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O, to be in Montreal now that October’s here

Toronto. My good friend Sol Hadef in that wonderful city a few hours east of us writes, “‘Le Montreal Camera Show‘ will take place Sunday, Oct 16th, 2022 between 9:30am and 2:30pm at the Marriott Courtyard Montreal Airport located at 7000 Place Robert-Joncas, Montreal, QC, H4M 2Z5. “BUY-SELL-TRADE – Everything photographic, new or … Continue reading

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see you in Montreal October 16th

Toronto. Montrealer and friend Sol Hadef sent me a note with this poster. Pre COVID, Sol was a regular table holder at our fairs and a member of the PHSC. Montreal is a beautiful city in the fall. I went … Continue reading

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some say film …

Toronto. … others say analog (or analogue). But whatever you call the old emulsion and liquid chemistry-based photography, the prints have a certain je ne sais quoi charm and look about them. Our favourite editor, Rita Godlevskis, at PhotoEd sent me a … Continue reading

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a wonderful view

Toronto. Throughout the 1800s and into the early 1900s, the view camera was a popular camera design. Everyone knew a wooden box and bellows on a tripod meant a photographer was at work! The view camera was rather simple in … Continue reading

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#28 – A Corner Gas Rerun

Toronto. Amazing! Our twenty-eighth  executive meeting via ZOOM was the first  Wednesday evening in July – the 6th. And as the song says, “… nothin’ much going’ on …”. Of course behind the scenes there is a lot going on. Next … Continue reading

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number 27 by ZOOM!

Toronto. Can you believe it? We held our twenty-seventh  executive meeting via ZOOM last Wednesday evening. We welcome Ms Katrin Faridani to the PHSC executive. Katrin is our new Newsletter editor! The MAY EVENT was held on the evening of … Continue reading

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twenty-six and counting

Toronto. It was our twenty-sixth  executive meeting via ZOOM last Wednesday evening. The APRIL  EVENT was a huge international success. Celio graciously added a streaming video of the event to our YouTube channel. You can reach it via our web … Continue reading

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… and a merry ZOOMas to all!

Toronto. Good heavens! We held our  twenty-fifth executive meeting via ZOOM on Wednesday evening. Clint (and Ashley) announced that he found an alternative place for this year’s spring fair. It is where we hold our auction (NEW FAIR VENUE). Given … Continue reading

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a 2-4 meeting on ZOOM

Toronto. Wow! we held  our  twenty-fourth executive meeting via ZOOM last Wednesday. Behind the scenes (some of) your executive have been very busy searching out alternative places/dates for this year’s fairs, shows, and auctions. As mentioned last month, we will … Continue reading

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23 skid-ZOOM

Toronto. Well our  twenty-third executive meeting via ZOOM was held last Wednesday and we did decide a few things of note: Most importantly, our spring fair location will be taken over by Elections Ontario for 2022 so we are busy sourcing … Continue reading

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