Tag Archives: Canadian photographers

A PIONEER OF COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY – Fred Herzog, a foreshadowing of 1970s New Color photographers

A pioneer of the first color street photography Like the characters painted by Jan Vermeer, those he photographed also perform gestures and actions of daily life. The publisher Hatje Cantz published Fred Herzog-Modern Color in 2017 https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Herzog-Modern-Color/dp/377574181X, a volume with over 230 of his color photographs. His first professional recognition came in 2007 with a retrospective exhibition at the Vancouver …

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A PHOTOGRAPHER OF EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER AND INDEPENDENCE – Hannah Maynard: Pioneer photographer of the Far West

One of British Columbia’s first professional photographers In its Empress Hotel, people still gather for afternoon tea. At the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is influenced by the mildest climate in the whole of Canada. Here you can visit a downtown area (set around the Inner Harbour), which retains its Victorian heritage buildings and atmosphere. Hannah Maynard, pioneer photographer …

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