Author Archives: Robert

polar bear town

Toronto. I hope you had a productive visit to our fabulous Estate Auction yesterday. Now take a breather before doing the October Fall Fair. The title of this post is the nickname for Churchill MB and also a series on … Continue reading

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land ahoy!

Toronto. Our favourite editor, Rita Godlevskis, has a very timely, ‘LAND: call for submissions’ for a coming issue of PhotoEd magazine. We have all heard the hue and cry caused by Premier Ford’s decision to swap critical green belt land … Continue reading

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go for the gold

Toronto. Our friends at C.A.P.A. sent me their monthly newsletter the other day. C.A.P.A. is another one of our exchange members. By visiting their website you can call up and view all the newsletter they have issued. C.A.P.A. have gone … Continue reading

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another great reason …

Toronto. … to visit Montreal this October (along with the charm, scenery, food, and exotic locale). My friend and frequenter of our shows here, Sol Hadef, is holding his fall show October 29th (Sunday) this year. Sol writes, “The Montreal … Continue reading

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news from down under

Toronto. Our sister organization in Australia recently sent out their newsletter, the APCS NEWSLETTER No.139 – September 2023. The Australian Photographic Collectors Society, inc. (APCS) has been an exchange member of the PHSC for many years. Visit their website here … Continue reading

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Next Alternative Process Social (APS) talk.

Toronto. Horst Herget, a local wet collodion photographer holds monthly APS talks. This month he is hosting photographer Russel Monk at Monk’s exhibition locale, the Cardinal Gallery here in Toronto. Horst spoke with us a while back (September 2019) on … Continue reading

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we hear from Michigan

Toronto. MiPHS is one of our exchange members. We are happy to have received their latest journal – The Photogram – dated Fall 2023 (Vol 51-3). One of the stories in this edition covers many 1950s Voigtlander film cameras including … Continue reading

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Executive meeting number 39

Toronto. Our executive meeting on Wednesday evening, September 6, 2023, was the 39th held via ZOOM. As usual, the September meeting heralds the beginning of a new term. Please note our membership year now ends December 31st. Welcome to photographer … Continue reading

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more than paper next Sunday

Toronto. Our big (really big) ESTATE Auction is coming next week on Sunday, September 17th. The last photos have been uploaded and the slideshow expanded to display these new arrivals – paper, film, tripods, enlarger, point-and-shoots, T shirts and more. … Continue reading

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McKeown Knows

Toronto. Back a few decades, we went to the McKeown’s Camera Guide for advice on all cameras collectible. The massive tomb provided a wealth of information and photos about camera models, value, years manufactured/sold, who made them, etc.  I have … Continue reading

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