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Harold Staats – Lost images – Gallery Exhibit at the Gladstone

Toronto. At our recent jaunt to Ryerson’s RIC and Archives, I bumped into Harold Staats who mentioned his exhibit this spring at the Gladstone in Toronto. Harold Staats -Lost Images April 14 – 26, 2016 Gallery Exhibit at the Gladstone … Continue reading

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Street Photography in Kabul

Toronto. Member Russ Forfar, a frequent participant at our fairs and an independent camera repair expert sent me this link to a Youtube video about a street photographer in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. These itinerant photographers with their ubiquitous … Continue reading

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Another Vivian Maier Exhibit this year

Toronto. Gallery owner Stephen Bulger plans to hold another exhibit of Vivian Maier photographs this coming Summer according to the Globe this morning. Bulger hopes to exhibit modern day prints from negatives he owns. There is some concern regarding copyright which … Continue reading

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Gigaplex in 2011 Vancouver

Toronto. At my daughter’s the other day I saw the new era of television. Her set is a huge flat screen sitting over the fireplace in her downstairs  family room. Fired up, it has many many icons for netflix, games, … Continue reading

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More letters to the Editor – Weegee

Toronto. Clive Chan replied to my posting of Geroge Dunbar’s observation on Weegee… Clive replies,”Just saw the Letter to the Editor post on the PHSC site regarding the origin of Weegee’s name. The following tidbit seems to confirm Mr. Dunbar’s … Continue reading

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Letter to the Editor – Weegee

Toronto.  On October 21st, I wrote a post on Weegee. To my surprise, it resulted in this letter to the editor by my friend and fellow PHSC member, George Dunbar. George has a theory regarding the nickname Weegee, but it has nothing … Continue reading

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Weegee: Murder is My Business

Toronto. Arthur Fellig was a New York City photographer famous for his flash shots of crime scenes and his often arrival at a crime scene before the authorities (hence his nickname of Weegee, a phonetic version of Ouija Board. James … Continue reading

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The Medium and Her Message

Toronto. Congratulations to Meredith Reddy on attaining her doctorate this year. Meredith graciously spoke to us on this topic back on April 16th of last year. My youngest daughter and her husband both took their Master’s at U of T. … Continue reading

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Harry Joy Visitation Details and Obituary

Toronto. Visitation for the late Harry Joy will take place Sunday, October 25th at the  Turner and Porter home, Windermere and Bloor West in Bloor West Village. Hours of visitation will be 2 – 4 pm and 7 – 9 … Continue reading

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Harry Joy dead at 98

Toronto. We are sad to report that photographer Harry Joy passed away yesterday at 8 am. Harry was a long time member of the PHSC and resident of Etobicoke. He was born in Winnipeg back in 1917 and at the … Continue reading

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