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Krentz and Hubbell to speak at April 19th Image Show

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Robert

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 … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 14-9

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Robert

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 … Continue reading →

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Toronto Observed Through Three Generations

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Robert

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 … Continue reading →

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Photographic Canadiana 40-4

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Robert

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 … Continue reading →

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AGO mounts an exhibit of 1940/1 photos of a Jewish Ghetto

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Robert

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 … Continue reading →

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The Camera that captured readers’ lives

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Robert

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 … Continue reading →

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Toronto Observed Through Three Generations

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. This show by a trio of photographers: Harry Joy, Doug Hemmy, and Andy Brooks opened at the Market Gallery last Saturday. Thanks to member George Dunbar for this photo of Harry Joy and Tom Bochsler at the event. You … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 14-8

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Just when I think the newsletter can’t get any better, Editor David Bridge delivers another super issue. First off he notes that our speaker this month is a young lady by the name of Summer Leigh. Summer shows unique … Continue reading →

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The Past is Never Far – Summer Leigh

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Robert

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, Jan 21st, 2015 Summer Leigh is the artist behind The Past is Never Far, a photographic series that explores the extraordinary changes Toronto has experienced since its founding in the 18th century. Ms Leigh held her first camera … Continue reading →

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Library of Birmingham Photography Collections at Risk

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Robert

Bath, UK. On the letterhead of the RPS,  Professor Elizabeth Edwards, Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University and Dr Michael Pritchard, The Royal Photographic Society send an urgent message regarding the imminent demise of the famous Library of Birmingham Photography … Continue reading →

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