Tag Archives: Japan

Shinjuku’s Lost Paradise – Toronto Program Oct 2024

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Join us on the 16th of October, 2024 at 8:00 pm for “Shinjuku’s Lost Paradise” the latest presentation by Dutch journalist and photographer based in Japan, Kjeld Duits, via ZOOM. Mr Duits last spoke with us in March of … Continue reading →

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our March 20th Toronto presentation

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Join us on the 20th at 8:00 pm for “Empire of Colour” by Dutch journalist and photographer based in Japan, Kjeld Duits  via ZOOM. If you have any questions, please contact our programme director, Celio Barreto at program@phsc.ca or … 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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a super lens

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the late 1950s, I volunteered to serve in Labrador on a then new Tropospheric Scatter telephone network joining a few remote towns and mines to the outside world. While training for the job, I bought my first 35mm … Continue reading →

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minute men

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Old P.T. was tagged as saying, “There’s a sucker born every minute“. If not, how could the old Popular Mechanics ads attract anyone? Take for example this October, 1934 advertisement they ran aimed at all wannabe photographers: For a … Continue reading →

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Leo does Leica

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. After WW2, the Japanese optical industry tried to get in to the mighty American retail market. One option was to copy German cameras at much lower prices. This was the choice that Showa Kogaku made (later this maker became Leotax … Continue reading →

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Japan c1908 in photos

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Our President, Lewko Hryhorijiw, sent me this link from Helen Teager. The photographs are a selection of the work by the German-American photographer, Arnold Genthe, held in the Library of Congress. The photos were taken when Genthe spent a … Continue reading →

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priceless memories

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. If you (god forbid) are ever in a fire or other disaster that destroys your home, what would you save? Jewellery? Clothes? Possessions? Family photos? An article on BBC News by Celia Hatton called ‘The memory hunters‘ relates what … Continue reading →

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Amalgamated Photo History Newsletters

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. As we enter this new year with COVID-19 raging outside, editor Bob Lansdale has put together the first amalgamation of 2021 – Vol 2-1. All members with a an email address on file at the PHSC received this pdf … Continue reading →

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43rd world used camera fair (in Japan) video

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. In the summer of 2008, I changed the PHSC website to use WordPress. This change was to allow non-technical members to accept the webmaster position and be able to easily add posts and pages. My first post on August … Continue reading →

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