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• 19 Gold Medals, over 160 other placings and medals, and over 900 “acceptances” from Photographic Society of America competitions since October, 2017.
• 6 “Best-in-shows”
• Member of Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA), Photographic Society of America (PSA), and the Sidney Camera Club.
• 2025
  • 1st Place Merit Award (Geometry in Nature) for “In Flight”. 2025 Curves and Lines Individual competition.
  • Gold medal PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) for “Three on the Run” in the 13th Cheltenham International Salon of Photography 2025
  • Silver medal GPU (Global Photographic Union) for “Wild in the Sand in the 13th Greek Photographic Circuit
  • In person presentation to the Oceanside Camera Club in Qualicum Beach: An Evening with Leah Gray: Expanding and Perfecting your Vision as a Photographer.
  • Tabletop workshop for Victoria Camera Club
• 2024
  • FIAP silver medal for “Listening” in the 131st Toronto Salon
  • CAPA gold medal for “Three on the run” and HM for “Grizzly Teeth Bared” in CAPA Pacific Zone competition.
  • Two pieces (Undeviating and Gallop to Freedom) accepted to the juried Sooke Fine Art Show (2 copies of Undeviating sold)
  • Silver medal for Undeviating from the Delaware Photographic Society Circuit (2024).
  • Received the distinction of SPSA for an accepted portfolio with PSA (April, 2024).
  • In person presentation to the Victoria Camera Club. An Evening with Leah Gray: Expanding and Perfecting your Vision as a Photographer held at the Gibson Auditorium at Camosun College.
  • Merit Award for “Guitar Man” from the 1st round, HM for “Character Study” from the 2nd round of the PSA PID Individual Portrait Competition.
• 2023
  • Image “Chilko Shake” accepted into the Sooke Fine Art show (juried) (3 copies sold).
  • CAPA Silver medal for “Autumn Lady” in the Annual Photo Challenge (Individual) Environmental Theme (portraits).
  • German International Photocup 2023 medal for “Grizzly with Sockeye Salmon“
  • Presentation to the Lakeshore Camera Club via Zoom: Taking Better Wildlife Photographs and other Fauna.
  • Photographer for Seaside Magazine  in Sidney, B.C. (until April, 2024)
• 2022
  • Gold medal for “Chilko Shake” in the 2022 S4C International Exhibition
  • Gold medal for “Soft Morning” in the North American International Exhibition 2022
  • 2nd Merit in CAPA Nature (Oct. 2022) for “Grizzly with Sockeye Salmon“
  • Image selected by CAPA for the Four Nations Competition (2022)
  • Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) awards
• 2021
  • Received the distinction of BPSA for an accepted portfolio with PSA (Dec. 2021)
  • Recognition of Photographic Achievement (ROPA) gallery on the Photographic Society of America website
  • Received the distinction of AFIAP from the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (July, 2021)
  • Accreditied by the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) as a certified judge July 4th, 2021
  • Received the distinction of PPSA in 2021 from the Photographic Society of America
  • Image “Grizzly with Salmon Roe” won Best in Show at Lion’s Gate Celebration of Nature
• 2020
  • Image in winning Victoria Camera Club entry to 2020 Lion’s Gate Celebration of Nature. Times Colonist , Black Press, Chek News
  • Received the Fellowship Award (FCAPA) from the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) in 2020. This is the highest honour recognized by CAPA (Canadian Associaiton for Photographic Art).
  • Cover photo of the winter 2020 edition of Canadian Camera
  • Winner of the 2019-20 Distinguished Photographer of the year award (Advanced) at the Victoria Camera Club.
  • Gold medal for “Wild in the Sand” in Toronto International Salon
  • Gold medal for “Following” in Pena Fotografica International Salon (Argentina)
• 2019
  • PSA Nature image of the year gold medal and Best in Show. Gold medal winner out of all of the Nature-wildlife medal-winning images from Photographic Society of America competitions in 2018.
  • Black Press article on 4-Nations Competition with “Wild Dance” (1st merit) by Leah Gray
  • Featured in Seaside Magazine (June, 2019, page 74-75), when the image “Wild Dance” was selected as part of the Canadian Association for Photographic Art 4-Nations entry (2019).
  • Cover photo of the 2019 November Victoria Camera Club magazine Close Up
  • Cover photo of the 2019 July-August Victoria Camera Club magazine Close Up
  • Winner of the 2018-19 Distinguished Photographer of the year award (Advanced) at the Victoria Camera Club.
  • Image “Siblings” won Best in Show at Lion’s Gate Celebration of Nature
  • Gold medla and Best in Show for “Griffin” in Grand Canyon International Exhibition (Jan)
  • Gold medal “High Tide” Grand Canyon International Exhibition
  • Gold medal “Bite Me” Grand Canyon International Exhibition
  • Gold medal, Best in Show “Wild in the Sand” Grand Canyon International Exhibition
  • Gold medal “Takeout” Grand Canyon International Exhibition
  • Diversity Award from PSA (Photographic Society of America) International Exhibition (Siblings, Blue Iguana and Spur Fowl)
  • Gold medal “Wild in the Sand” Midland International Exhibition
• 2018
  • Gold medal for “Following” in Smethwick International Exhibition
  • Gold medal and Judge’s Choice for “Zebra Run”, Grand Canyon (fall) International Exhibition
  • Gold plaque for “Following”, Sydney International Exhibition
  • Gold medal for “Surf Stride”, Australia (APC) International Exhibition
  • Gold medal and Best in Show for “Bolt”, Southern California (SC4) International Exhibition
  • Gold medal for “Run to Water”, Grand Canyon Exhibition (Jan).
  • Gold medal for “Horse Latitude” Maitland International Exhibition