Category Archives: activities-other

Laura Jones – The Art of Protest – June 19th

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Laura sent me this announcement regarding a presentation she is offering at the Arts and Letters club, third floor on June 19, 2015. She has been a member of the PHSC over the years. At one time she operated the … Continue reading →

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Summer Leigh at Casa Loma

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Our January speaker photographer Summer Leigh dropped me a short note yesterday to say her work will be exhibited at Casa Loma in Toronto all next month. A reception will be held July 2nd. Members will recall Summer gave a delightful … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Eddie

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. How sad. It was announced today that Black’s has folded and will close the last 50+ stores in early August. Heavens, Black’s is older than me. I spent many a lunch hour visiting the local Black’s to have my … Continue reading →

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Telling Stories

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Member Felix Russo advises us that his latest issue of PhotoEd magazine – Spring/Summer 2015 is now on sale in stores and online. This issue features the work of a half dozen photographers as it explains the art of narrative image-making. … Continue reading →

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PhotoED Magazine – Call for Student Submissions

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Member Felix Russo is the owner/editor of PhotoED magazine, an education oriented publication based here in Toronto. Felix asks for student submissions for the Fall 2015 edition of the magazine. Felix says, “Our Fall 2015 issue is a survey … Continue reading →

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WCPHA Newsletter

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Robert

Vancouver. Tom Parkinson from our sister organization on the west coast recently sent out the WCPHA Newsletter for June 2015. The Collector column has a multi page discussion of the Iloca Cameras –  made in Hamburg Germany during the 1940s … Continue reading →

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Cameras everywhere

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. About 35 years ago, I used my Leica to take a few shots of my girls during school concerts. I was the odd man out – few parents had a camera, and those who did had cheap little box … Continue reading →

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The Internet of Things

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. We are hearing more and more about appliances, cars, HVAC, alarms. door locks, phones, and watches, etc. all being interconnected via the internet. For sometime now all these devices have used on board computers (we are very familiar with … Continue reading →

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Toronto Star Photographs on Exhibit

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Our thanks to Bob Lansdale and Boris Spremo. for this post. Boris wrote editor Lansdale about the million negatives and prints – including many photographs by Boris – donated to the Toronto Reference Library. The Library is featuring a … Continue reading →

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Photographers of Ontario

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. John Krug of Ottawa needs your help. John runs the web site Photographers of Ontario. At left is a cabinet card by John Best of Oshawa – but it has no definitive date posted, front or back. John writes, … Continue reading →

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