Monthly Archives: May 2023

keen photos

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. TMU (a.k.a. Ryerson) has an innovative gallery called, “The Image Centre“. Their exhibition until this summer features many photographers. Their collections include a Canadian mother-daughter team, “Minna Keene and Violet Keene Perinchief“. Shown at left is an example of … Continue reading →

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a list of firsts

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. When first announced few photographs were readily available. In short order however, the number of photographs (and photographers) mushroomed as the new phenomena sped ’round the world. Today, we see literally millions of photographs. Some History of Photography books … Continue reading →

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photo history in a nutshell

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Since the previous post discussed digital photographic history, I thought this post could look at analogue photographic history. A brief condensed version was written last century by two folks – Valentino Serra (Photographic Illustrator), and Beaumont Newhall (Curator at … Continue reading →

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