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Galardo & Miron of Sudbury

Toronto. The Photographic business of Galardo & Miron thrives today.  The business was founded by Emilio Galardo early last Century. In 1994, His granddaughter  Gloria (Galardo) Miron  and her husband Conrad put up an elaborate display and spoke with enthusiasm … Continue reading

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the importance of connections …

Toronto. When Ev Roseborough took over as editor of Photographic Canadiana, we entered a new era. Ev’s vast network of fellow professional photographers  brought in many new members, some speakers, and a wealth of experience in the photographic industry. This … Continue reading

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a book for November …

Toronto. .. to paraphrase the Walter Lord tale, “A Night to Remember” about the Titanic – I Read it about sixty or so years go. One of the books in today’s auction is CAMERAS by the late Brian Coe, curator … Continue reading

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by any other name …

Toronto. One of my co-workers commented years ago that a client (he was in the debt consolidation business at the time) had given him a new ‘Leica’ and the accessory lenses. Well, that sparked my interest. My family visited his … Continue reading

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lots and lots to list

Toronto. Our fall estate auction is coming up quickly (this coming Sunday, Nov 24, 2024). In addition to the slide show of lots, Clint has provided a list of items in the auction. Both the photos and list are updated … Continue reading

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if it moves, shoot it ….

Toronto. The old military expression was “If it moves salute it; fi it doesn’t, paint it” In this post I had in mind movie cameras. Our coming auction this Sunday has a wealth of lots – camera, lenses, movie cameras, … Continue reading

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origami and photography

Toronto. You may wonder what on earth the Japanese art of paper folding has to do with our favourite pastime – photography. Glad you asked. Origami takes a flat object like a sheet of paper and in a few folds, … Continue reading

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lots of little boxes

Toronto. Our fall auction on November 24th (Sunday)  will have many box lots – this feature means a successful bid will take all in the box (the auctioneer will emphasize the rare case when a box lot is not so … Continue reading

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getting to the auction day …

Toronto. …. with apologies to Dennis Waterman and the theme song for New Tricks. Our fall auction date of November 24th is less than a week away. Mark your calendar now! It’s a great way to spend a late fall … Continue reading

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flights of film …

Toronto. … or is it flights of fancy? Whatever. We are closing in on our fall auction date of November 24, 2024! Be sure to join us and have a great Sunday, see old friends, find lots of neat goodies … Continue reading

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