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An 1836 Letter on Stereo Vision

Toronto. A few years before successful photographic processes were formally announced, Reverend Maynard wrote his first letter letter on stereo vision to the Toronto Royal Standard. It was reproduced in issue 18-3 courtesy of Dr Robert Wilson of the PHSC. … Continue reading

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remembering Iris …

Toronto. In the article. “IRIS MCCAIG AND THE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES G. MILNE” the late Bob Lansdale relates his chat with Iris at 82 in the early fall 1992 journal issue 18-2. Iris is famous not only as a long … Continue reading

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Vera in 1930 …

Toronto. Members of a certain age group (old coots like me) remember the movie Laura and the haunting song of the same name. Nearly a century ago, John Vanderpant of Vancouver took this then fashionably soft focus portrait of a … Continue reading

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Official Photographers …

Toronto. “… The Work of Arthur Beales, Arthur Goss and Alfred Pearson” is a topic for an article in issue 18-2 announcing an exhibition at The Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives (Second Floor, South SI. Lawrence Market, … Continue reading

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d…d…d…double t…t…t…take

Toronto.  Shades of George Dunbar and Mike Filey! These gentlemen too shot areas of Toronto matching archival photos for ‘then’ and ‘now’ images of the city as it grew. In issue 17-5, Randall Reid wrote an illustrated article about his … Continue reading

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many things to see at the coming fall auction

Toronto. Our fall ‘Estates’ auction will be held next month (Nov 24, 2024). Details are in the post dated October 21st. There will be the usual bunch of novel lots with interesting items for your collection, user gear, or Christmas … Continue reading

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a review of the Shinjuku talk

Toronto. On Wednesday, October 16th, we had the pleasure of hearing Kjeld Duits in Japan speak on a small part of his latest photographic research via ZOOM/Eventbrite. Tokyo has eight distinct downtown areas including Shinjuku (in English Shinjuku means ‘way … Continue reading

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a crick in the neck

Toronto. In the days of pathetically slow emulsions, devices like the head clamp were used in studios to ensure the subject remained motionless for the time needed to get a decent exposure. Once emulsion speeds reached the sub-second levels these … Continue reading

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a commercial focus …

Toronto. Issue 17-3 has an article on commercial  photography by Toronto’s City Archivist, Steve MacKinnon. The photo at left shows the lack of sky detail in early work when all films were orthochromatic (insensitive to red and barely sensitive to … Continue reading

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Shinjuku’s Lost Paradise – Toronto Program Oct 2024

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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