Category Archives: people

George finds more on George

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One of the more illustrious of our speakers and members was the late George Hunter. My good friend George Dunbar found this article written by Jodie White in the summer of 2011, a couple of years before Mr Hunter … Continue reading →

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wintery wonders

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The other night my wife was on the Weather Chanel when she spotted a story about a photographer who captured images of snowflakes. We couldn’t find the short video again and the name of the photographer was forgotten, but … Continue reading →

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Bob Chambers 1939 – 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We were sorry to hear from son-in-law Graham Yeates that Bob Chambers had passed away this November 10th. Bob spoke to the PHSC back in 2011 along with  fellow photographer and speaker, Tom Bochsler, both of the Hamilton/Niagara  area. It … Continue reading →

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Franz Scholler August 23, 1941 – September 23, 2022

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. I was sad to learn of the passing of Franz when Brian Battler sent me an email last Friday. Franz often had a table at our fairs with his wife Marianne. He and I shared an interest in Leica … Continue reading →

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shooting stars

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Nawww, this ain’t about astronomy! It’s about a CTV news clip on George  Pimental of Toronto. George is a photographer here in the west end. He hit the news on CTV  recently because he is noted for photographing famous … Continue reading →

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Wilhelm Willi Eduard Nassau 1922 2022

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. I was sorry to hear that a good friend and member of the PHSC passed away a few days ago. Willi was a charter member of our society, having joined in its first year. I learned about his passing … Continue reading →

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Don Douglas 1931-2022

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. I was sorry to hear that Don Douglas passed away this month. His daughter Janet sent an email notifying me of the loss. Don celebrated his 90th birthday just last month. He was a continuous member of our society … Continue reading →

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our late editor remembered in the Sunday Star.

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The current interim editors of Photographic Canadiana, Louise Freyburger and David Bridge sent along this link in last Sunday’s Life/Remembrance column by Tracey Tong titled, “Remembering prolific Star photographer Bob Lansdale“. Our treasurer and PHSC News editor (John Morden … Continue reading →

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the old camera collector

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. When the late Bill Belier was near retirement, he used to haunt garage sales for cameras and other photographic ephemera. Anything that was not for his collection, he would buy and sell at one of our meetings. If no … Continue reading →

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collecting on the cheap

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Not all of us can or want to collect expensive articles. One obvious way is to get in on things early. When this society was formed, camera collecting was growing in popularity but cameras and old photographs were still … Continue reading →

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