{"id":30721,"date":"2025-02-06T01:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T05:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=30721"},"modified":"2025-02-01T23:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T03:31:16","slug":"thinking-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/thinking-big\/","title":{"rendered":"thinking big"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Les Jones – President’s Message issue 21-2<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In April of 1995, we ushered in a new president – Les Jones (his photo is from the journal, enlarged and enhanced by Topaz Photo AI).<\/p>\n

In the second issue that year (issue 21-2) Les offered these points in his first President’s Message: “<\/span>1<\/span>996 <\/span>w<\/span>ill <\/span>m<\/span>ark <\/span>th<\/span>e b<\/span>eginnin<\/span>g of <\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>imp<\/span>ort<\/span>ant n<\/span>ew ph<\/span>ase f<\/span>or <\/span>the <\/span>PHS<\/span>C as it\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>evel<\/span>ops into <\/span>a soc<\/span>i<\/span>et<\/span>y of <\/span>n<\/span>ati<\/span>on<\/span>al <\/span>r<\/span>el<\/span>evanc<\/span>e.<\/p>\n

“W<\/span>e h<\/span>ave come <\/span>a <\/span>l<\/span>on<\/span>g wa<\/span>y s<\/span>in<\/span>ce <\/span>L<\/span>arr<\/span>y\u00a0Bo<\/span>ccio<\/span>l<\/span>e<\/span>tti, <\/span>Jo<\/span>hn <\/span>Linsky a<\/span>nd <\/span>Morris <\/span>Fi<\/span>s<\/span>chtein <\/span>founded th<\/span>e Society <\/span>over <\/span>20 year<\/span>s\u00a0ago with <\/span>a nucl<\/span>eu<\/span>s of <\/span>ju<\/span>st 1<\/span>9 m<\/span>em<\/span>ber<\/span>s.<\/p>\n

“Fro<\/span>m these s<\/span>mall beg<\/span>innin<\/span>gs, <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>PHSC\u00a0<\/span>h<\/span>as g<\/span>r<\/span>ow<\/span>n <\/span>and prospered t<\/span>o <\/span>a remarkabl<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>ext<\/span>ent <\/span>t<\/span>o become <\/span>on<\/span>e of <\/span>th<\/span>e m<\/span>os<\/span>t <\/span>activ<\/span>e\u00a0and r<\/span>esp<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>ed <\/span>organi<\/span>zati<\/span>on<\/span>s in<\/span>vol<\/span>ve<\/span>d <\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>furthering th<\/span>e <\/span>pr<\/span>ese<\/span>r<\/span>va<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>n <\/span>of <\/span>Ca<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>d<\/span>a’s\u00a0<\/span>photog<\/span>ra<\/span>phic h<\/span>er<\/span>it<\/span>age.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our <\/span>su<\/span>ccess h<\/span>as m<\/span>eant th<\/span>at we <\/span>ar<\/span>e n<\/span>ow\u00a0<\/span>in <\/span>a p<\/span>ositi<\/span>on <\/span>to bu<\/span>ild <\/span>on <\/span>th<\/span>e effort<\/span>s of <\/span>th<\/span>e\u00a0founders a<\/span>nd t<\/span>o <\/span>t<\/span>a<\/span>k<\/span>e <\/span>the n<\/span>ex<\/span>t <\/span>s<\/span>tep <\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>establishing <\/span>the <\/span>PHSC <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>premier\u00a0<\/span>private <\/span>organization in <\/span>the <\/span>country <\/span>pro<\/span>moting <\/span>all <\/span>aspects <\/span>of <\/span>photographic <\/span>hi<\/span>s<\/span>tory.<\/span><\/p>\n

“T<\/span>o thi<\/span>s end <\/span>th<\/span>e Execut<\/span>i<\/span>ve h<\/span>as ad<\/span>opted <\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>thr<\/span>ee <\/span>p<\/span>o<\/span>int <\/span>focus for the <\/span>forthcoming\u00a0year<\/span>s:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) <\/span>PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY\u00a0<\/span>To b<\/span>e <\/span>mor<\/span>e <\/span>pro-active <\/span>in encouraging\u00a0<\/span>original <\/span>research <\/span>int<\/span>o Ca<\/span>nada ‘<\/span>s <\/span>pho<\/span>to<\/span>graphic hi<\/span>sto<\/span>r<\/span>y.\u00a0<\/span>To ex<\/span>pl<\/span>ore ways <\/span>to <\/span>act <\/span>as <\/span>a reference\u00a0<\/span>and <\/span>co-ordination <\/span>cen<\/span>tr<\/span>e <\/span>for <\/span>hi<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>o<\/span>rica<\/span>l\u00a0<\/span>pho<\/span>tog<\/span>raphic info<\/span>rma<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>n <\/span>a<\/span>nd <\/span>to <\/span>further\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>d<\/span>va<\/span>n<\/span>ce <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>collecting of <\/span>ca<\/span>m<\/span>eras a<\/span>nd\u00a0<\/span>im<\/span>ages.<\/p>\n

2) <\/span>MEMBER <\/span>BENEFITS\u00a0<\/span>Produce <\/span>the bes<\/span>t magaz<\/span>in<\/span>e <\/span>in <\/span>North\u00a0<\/span>Am<\/span>eri<\/span>ca, provide <\/span>top- n<\/span>ot<\/span>ch <\/span>speaker<\/span>s and\u00a0<\/span>off<\/span>er <\/span>an <\/span>array of <\/span>servi<\/span>ces of <\/span>u<\/span>se to our\u00a0<\/span>me<\/span>mbers<\/span>.<\/p>\n

3) <\/span>MEMBERSHIP\u00a0In<\/span>crease efforts <\/span>to e<\/span>ns<\/span>ure the maximum\u00a0<\/span>exposure <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>Society <\/span>a<\/span>nd it<\/span>s eve<\/span>nt<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>and <\/span>e<\/span>ndeavo<\/span>uring to ens<\/span>ure <\/span>th<\/span>a<\/span>t eve<\/span>ryo<\/span>ne\u00a0<\/span>w<\/span>h<\/span>o <\/span>might be inte<\/span>r<\/span>es<\/span>te<\/span>d in <\/span>joining <\/span>kn<\/span>ows\u00a0<\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>exi<\/span>st<\/span>enc<\/span>e and <\/span>und<\/span>er<\/span>st<\/span>and<\/span>s th<\/span>e bene<\/span>fits …”<\/span><\/p>\n

Les went on to list the immediate plans and members heading each plan. Read the rest of Les’s message in the pdf file for issue 21-2 on the free member’s only DVD. If you aren’t a member, consider joining today! Membership is both rewarding and inexpensive. See the Menu Item above titled ‘MEMBERSHIP’ and the notes at right to use credit cards or a PayPal account. Send the Membership form (and payment if a cheque) to the PHSC address on the form. Any questions? Drop a message to Lilianne at member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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