New York. Thanks to reader George Dunbar who advised me of this interesting post on the legendary Maysles bothers. Albert and his late brother David were well known and respected American documentary film makers. The brothers were best known for documentary films like the 1970’s Gimme Shelter. This documentary followed the Rolling Stones tour to the disastrous show in Altamont CA.
The link George sent me was from NPR, a public news source in the States that prides itself on quality reporting.
Toronto. PHSC announces its third annual Image Show. To be held at the Royal Canadian Legion 101 Hall on the Lake Shore just west of Brown’s Line. Admission is $7 (student’s with ID enter free). Admission includes the speakers (Anna Krentz at 11 am and Jeff Hubbell at 1 pm).
Click here or the icon to see the times and address. Would you like a table? Click here for the table reservation form. Need more information? Email Ashley Cook at fair@phsc.ca
Everyone is welcome.
We are pleased to learn from our Vice President, Ashley Cook, that two speakers will be presenting at PHSC’s coming Image Show. If you have images for sale and haven’t yet arranged for a table, click here for the Vendor Form.
Regular readers of Photographic Canadiana will already be familiar with the work of Anna Krentz, this year’s PPCM Thesis Prize winner. We are delighted to have her present her thesis, “Snapshots with an Edge: A Study of The Deckle Edge in the North American Snapshot.” Continue reading
Toronto. My thanks to editor Bob Lansdale for pointing out that the CMHC has uploaded its complete photo inventory. The event was noted here in a column in the Ottawa Citizen.
The article appeared on Feb 22, 2015 under the by-line of Blair Crawford. You can see all the photos by going to the ftp site here and registering as a guest. The various files are large and take a few moments to download. If you have a somewhat protective browser like Safari, there a numerous port permissions to grant as well.
a query solved!
Toronto. NOTE: This issue has more details on the Harry Joy exhibit – and our meeting venue for this month’s Toronto meeting.
Editor David Bridge serves up another interesting newsletter in this edition. We begin with a map and location for our February venue to visit and learn about the Toronto Exhibit by three photographers including our own Harry Joy, plus his younger associates Doug Hemmy and Andy Brooks.
We have a report on the delightful January program by a very young Toronto Photographer, Ms Summer Leigh. Editor Bridge discusses “Classic User Cameras found at PHSC Events”. Robert Lansdale considers a thoughtful comparison of components between the Hicro colour camera and the Auto Graflex – he is open to your comments and ideas. Continue reading
NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, Feb 18, 2015.
**NEW TIME & VENUE FOR THIS MEETING **
The Market Gallery at South St Lawrence Market
95 Front Street East, Toronto M5E 1C2
from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Take elevator to 2nd floor
Toronto Observed features B&W photographs by three generations of photographers: Harry Joy, Doug Hemmy, and Andy Brooks. The oldest, 97 year old Harry Joy, is a member of the PHSC. Click here for the larger pdf version the poster.
Our meeting will begin with a brief presentation in the 2nd floor conference room about the photographers. This talk will be followed by a leisurely tour of the exhibit.
The public is welcome.
Toronto. This is the final issue of our 40th year. We begin our 41st year with issue 41-1 this coming May. For this issue, which hit the post office yesterday afternoon, there are a number of interesting items researched by our members. Editor Bob Lansdale has once again produced a masterpiece with articles of interest to all collectors.
We begin with reports on the November and December meetings. In November, past president Mike Robinson took a break from his pursuit of a doctorate to offer up his views on the daguerreotype and what makes each one unique. Fascinating and enlightening. For our annual Show and Tell in December, there is a brief note and a photo essay by editor Lansdale.
Toronto. The PHSC is holding its annual auction on March 15, 2015 this year at the usual location in Toronto (Long Branch) at the Royal Legion Hall on Lakeshore just west of Brown’s Line. We are beginning to receive photographs of items that will be offered at this year’s auction. Below are some of the early items. Pictures of items will be posted when received.
Our auctioneer will be past president Clint while the vetting at the door will be headed by John Kantymir. Both Clint and John have a wealth of background and knowledge of camera collecting. Bring those items you no longer need and buy some special goodies for your collection. Lots of free parking and easy access by TTC or car.
Click on “Continue reading” to see just a few of the items committed so far (even more just uploaded!) When I have enough, I will do a slide show of items to be auctioned:
Toronto. PHSC member and speaker Maia Sutnik narrates this brief video of an AGO exhibit of Polish life recorded quietly in the Jewish Ghetto at Lodz in Poland in 1940 and 1941 by photographer Henryk Ross. Ross was forced by the Nazi regime to record life in the Ghetto in those dark days of the second World War. At left are the papers of Henryk Ross.
Maia is the Curator of Photography at the AGO. She has a fine eye for many interesting photographs and related memorabilia. This brief video appeared on the web site of the Globe and Mail and is well worth watching (before you head for the AGO, of course).
Toronto. A few weeks back on January 7, 2015 I posted a link to the BBC celebrating Kodak’s clever little Brownie camera. Today member, Ross Forfar, who owns Kominek’s camera repair sent me this link to a series of annotated photographs in the BBC News Magazine celebrating the variety of ways the little Brownies were used over the years to capture history – family and world.
Use the link like I did and enjoy this article and its steps back through time…
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