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Mark Zulkoskey\u2019s photograph of a train crossing the Qu\u2019appelle River Dam at sunset won best in show.\n <\/p>\n
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Zulkoskey, the current president of the club, fondly recalls how he was offered a free membership in 2014 after finishing in first place at a photography contest in Prince Albert at the exhibition centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the passing of club founder Geoffrey Payton in December 2020, and the onset of the COVID pandemic, he said the club was deeply affected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt really caused us to pivot. Like many organizations, we meet in person because there is value in connecting together as a group.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The group holds meetings once a month, and Zulkoskey, who acknowledged how busy families are with sports and that people are working multiple jobs to make ends meet, said recruitment is a challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we seem to have really good retention. People come to the club and they stick around because they see value in it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Agnes L\u2019Heureux\u2019s photograph was inspired by items from her childhood, including the lamp her mom and dad received as a wedding gift, her dad\u2019s old guitar, and the trunk she received from her brother-in-law as a graduation gift. She said she loves being part of the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s interesting, and I\u2019m really learning a lot. It really brings out the artistic things in you, and you want to keep trying,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
L\u2019Heureux was last year\u2019s winner of the Geoffrey Payton Award, an especially touching honour since she was one of his students.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was just so articulate. I just loved learning from him, and I wish I could have been around him sooner. You know, he was really interesting,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The exhibit, which features 21 photographs, can be viewed until the end of the month.<\/p>\n
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nigel.maxwell@pattisonmedia.com<\/p>\n
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