Category: Photographs
The content is delivered [mostly] as photographs.
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Kaiserslautern, Salzburg and Munich
We flew from Toronto to Frankfurt on September 29, 2024 and returned October 14, 2024. Published: October 26, 2024 Number of Pages: 79 Cost: Free To view this book you must have Adobe Reader or Preview on a Mac.
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Photo-essayists
In the 1950s, Robert Frank and William Klein emerged as pioneering figures in documentary photography, reshaping the established norms of the genre, as practiced, for example, Dorothea Lang and Walker Evans. Their styles — how they composed photographs and the techniques of lighting, grain, sharpness — stood in stark contrast and offered a fresh perspective…
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Letters from Bill
April 16th 2025 will be 80 years since the death of my uncle. I want to recognize that in some way. At this point, I am uncertain how. As a first step, I am posting all the letters and postcards Bill sent. I had originally planned on posting the letters in the blog portion of…
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Who is Cancelling Culture?
In an article in The Hub, “Parks Canada chooses identity politics over giving Sir John A. Macdonald his due“, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Professor of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, Patrice Dutil criticizes Parks Canada for its portrayal of Sir John A. Macdonald at Bellevue House, arguing it diminishes…
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Weeds
The dandelion’s ability to adapt and proliferate, once valued, now casts it as unruly. Their unwillingness to stay within their space, and elbow themselves into our lawns and gardens, competing against our ornaments, speaks poorly of their character. But quite simply, they don’t look as elegant as other flowering plants. All these factors position them…