Your photos, our CAF: Help build a more representative photo library
September 14, 2026 - Defence Stories
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Sailor 3rd Class Kadiatou Konate of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) MAX BERNAYS on the bridge wing during a departure from Dutch Harbor, Alaska as part of Operation LATITUDE on July 20.
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is made up of people with diverse identities, experiences, and backgrounds. Ensuring this diversity is reflected in CAF health communications helps ensure programs and services resonate with and support their intended audiences.
To help achieve this, the Women and Diversity Health (WDH) team is inviting all Defence Team members to submit photos of CAF members that reflect their experiences and life in the CAF. Submitted images may be featured in health promotion and communication products. Your photos will help increase representation across educational resources, guides, brochures, infographics, event displays, social media, websites, and presentations.
For examples of how your photos could be used, visit the Women and Diversity Health website.
Why representation matters
Featuring a range of CAF members in health communications helps ensure resources feel relevant, inclusive, and reflective of the communities they serve.
Diversity can take many forms, including culture and ethnicity, religion, sex and gender, age, ability, and family status. WDH welcomes submissions that showcase women and diverse CAF members. Photo submissions are not limited to operational, training, or clinical settings.
Share your photos
To take part, please ensure your photos meet the following requirements:
- Photos must be high resolution.
- Members must be in correct, regulation uniforms consisting only of issued kit and clothing, following Canadian Forces Dress Instructions.
- If your photo includes identifiable CAF members, consent must be obtained before submission. Individuals featured in the photo must be aware of and agree to the potential use of their image in CAF health promotion and communication products.
- Photos featuring minors, civilians, or non-CAF members must include a Model Release Form with the submission (PDF) (available only on the DND network) to confirm consent.
- AI-generated or AI-modified images will not be accepted.
Photos must be, relevant, appropriate, and up to standard for use in Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) communication products. Review the CFHS PA Imagery and Video How-To Guide (available only on the DND network) before submission for image quality and content standards.
Please consider whether your photo contains personal or sensitive information about you or others that could create privacy or personnel security concerns before submitting.
Submitted photos will be stored in a repository on the WDH SharePoint site. The repository will be maintained by WDH and may be used int future health promotion and communication products.
For each photo, please include:
- Who is in the photo or the name of the event;
- What the photo shows;
- Where the photo was taken; and
- When the photo was taken or the event occurred.
Example: Corporal Lisa Kim of the 25 Field Ambulance prepares a C-7 rifle for firing during Exercise Southern Drive 2012. Taken on March 12, 2012, in Fort Pickett, Virginia.
Ready to participate?
Submit your photos through the Women & Diversity Health Photo Initiative form (available only on the DND network). The form can also be used to send questions to the WDH team about the initiative or submission process. Please note that submissions require a Defence365 ECN account.