Newsletter 15-1

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Robert

PHSC-E-Mail-V-15-1-3Toronto. Another excellent issue of our newsletter by editor David Bridge. Remember our May meeting is a week late – 4th Wednesday at Campbell House, not the Memorial Room.

Toronto notes reviews the inspiring story of Henryk Ross and his Lodz Ghetto photographs (now owned by AGO)  taken in the tragic early 1940s in occupied Poland. The images were narrated by Michael Mitchell (left).

Articles cover stereographs archived by U of T, Bob Lansdale’s search for Canadian Dry Plate manufacturers, Kodak Canada after the closing, CONTACT, and a show by PHSC’s George Dunbar next month.

This issue continues with the Image Show highlights, live photo links by Louise Freyburger,  Current Events, Want Ads, and our coming Spring Fair, The Big One.

Click on Michael Mitchell or here to see and print this interesting issue.

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Photographic Canadiana 41-1

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Robert

_PhotoCan-41-1--PROOF-2-63-smToronto. Our latest issue of Photographic Canadiana should be in your hands by now. If not, join us today. Just click the PayPal button at right and away you go!

If you have read any of the journals since about 1997, you know we are fortunate to have such a perfectionist in editor Bob Lansdale. He goes the extra mile to ensure each photo is printed correctly and that every selected photograph complements its article just so.

This edition is no exception. The lead article is John Kantymir’s Kodak No. 4, a folding Kodet Junior ably researched by another professional, Robert Wilson.

The journal continues with reviews of the Toronto meetings during the first four months of this year, plus a photo essay of the March auction. These reviews are followed by Mr Lansdale’s own article on Bill Tetlow, a press photographer like Bob Lansdale, in the 1950s and 60s era. Continue reading →

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In My View – the photographs of George Dunbar

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Robert
The 60-year, kaleidoscopic career of George Dunbar

The 60-year, kaleidoscopic career of George Dunbar

Toronto. Retired industrial photographer George Dunbar is a long time member of the PHSC and a frequent contributor to this website. He applied his art at IBM here in Toronto.  Back in October 2000, George spoke to the PHSC on photography and  his career with IBM Canada.

His repertoire of photographs can now be viewed by all at The Black Cat Artspace, 2186 Dundas St West in Toronto. His photographs are a featured exhibit from June 4th to 9th. The gallery is generally open 2pm to 7pm daily (it’s closed on Monday June 8th).

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Spring Photographica-fair Sunday, May 31 2015

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Robert
May 31, 2015

May 31, 2015

Toronto. Spring is here and so is the popular PHSC fair. Once again our fair will be at Trident Hall in the South West area of Toronto know as Etobicoke.

As the Toronto Ride for the Heart will be on Sunday too, the DVP and Gardiner as far west as Park Lawn will be closed from 2am to 2 pm so plan ahead!

Click the icon at left (or here) to see and print our bookmark which has full details. Or you can click on the word FAIRS on the menu bar at the top of each page to see all our shows.

We have added a room this time but the Hall still allows fewer tables offsetting the much easier access. Click here for David Bridge’s nifty map!

We have more free parking just across Evans from the Hall at Cool Beer Brewery – watch for the signs. Come and enjoy the show while you add to your collection! All vendors will be happy to quote on any items you wish to “de-collect”.

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Campbell House and Composites

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Robert
Notman Composite

Notman Composite

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, May 27, 2015.
Sarah Parsons on Notman’s Composite Photographs

**IMPORTANT**
**THIS MEETING ONLY  WE WILL MEET**
**AT CAMPBELL HOUSE ON THE 4th WEDNESDAY**
**QUEEN ST AND UNIVERSITY AVE**
** BEGINNING AT 6:00 PM**

The month of May is CONTACT in Toronto and we celebrated this photographic event by providing post-graduate students from the University of Toronto with composite photos from the personal collections of selected PHSC members. Dr Parsons of York University in Toronto will give a talk on the Notman Images. Campbell House will host the exhibit as well as our May meeting.

