Tag Archives: magazine

… brand new light …

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Collecting items and reading history about our favourite past time is a pleasure to us aficionados. A big part of our art uses natural light to make a permanent image from nature. In fact an early book on photography … Continue reading →

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a call to arms …

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Gearing up for the  publication of issue 73 this year, Our favourite editor, Rita Godlevskis, of PhotoEd has called for photographic submissions. Issue #73 will have the theme ‘Meld’ which is described as ” merge, combine, or mash-up” – … Continue reading →

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get cha news here … read all about it ….

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the days before – long before – the digital era, we learned of new photographic processes and apparatus through magazines. In the 1950s – 1980s, I bought every photography magazine in sight. These magazines were kept for a … Continue reading →

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an interesting issuu

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. While browsing the web recently for the Zeiss Historica Society, I came across the ISSUU web site and its cache of Zeiss/Zeiss Ikon catalogues and Zeiss Historica magazines. I recognized ISSUU because the editor of PhotoEd once used it … Continue reading →

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let there be light!

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our favourite editor, Rita Godlevskis, of PhotoEd fame sent an email the other day announcing that, “Let there be Light! The DIGITAL EXTRA edition is now live! ( + free!)”. The notice, along with  a few ads such as … Continue reading →

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wild thing

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. One sector of photography is photographs of the wilderness and its inhabitants. At our January, 2012   Toronto meeting, we featured photographer Roy Ramsay and his magazine “Outdoor Photography in Canada“.  Photos of wild animals and their terrain have … Continue reading →

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HOTP

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Rita has another issue of PhotoEd almost ready to ship. Rita offers the interesting details of this issue and other news here. Have  gander and take pity on the moths by opening your wallet to subscribe! Remember, while the … Continue reading →

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hot pix, it’s a phoney; hot pix it’s a phoney …

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  … with apologies to Karen Shopsowitz and her family. You couldn’t live here 60 years ago without hearing the jingle, “hotdog, it’s a Shopsy” or visit the city without buying one of those delicious hot dogs from her father’s … Continue reading →

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magazine photography

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. A big presence in the magazine world of last century was LIFE magazine. The magazine, based in NYC, had its own stable of photographers. In October, 1998, a book by John Loengard, called “Life Photographers: What They Saw” was … Continue reading →

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land ahoy!

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Our favourite editor, Rita Godlevskis, has a very timely, ‘LAND: call for submissions’ for a coming issue of PhotoEd magazine. We have all heard the hue and cry caused by Premier Ford’s decision to swap critical green belt land … Continue reading →

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