Photography Book Project

The Charlevoix Photography Club announces a two year book project! Our goal will be to record our community and our focus will be Charlevoix. The book will showcase the beauty of Charlevoix and its neighbors within a 25 mile radius. We will photograph the people, businesses, churches, schools, unique homes, farms, sports, parks, beaches, animals, arts, events and, most of all, the natural beauty that surrounds us throughout all four seasons. What a challenge! 

This will be a non-profit project and we will depend solely on donations and book sales to make it successful. All proceeds will be distributed to the arts program at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts. 

A win-win for all, this book will be a keepsake that everyone will want to have on display or give as a gift to family and friends. The photography club will benefit from the learning experience and challenge of capturing the beauty of the Charlevoix area. The Circle of Art's art program will thrive and expand as a result of the donated funds. 

Every photographer will have photos in the book and photographers of all ages are welcome. Each photographer will receive credit for each image that appears in the book,but you must be a member of the Charlevoix Photography Club. Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have images published in the finest illustration of our wonderful community. 

Our chairperson for this project is Kris Balasz [email protected]. For more information, contact Kris Balasz or Mike Schlitt [email protected].

Book Project Mission Statement

Primary Purpose: The Primary Purpose of the Charlevoix Photography Club Book Project is to provide a focus and a vehicle for the members of the Club, individually and together, to enhance their technical, artistic and creative skills as photographers. The Book Project should provide opportunities to create and learn individually and to learn from each other. 

Main Goal: The main goal for the Project is to produce a book that is artistically and technically excellent. The artistic excellence of the Photographs will supersede all other criteria for selection of images for inclusion in the Book.

Additional Goals: Although the primary goal for the Book artistic excellence there are additional goals for the book:

• To produce publish excellent artistic images that showcases the beauty and diversity the area of northwestern Michigan that has Charlevoix as it center.
  
• To record, through excellent and interesting images, activities that take place in the area to emphasize the vibrance of life around Charlevoix all year round. 
  
• To preserve the memory of historically significant places and people.
  
• To provide a fundraising vehicle for the Charlevoix Circle of Arts. 
  
• To promote interest in photography in the area.
  
• To include images made by as many members of the Club as practicable and include collaborations when appropriate.