Established in 1973 (originally as the York Regional Camera Club), the club changed its name to the Richmond Hill Camera Club around 2005.

Presidents and Trophy Winners

External Competitions

RHCC is recognized as one of the top clubs in the GTA, Ontario and Canada.  This is a listing of some of the awards that have been earned by our members through club competitions over the last number of years.

2023 CAPA Black & White Club Competition  details

2023 CAPA Nature Club Competition – Gold Medal details

2023 CAPA My Country Club Competition – Gold Medal details

2023 CAPA Audio/Visual Club Competition – Silver Medal (Ron Mantay) details

2023 CAPA Fall/Winter Club Competition – Bronze Medal details

2023 CAPA Artistic Club Competition – Honourable Mention details

2022 CAPA Nature/Wildlife Club Competition – Honourable Mention details

2022 CAPA Fall Monochrome Club Competition – Honourable Mention details

2022 CAPA Series of 4 images Club competition – Silver Medal – Qing Li & Louie Luo, Honourable Mention – Grant Dale & Rhonda Starr details

2022 CAPA Artistic Individual Competition – Silver Medal – Rhonda Starr details

2022 CAPA Artistic Club Competition – Silver Medal details

2022 CAPA Curves & Lines Individual Competition – Gold Medal – Louis Luo & Honourable Mention for Philip Wong details

2022 CAPA Curves & Lines Club Competition – Honourable Mention (5th place out of 45 clubs) details

2021 CAPA Fall Open Individual Competition – Gold Medal – Kam Ming Mak, Silver Medal – Daisy Lai, Honourable Mentions – Ben Liu, Rhonda Starr – details

2021 OCCC (Ontario Council of Camera Clubs) Interclub Challenge – Stuart Freedman Trophy for the top club – details

2021 CAPA Fall Open Club Competition – Silver Medal – details

2021 CAPA Series of 4 images Competition – SILVER MEDAL (Club) and HM (Individual) – details

2021 CAPA Creative Competition – Silver Medal in the Club Competition & HMs in the Individual Competition – details

2021 CAPA Smartphone Individual Competition – Gold medal winner – Louie Luo – details

2020 CAPA Fall Nature Competition Winners – GOLD MEDAL in the Club Competition – details

2020 CAPA Annual Photo Challenge Individual Competition Gold and Silver Medalists Louie Luo and Isabel Kelly – details

2020 CAPA Individual My Country Competition – Bronze Medalist Jill Lam – details

2020 CAPA Gold Medal in the “My Country” Competition for Richmond Hill Camera Club – details

2020 CAPA Gold Medal in the A/V Competition for Richmond Hill Camera Club – details

2020 CAPA Individual Monochrome Competition – Gold Medalist Mark Girard – details

2109 OCCC (Ontario Council of Camera Clubs) – Stuart Freedman Trophy for the top overall club – details

2019 CAPA Portrait Competition – Silver Medal (Club) & Bronze Medal & 2 HMs (Individual) – details

2018 Glennie Memorial Nature Salon: RHCC was second overall in the Diversity Category – details

2018 Spring CAPA Close Up Competition SILVER Medal – details

2018 GTCCC (Greater Toronto Council of Camera Clubs) Stuart Freedman Trophy for the top overall club – details

2018 Spring CAPA Canada: My Country Competition SILVER Medal – details

2018 Spring CAPA Audio/Visual Competition BRONZE Medal – details

2018 Winter CAPA Black & White Competition GOLD Medal – details

2017 Fall CAPA Fine Art Competition GOLD Medal – details

2017 Fall CAPA Photojournalism Competition BRONZE Medal – details

2017 Fall CAPA: Nature Competition GOLD Medal – details

2017 Winter CAPA: Altered Reality Competition GOLD Medal 

2016 Fall CAPA: Minimal Manipulation (Landscape) Competition GOLD Medal

2016 Fall CAPA: Nature Competition HM (5th place)

2016 Glennie Memorial Nature Salon: RHCC was first overall (81 clubs from 22 countries) and tied for first in the diversity award.

2016 GTCCC (Greater Toronto Council of Camera Clubs): RHCC won 4 of the 5 categories, including the Stuart Freedman Trophy for the overall award.

2015 Fall CAPA: Minimal Manipulation Competition GOLD Medal

2016 Spring CAPA: Creating Motion in a Still Image SILVER Medal

2016 Spring CAPA: Altered Reality Competition GOLD Medal

2016 Spring CAPA: Wildlife Competition: HM (5th place)

2016 Spring CAPA: Open Competition GOLD Medal

2016 Spring CAPA: Portrait Competition BRONZE Medal

2015 GTCCC:  RHCC won all of the 5 trophies, including the Stuart Freedman Trophy for the overall award.

2014 GTCCC:  RHCC won 4 of the 5 trophies, including the Stuart Freedman Trophy for the overall award.

2013 Glennie Memorial Nature Salon:  RHCC wins 3rd place tie, out of 91 clubs worldwide

RHCC in Photo Ed Magazine,  Spring/Summer 2012

2012 Glennie Memorial Nature Salon:   RHCC’s 10-image submission earned us a 27th place tie out of 94 clubs in The George W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon, and  we had two top awards.

2012 GTCCC:    RHCC earned the Stuart Freedman Trophy as the top club in the GTCCC interclub competition.