Tag Archives: photos

mac and alex

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me an email recently saying, “The photography of Alexander Henderson is featured in the March issue of Maclean’s magazine.” I subscribed to Maclean’s years ago finding its stories far more interesting to me than the various … Continue reading →

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developing an interest

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The ad at left is from an old Popular Mechanics magazine, courtesy of my good friend George Dunbar. George writes, “A Testimonial from GD: Many became photographers because of the magic of the darkroom.”. The ad, of course, is Kodak’s … Continue reading →

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wintery wonders

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The other night my wife was on the Weather Chanel when she spotted a story about a photographer who captured images of snowflakes. We couldn’t find the short video again and the name of the photographer was forgotten, but … Continue reading →

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just another name

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The photo at left by Steve McCurry caught my eye. To me the name Street Photographer always meant a lone soul who scoured the city streets to snap photos of willing tourists, or wandered the streets like Fred Herzog recording the … Continue reading →

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a collector’s dream …

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Sports photographer, author, long time member (and past president) of the PHSC, Les Jones, is having a sale of some of his collection as noted below. Please email him directly for more information. This is a terrific chance for … Continue reading →

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an ‘Arctic Madonna’ c 1937

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Many of us have seen and enjoyed the photography of the late George Hunter, including his iconic portraits of the Inuit people. Surprisingly, an American photographer visited the far north to photograph its people for LIFE magazine back in … Continue reading →

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the way we were – updated and corrected.

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Thanks to Trish J who diligently searched the LAC site and discovered this photo is NOT King St TORONTO, but King St SAINT JOHN NB! Trish J writes, “A photograph of King Street, Saint John NB is mistakenly labelled … Continue reading →

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blues in the night

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the days of back and white films, prints were toned for artistic purposes and sometimes for protection. Gold toning helped protect the print and extend its life. We all remember sepia toned prints, The brownish colour was a … Continue reading →

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the way we were

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Back on July 1st, 2017 Alice Evans wrote an article featuring photographs from 1867 and a few years later to show how we looked around confederation. The photos and article appeared in the Daily Mail. The title of the … Continue reading →

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Archives of Ontario puts images online

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Photography Historians take note! The Archives of Ontario has taken to the internet offering numerous free images from selected fonds in its holdings. Sean Smith of the archives writes, “Good Morning, “I hope that this e-mail finds you well … Continue reading →

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