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Show and Tell 2011

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed., Dec. 21st, 2011 ANNUAL SHOW AND TELL Our very popular Show & Tell evening where members bring all sorts of unusual items for show and possible identification. If you have an item. please let Scott Rickard … Continue reading →

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Gary Blakeley: Zeitag

Toronto photographer Gary Blakeley has spent thirty years as a graphic designer for arts, academic, and business communications. He has lengthy expertise in print production, computer graphics, and information technology. Running through his photography are themes of architecture, travel, and militaria. The Zeitag … Continue reading →

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Shannon Perry: Discovering Colour Pictures from WWII

NEXT TORONTO MEETING – Wednesday, November 19, 2011 SHANNON PERRY – Discovering Colour Pictures from WWII Colour photos were very limited until the late 1940s. Imagine “discovering” 1000s of colour images from WWII that were transferred to Library and Archives … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 11-7

Another marvellous newsletter from editor Bob Lansdale. Thirteen pages of news and information for the collector and photography enthusiast. News on our speaker this month and her revelation of COLOUR photographs from the battles of World War 2 (November 11 … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the October 2011 Rochester Symposium

A number of Canadian residents including our editor Bob Lansdale attended the PhotoHistory Symposium in Rochester this month. Click this Kodak Gallery link or the thumbnail at left to see the album of photographs taken by Bob Lansdale. PhotoHistory is … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 11-6

Editor Lansdale whips up another wiz-bang issue! Introducing Tom Bochsler and Bob Chambers – over a century of photographic experience coming to our next meeting; Detailed researching of a mystery camera; 1895 Scientific American article on the Premo camera factory; … Continue reading →

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Tom Bochsler and Bob Chambers

NEXT TORONTO MEETING – Wednesday, October 19, 2011 TOM BOCHSLER and BOB CHAMBERS – 115 Years of Photography Tom explains, “Our presentation is about so many different things. Basically it is a broad overview of our multi-faceted careers, mostly showing … Continue reading →

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International Leica History Symposium 2011

PITTSBURG PA, October 14 – 16, 2011. The Leica Historical Society of America is hosting the International Leica History Symposium at the Holiday Inn, Pittsburg (at University Center). Friday evening there is a reception and presentation by Leica photographer Ronald Hill. … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 11-5

Editor Lansdale has pulled together a 14 page number covering many of the fall events, coverage of our first Boot Sale, 94 year old member Harry Joy’s lovely B&W exhibit in Toronto, A mystery camera query by the Sallows Gallery … Continue reading →

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Photographic Canadiana 37-2

You know fall is arriving when the photo shows start up again and editor Bob Lansdale pulls his second issue of the journal together. This year he offers three major stories to stir your imagination. Lorne Shields writes about his … Continue reading →

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