Tag Archives: history

Empire of Color (March 20, 2024 presentation review)

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our March 20th session via ZOOM was terrific! Kjeld Duits gave an excellent and detailed  talk last Wednesday. Besides his informative slides, his presentation gave us many facts about Japanese photography and history, a few of which I have … Continue reading →

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made in Japan

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Back in November, 2019 Celio Barreto spoke on Japanese photography and its history in Japan. Today as our Program Director, Celio has arranged for Kjeld Duits, a Japan based Dutch journalist and Japanese historian to speak to us this … Continue reading →

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PHSNE 2022 Journal

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. One of our exchange organizations, The PHS of New England is celebrating 51 years this year. A 2022 issue of its annual “Journal” featuring Simon Wing and other “Photographers, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs for Nine Decades” is available in either … Continue reading →

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happy birthday, Hannah

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Robert

 Toronto. The lovely Rita of PhotoEd fame sent this announcement out. It celebrates many things – have a peek at this Canadian oriented photographic teaching magazine. We have featured Ms Maynard  and other Canadian Female photographers in our Journal over … Continue reading →

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photography for the masses

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Within months  of when photography began, word of the new art spread around the world. Studios (and charlatans) soon sprung up catering to people desiring a ‘likeness’. To be successful in this new art one needed to be technical … Continue reading →

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remember Dr Barnardo?

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We see in this article another example of photography recording history. In the article, “British Home Children: Antique box tells heart-breaking history” reported by Eloise Alanna, a box of glass slides from Glasgow lands in Canada to complement the … Continue reading →

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Lorne Shields featured in Rochester

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Robert

Our Lorne Shields will be presenting a lecture on “Capturing the History of the Bicycle in Original Contemporary Photographica” hosted by the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, Literature Division, via ZOOM on October 30th. It’s a free session. … Continue reading →

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we hear from Michigan

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. MiPHS is one of our exchange members. We are happy to have received their latest journal – The Photogram – dated Fall 2023 (Vol 51-3). One of the stories in this edition covers many 1950s Voigtlander film cameras including … Continue reading →

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baby steps

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Photographers often choose to specialize. One such specialty is child photography – especially photos of new borns for the parents. Many photographers and studios cater to the baby set, offering special deals to mothers and fathers, of the newly … Continue reading →

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a cheap education

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Books can give you an education including knowledge of photography and its history. Typical is this book called America and the Tintype  by Steve Kasher. When it first came out, tintypes were featured in an ICP exhibit (20008/9). Lot … Continue reading →

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