The Club is a non-­profit organization established for educational purposes. 

The purpose of the Club is to promote interest and proficiency in all aspects of photography by:​

• Encouraging members and people of the community to produce high quality images
• Providing club meetings for photographic presentations and discussions
• Providing instruction and help to members in the art of photography
• Promoting exhibitions of photography by members
• Conducting competitions, evaluation and judging among the members and the community, with other clubs and within CAPA
• Arranging social activities within the club and community ​