanced. Everyone is welcome.
2023 marked our 60 year anniversary – we’ve got quite a history!
We meet monthly from September to May at the Sheep Creek Arts Council building.
Visit our Meeting Galleries pages to see some of our images.
January 2026 Meeting
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday January 27th.
Our speaker will be Thomas Garchinski – “Outdoor Strobe Photography“.
Our theme for the meeting is “In the Forest“.
November 2025 Meeting
November was a print competition and our Theme was “Out the Window“.
Below we’re sharing the top images and some honourable mentions.
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1st Place – Looking Out at Lake Louise – Bob Jackson
2nd Place – Out the Window – Barb Larson
3rd Place – The Dreamer – Shane Richardson
Honourable Mention – Original Ranch Rodeo Chore – Julie Thomson
Honourable Mention – Garden View – Rick Davis
May 2025 Annual Banquet and Competition
Everyone enjoyed getting together this May at our banquet and annual competition.
Our members entered photos in the following categories:
Night Photography
Pets & Domestic Animals
Landscape – Seascape
Happiness
Portrait of a Person
Church-Cemetery (Black & White)
Architecture
Autumn
We had an amazing collection of images and special thanks to Richard Erlendson who judged all our images and provided his feedback. He did an excellent job – again!
Our winning images in each category and “best of show” are shown below.
You can also click here to see all the wonderful images from our annual competition night.
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May 2025 Best In Show
“A Father and His Son” by Warren Pearson
14 – 1st Place – Night Photography – Halo Moon – Laura-Lee Dyck
24 – 1st Place – Pets ~ Domestic Animals – Dog Sitting on a Woof – Warren Pearson
38 – 1st Place – Landscape~Seascape – Rainy Day in Aurland – Bob Jackson
44 – 1st Place – Happiness – Road Trip – Laura-Lee Dyck
55 – 1st Place – Portrait – My Hiking Buddy – Bob Jackson
69 – 1st Place – Church~Cemetery – A Father and His Son – Warren Pearson
76 – 1st Place – Architecture – Through the Peace Bridge – Julie Thomson
85 – 1st Place – Autumn – Dunvegan Bridge – Katherine Matiko
Turner Valley Oilfields Camera Club Celebrates 60 Years
In 1963, a group of local residents formed a club to explore their passion for photography, improve their skills, and share images of the stunning Alberta foothills and mountains (and much more!)
Sixty years later, the club is still going strong with about 30 enthusiastic members who meet monthly at the Sheep River Arts Council in Diamond Valley.
The club will be celebrating its sixtieth anniversary at a year-end banquet at the Turner Valley Legion on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 5:00 pm. All past members or interested photographers are welcome to attend.
Many photographers of all levels have become members of the club over the decades, including five lifetime members: Peggy Orr, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 101, Nola Middleton, who passed away in 2017, Bern Dayment, a member since 1979, Sheila Smith, a member since 2006, and Ted Dawson, who was the annual competition judge from 1979 to 2021 and was awarded a lifetime membership in 2023.
Anyone with an interest in photography is welcome to attend a meeting to learn more about the club. The club meets on the last Tuesday of each month, September to April (excluding December) at 7:00 pm. Annual fees are $50, which includes a membership in the Sheep River Arts Council.
Meetings include an educational presentation, a friendly photo competition, and an opportunity to meet and mingle with fellow photographers. Please contact the club’s membership director at membership@tvocc.org for more information.