Author Archives: Robert

Lost America Found

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Today we have a multitude of old photos – nameless people and places, Some faded, some still pristine like the sample at the left. When I was a kid in Barrie, Joe Waterer had a camera store downtown called … Continue reading →

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Daguerreotypes and YouTube

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. My friend and PHSC member, photographer Harold Staats, dropped me a note a few days back on the 29th of last month. He suggested this video on YouTube. In this video, one of many about early photographic processes on … Continue reading →

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ROM’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibit

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. For the past 52 years the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has hosted an exhibition of wildlife photographs from around the world. You are invited each year to submit your own wildlife photographs in  the competition to be recognized as The … Continue reading →

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New Sallows Book Available

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Robert

Toronto.  Last October we had the pleasure of hearing about Reuben R Sallows through the eyes of postcard specialist Mike Smith.  At the talk Mike mentioned that he and co-author Larry Mohring had an illustrated book on Sallows and his … Continue reading →

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Notman Exhibit at McCord 2016-2017

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. The major repository for all things Notman is the McCord Museum in Montreal across Sherbrooke from McGill University. McCord mounted a Notman exhibition to be displayed from November 4, 2016 to next spring, March 26, 2017. The exhibition was … Continue reading →

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PHSC Image Show Fall 2016

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. In spite of its small size, the latest image show held by the PHSC was a success. While the admissions numbered about 100, they were more than enough for the small room allocated to us by the A&L club. … Continue reading →

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Photographic Canadiana Issue 42-3

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. This is our second issue using the new format. Our cover photograph of the 1800s Coffin Block Building is discussed in this issue by editor Lansdale. There is a brief text and photo essay about our fall fair. For … Continue reading →

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Show and Tell 2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Robert

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, December 21, 2016: Show and Tell, Gift Exchange, Silent Auction That time of the year again! Merry Christmas everyone! Sonja Pushchak drew up this image to announce our coming meeting. It is a tradition for the PHSC … Continue reading →

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Clocks for Seeing

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. My friend and photographer Harold Staats sent me this interesting link last Saturday to the Firman Gallery. Like Harold, David Firman is a photographer. David had a couple of photographs on display up in Ottawa at the NRC in … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Portrait – John Reeves, 78

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Robert

Toronto.  As I read the Globe this morning I saw an obituary for the famous Toronto photographer John Reeves. Born in Hamilton, Ontario in April, 1938, Reeves had a career as both a portrait photographer and a CBC broadcaster. John attended … Continue reading →

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