Monthly Archives: April 2018

outside in and upside down – a camera obscura exhibition down under

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. The earliest known cameras may have been the camera obscura variety. They were often an closed room in an amusement area with a tiny hole or lens on one wall that projected the outdoor scene on the opposite wall … Continue reading →

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background to Free Black North exhibition at the AGO

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. February was Black History month. PHSC member Dr Julie Crooks of the AGO discussed the background to her exhibition, “Free Black North”, and the influence blacks had on photography. She is busy conducting on-going research while performing her regular … Continue reading →

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Finding Canada in the NYT Archive

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Robert

< Toronto. Dr Denise Birkhofer of the Ryerson Image Centre spoke on Finding Canada in the New York Times Archive at our January 17th meeting augmenting her recently ended exhibition  at the RIC called “The Faraway Nearby” which uses selected photographs from … Continue reading →

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Toronto Skyline in 1908

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. The artist Owen Staples (1866 – 1949) was born in England and emigrated to Canada (Hamilton) with his family in 1872. He moved to the States where he began his arts studies. He moved again, this time to Toronto … Continue reading →

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good grief – it’s spring fair time again!

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. For over forty years we have hosted the spring photograpica-fair – the BIG ONE! Click on the icon at left to see the poster with full details. Need a map to get there? Then click HERE and see the book … Continue reading →

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close-ups with a Leica

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. For many years Leitz made standard lenses for the Leica that focussed as close as a metre. Want to get closer? Too bad. This all changed in around 1927 when Leitz offered supplementary front lenses for its standard 50mm … Continue reading →

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PPOC Magazine “Gallerie”

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Robert

Toronto.  Many thanks to editor Bob Lansdale for sending me an email announcing the latest edition of this wonderful magazine. Gallerie is published by the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC), an organization Bob was heavily involved with before he became editor … Continue reading →

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an ode to volunteers everywhere

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. When you think about it, tasks are expensive. We at the PHSC could not last without our collection of truly talented volunteers. Take for example our journal. Bob Lansdale is a professional photographer – and an editor and  publisher. … Continue reading →

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pictorialism

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Many well known photographers of the late 19th and early 20th century embraced the off shoot of photography called pictorialism. A bit late to the game, but a prolific photographer and author, William Mortensen joined the Hollywood fraternity in the … Continue reading →

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Charlie Hodge and the MNI

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Dr Wilder Penfield founded McGill’s Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) in 1934. The institute became world famous for Penfield’s ground breaking research on seizures and  the human brain. Charlie Hodge was his Neurological Photographer of choice. In 1945, a 21 … Continue reading →

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