Photo by Jeremy Dueck ©

Elements & Encounters by SAC Photo Club

October 17, 2025
An opening ceremony on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6PM

“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself.” – Ernst Haas

In Elements and Encounters, we explore the intersection of the seen and the felt — the primal forces of nature, emotion, and chance that shape our world and our way of seeing.

These images are born from encounters both serendipitous and sought, where the photographer becomes witness, participant, and translator. As a collective we share a common pursuit: to reveal the extraordinary in the elemental, the intimate in the vast. Whether through abstraction or documentary, stillness or movement, our work invites the viewer to consider the quiet power of observation and the unexpected beauty of connection.

In this space, elements converge. Encounters unfold. And through the lens, we hope to invite you into that fragile space where experience becomes image — and image becomes reflection.

Plan Your Visit

See more at the Hall Gallery, located in the Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre at 304 Second St. You’re welcome to enjoy the artwork during our office hours. A toonie admission is appreciated and can be left in the donation box in the hall.

🍁 The Steinbach Arts Council acknowledges that we are on Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we live and work is the traditional territory of Anishinaabe, Ininiw, Anishiniw, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.