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a friendly camerama reminder – this SUNDAY!

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. WOW! Camerama is this Sunday!  We are excited. Gary is excited. Come on down and see what the excitement is all about! Note: only the street name has changed: Garamond Ct. is now Sakura Way.

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what’s in a name

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. … or so Will Shakespeare is credited as writing in his famous tragedy about star-crossed young teen lovers. I thought of Alberta as home of the famous Tar Sands when I was a kid. By the 1960s, the sands … Continue reading →

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leaf it to beaver

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The landscape photographers recorded the great outdoors over the years allowing us to see the changes – by season and by time. Mountains change, leaves fall, forests are lost. All carefully recorded by landscape photographers over the years. Without … Continue reading →

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a bevy of pretty perfect pictures

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. On November 1st and 2nd, 2023. A number of photographs in the collections of the late Dr Robert Wilson (a long time PHSC member and PHSC executive) and the late Harve Sherman (both of Toronto) and the late Miljenko … Continue reading →

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a golden moment

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. CAPA, one of our exchange members in their current newsletter (October 2023) shows the winners of their recent photo contest. Colleen Walden of the Langley Camera Club out in BC won the GOLD with the shot at right. She … Continue reading →

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a field of reads

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Ken Metcalf sent along the issue 2 2023 of the Graflex  Journal devoted to, “SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT GRAFLEX AND THEIR CAMERAS”. You can see the back issues by visiting the journal web site here. Issue 2 2023 has these … Continue reading →

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having a blast

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. While not directly related to photography – other than the book’s photos, this book was the basis for the recent movie whose release prompted  an unexpected box-office success. I first learned of Oppenheimer as a youth interested in the … Continue reading →

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it’s that time again …

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. … time for our fall fair – October 15, 2023! After the fantastic ESTATE Auction a few days ago we are gearing up for our Fall Fair. Click on the poster icon below to see a full size poster … Continue reading →

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memory makers

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. To a photographer, photography is a business. The end result is payment for the prints or photographs or album (more likely images, videos, or files these days). But to his subject or their family he is a ‘memory maker’. … Continue reading →

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cool shots in the far north

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Photography in the far north was rugged for most of the year. Exposed to the elements, camera shutters froze; lenses misted over; and the cold could only briefly be tolerated by the photographer. This was eased for the few … Continue reading →

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