A wide-angle shot of a rocky mountain with two climbers climbing up using mountaineering gear.
Greg Cooke, "The Nose," 2022.

About

The Hart House Camera Club was founded in 1919. In 1922, the club held its First Annual Exhibition of Photography. The tradition has continued over the years, providing Hart House members and the University of Toronto students with the opportunity to display their work to a broad audience. Today, the Annual Exhibition of Photography remains one of the longest-running photography contests in North America.

The exhibition has nine categories, allowing for a wide range of creative projects. The categories have changed over the years. They include Film Prints (Mastery of Printing and Mastery of Execution), Portraiture, People, Places, Nature, Altered Images, Campus Life Images, and Photographic Essay categories. Cash prizes are awarded to the winners, and those prints are donated to the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management office for posterity.

Altered Images - W. J. Blackhall Award

  • Winner - Celina Liu, Pathways, 2022. 
  • Runner-Up - Jacob Lee, Glaring, 2022.
  • Honourable Mention - Jacob Lee, Please Don't Touch Me, 2022. 

Campus Life Images - Yousuf Karsh Award

  • Honourable Mention - Samuel Lui, Passage of Time, 2022.
  • Honourable Mention - Alina He, Reflections, 2022.

Nature - William J. Dowkes Award

  • Winner - Peter Haoxuan Ge, Crystal, 2022. 
  • Runner-Up - Robert Masaki Hachler, Cormorant Rock, 2022. 
  • Honourable Mention - Greg Cooke, The Climb, 2022. 
  • Honourable Mention - Robert Masaki Hachler, Untitled Parkdale 2, 2022.

People - William J. Dowkes Award

  • Winner - Nick Xie, Smoke Break, 2022. 
  • Runner-Up - David Williams, Style, 2022. 
  • Runner-Up - David Williams, Lunch Meeting, 2022. 
  • Honourable Mention - Tracey Suba, Get Involved Today, 2022.
  • Honourable Mention - Nance Fleming, Little Novelties, 2022.
  • Honourable Mention - David Williams, It's Perfect, 2022. 

Photographic Essay - Bev Best Award

  • Winner - Tracey Suba, La Comparsa, 2022.
  • Honourable Mention - Jacob Lee, Masks, 2022. 

Places - William J. Dowkes Award

  • Winner - Greg Cooke, The Nose, 2022. 
  • Runner-Up - Greg Cooke, Not A Tesla, 2022. 
  • Honourable Mention - David Williams, Rainy Night Silhouette, 2022. 
  • Honourable Mention - Kaamilah Moola, The Rugged Crystal, 2022. 

Portraiture - K. B. Jackson Award

  • Winner - Celina Liu, Self Image, 2022.
  • Runner-Up - James Lin, Kensington Guitarist, 2022. 
  • Honourable Mention - Jacob Lee, Portrait 3, 2022. 

Jury

Exhibition organizers

Event Metadata

Event Ended

  • Date: Wed, Mar 22, 2023
  • Time & Duration: (all day) (43 days)
  • Cost:
    • General Admission

      FREE

  • Venue:
    Hart House
    7 Hart House Cir,
    Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
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  • Room: 2nd Floor Hallway