The public is welcome.

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New PHSC Executive as of May 1, 2015

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Robert

-259125133584E9400 2Toronto. The PHSC held its annual business meeting on April 15, 2015. Clint Hryhorijiw spoke on behalf of the current executive to recap its accomplishments over the past two years and announced the new executive to take effect in two weeks on May 1, 2015. The members of the new executive will function for two years until April 30, 2017.

Member Ed Warner captured the photograph at left while editor Robert Lansdale was taking the official photograph of the new executive. Continue reading →

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More Real than Reality exhibit now on Facebook

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Robert

SafariToronto. The U of T students who mounted the Campbell House exhibit of composite photographs using examples from the collections of PHSC members have set up a Facebook page to promote their exhibit and this year’s CONTACT which runs the month of May.

Please join Kaitlin and Shelsie in celebrating CONTACT this coming May by visiting their Facebook page and beautiful exhibit at Campbell House. The students involved have shown a tremendous amount of enthusiasm in collaborating with our executive and the staff of Campbell house to ensure this exhibition is as well received as last year’s very successful exhibit of stereo images.

Show your support by visiting and Liking the Facebook page the girls have activated this past week. Clicking on the above icon will take you to their page.

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Michael Mitchell and AGO’s Lodz exhibit

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Robert

20091130-143348-H3LNEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, April 15th, 2015
Michael Mitchell has spoken to the PHSC a couple of times before. This event co-incides with the Lodz exhibit of the Henryk Ross photographs of a Polish Ghetto in the early years of World War 2.

Michael wrote several AGO exhibition catalogues and contributed to the book published concurrently with the Lodz exhibit. Come out and hear this interesting speaker talking of his latest experiences with the Lodz exhibit.

For more information, read the latest PHSC newsletter 14-11 – Robert Lansdale has written an article on the exhibit (see 14-11, page 5).

The public is welcome.  Go to our Programs page for times and directions.

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CN Tower is 40 years old this year

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Robert
Construction of the CN Tower antenna complex

Construction of the CN Tower antenna complex

Toronto. I lived in Montreal in the early 1970s. Every three months I drove to Toronto visiting relatives and at journey’s end, I would pass the CN Tower construction site, thinking this would make a great photo essay – like Peter Stackpole’s Leica essay on construction of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to Oakland in the 1930s.

I never captured the tower’s progress, but others did and one enterprising individual has posted those images on Flickr complete with a well researched and detailed story for each photograph.

PC journal editor Robert Lansdale’s son and namesake has finished his Flickr page on the building of the CN Tower after three years of intensive interviews and research. Robert Jr has posted photos taken by members of the construction crews on a Flickr page aptly titled CN Tower’s 40th Anniversary – Start of Construction. Each photo is accompanied by text. Click on each picture and scroll down to read the text accompanying the photograph. (Hopefully, Robert Jr will combine the text and photographs in a book at some point.)

Visit the site and share the beginnings of this historic Toronto landmark. Today, no matter where you live in the city, the tower guides you to the downtown area.

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Newsletter 14-11

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Robert

stamp-14-11Toronto. Editor David Bridge serves up another sumptuous edition of our newsletter. He begins with our April speaker, Michael Mitchell, who is a freelance photographer and documentarian followed by our 3rd Image Show just a few days later. Next are a report of the March movie night featuring rare work by old Seneca students including our president and audio-video expert Mark Singer and the Image Show poster with full details.

CONTACT is next and once again U of T students mount an historic featured exhibit  of PHSC member images at Campbell House. David follows this with a report by Robert Lansdale on the Lodz Ghetto photographs of Henryk Ross at the AGO. Editor emeritus Terry Wedge offers an illustrated article onNiagara Falls Selfies followed by a picture essay of the March 2015 PHSC auction. David wraps up this colourful edition with a number of small items and various columns like Louise Freyburger’s popular Photo Links column. Click here or on the stamps icon (see page 9 of newsletter 14-11 for a live link) at left to read and print  this latest edition.

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