{"id":33717,"date":"2026-03-14T01:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=33717"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:14:41","slug":"remembering-boris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/remembering-boris\/","title":{"rendered":"remembering Boris .."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boris Spremo c2001 by Robert Lansdale<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. A PHSC speaker and member, Boris first spoke at our March 2001 meeting. I did a memorial post<\/a> when Boris died in August, 2017 at 81 years of age. At the time he was writing a book<\/a> of his adventures and photos, since completed by his children.<\/p>\n

A lengthy article was written by editor Lansdale in issue 27-1. It begins, “Boris Spremo was an energetic news photographer.\u00a0It all started in his homeland of Yugoslavia\u00a0where Boris was fascinated by his cousin\u2019s cameras. He pestered his father so much that a Zeiss\u00a0folder was finally acquired in a local flea market.<\/p>\n

“That was for his thirteenth birthday and it led him\u00a0to cover high school sports and social events before\u00a0taking formal training at the Belgrade Cinematographic Institute.<\/p>\n

“Mr. Spremo immigrated to Canada in 1957,\u00a0accepting his first job as a dishwasher in the basement of Toronto\u2019s Royal York Hotel. Delivery boy,\u00a0tobacco picker, a miner at Elliot Lake, all were\u00a0interim jobs while he learned the English language.<\/p>\n

“He finally landed a job as a darkroom technician. Three months on a tobacco farm netted him $310.00 with which he purchased a 4×5 Busch\u00a0Pressman and electronic flash. That enabled him to\u00a0do week-end weddings for a studio, being paid\u00a0$15.00 each \u2013 sometimes three in a day.<\/p>\n

“Luck was\u00a0with Boris when he covered a soccer game that\u00a0turned into a riot. With only five sheets of film he\u00a0got two good game-action photos and three riot\u00a0shots. These served to introduce him to the Globe\u00a0and Mail and within six months he was hired as a\u00a0staff photographer.” …<\/p>\n

Members read all of the lengthy illustrated article in the issue 27-1 pdf file on the free members-only DVD\/thumb drive. Send any questions to member@phsc.ca<\/a>. Not a member? Joining is a snap! See ‘Membership’ above or at right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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