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Vancouver freelancers invited to NPAC “Mix and Mingle”

March 27, 2019 Editor Event eventfreelance meet-upnpac

BC media freelancers are invited to a "Mix and Mingle" with members of the News Photographers Association of Canada as they begin their conference in Vancouver next month.

Please come and join in the fun and network with photographers and other freelancers at the opening night of the Capture Photography Festival on Thursday, April 11th at 6 p.m. at the Pendulum Gallery (885 West Georgia Street).

Check out the amazing work of the nominees of the National Pictures of the Year Awards. There will be a cash bar, but if you say hello to CMG Freelance president Don Genova he just might buy you your first drink. And there will be snacks, too!

This event is free to attend, but if you're planning on coming, please feel free to drop us a line at freelance@cmg.ca so we know to expect you.

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