Tag Archives: NYC

through the glass darkly

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. As a kid I often saw ads for a Kalart after market rangefinder. This little gadget was bolted on the side of a Speed Graphic.  I never thought of Kalart as a camera maker. At our Show and Tell … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pacific spans the world

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Our friends at Swann Auction Galleries in the Big Apple are doing another great travel poster auction. This is a great chance to augment your photgraphica collection with some great poster art! The example I show here is a … Continue reading →

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Swann Galleries Photo Auction

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Now the NAFTA heat and rhetoric have lessened, maybe it’s time to visit the Big Apple again. Our friends at Swann Galleries are conducting their periodic photograph auction beginning Thursday, October  18, 2018 at 1:00 pm. Have a look-see … Continue reading →

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Daguerreian Society Seminar Tours in NYC start Sep 13th

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Robert

Toronto.  The Daguerreian Society is excited to share information about the tours that have been arranged for their 30th Symposium in New York City. Please note that tours are booked on a first-come basis. Given limited availability, each individual is initially … Continue reading →

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high and mighty

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. This photo of the big apple reminds me of PHSC member, the late Boris Spremo in his heyday a top the CN tower to shoot Toronto. In 1952, the RCA TV tower was the world’s highest TV antenna high … Continue reading →

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Weegee in comics

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Arthur Fellig was a cigar smoking, messy, rumpled NYC night crime scene  photographer in the 1930s and 40s. He was the subject of many articles as a Speed Graphic camera toting shameless self promotor. Now he has been immortalized … Continue reading →

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NY Photo Fair this Sat and Sun

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Heading for the big apple this weekend? Drop by the New York Photography Fair sponsored by our friends at the Daguerreian Society. In fact if you are there Friday,  take in the AIPAD shadow fair at the same locale … Continue reading →

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The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Daile Kaplan at Swann Auction Galleries in the Big Apple sent me an email a few days back announcing their latest auction, Sale 2474, called, The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks. The auction begins at 1:30pm on April 19th … Continue reading →

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the late Diane Arbus

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. I was first introduced to the works of Diane Arbus around 1970 in the TIME-LIFE series of books on photography. They conveyed little if any of her tumultuous history. In the NY Times for Thursday, March 8th an article … Continue reading →

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NY Photography Fair April 7&8, 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. The Daguerreian Society is hosting a two year show in NYC this year. April 7th and 8th weekend promises to be delightful in the Big Apple. So if you miss the Montreal show on the 8th, Consider hitting NYC. … Continue reading →

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