Author Archives: Dorothy Lander

The Death of Conversation in Black and White Photographs of Smart Phones

London-based photographer Babycakes Romero captures the Death of Conversation due to Smart Phones.  The starkness of the black and white photographs gives added impact to these exemplars of short attention span and  the “dining dead” on a (romantic?) date.   http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/27/photographer-smartphones-babycakes-romero_n_6054650.html?utm_hp_ref=canada&ir=Canada

Bryan Adams, Photographer of Injured Vets

    Bryan Adams started toying with photography back in the late ’90s while on tour and he’s become a venerable force in the field. His startling images of servicemen and servicewoman who have sustained devastating wounds were compiled into a book, Wounded: The Legacy of War, which was published last year.The images will be featured on public […]

Remembrance Day Tribute

  Judith MacLean contributed this photo as a Remembrance Day Tribute on Old Photos of Antigonish FB page.  Her father, the late Alex MacLean of Georgeville is in the centre. The photo was taken when he served with the RAF in the UK during WWII.  She goes on to say he served in Scotland and London […]

Photographic Memories of Loved Ones who Served Canada in Uniform

How about collecting photo memories of loved ones from the Antigonish area who served Canada in uniform.  Please post here if you have such photos.  Like this  WWI photo of Peter Murray Marshall, older brother of Maurice Marshall of  Paqtnkek First Nation. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/07/remembrance-day-how-we-remember_n_6117518.html?1

London-based Photographer Sandi Ford showcases stunning maternity photos.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/06/pregnancy-photography-sensual-sexy_n_6109776.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000023&ir=Good+News London-based photographer Sandi Ford showcases the “sensual, sexy, attractive, and elegant” side of pregnant women through stunning maternity photos.   For me, the black and white photos are the most striking and evocative.

Update on Imagine Antigonish in The Casket, November 5, 2014

http://www.thecasket.ca/archives/41923 Emily Hiltz interviewed us in the Antigonish Heritage Museum, and how skilfully she has crafted this story from our far-ranging conversation.  We chose this banner for the photo deliberately because it represents the diversity of the Antigonish community — the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, Dutch, Chinese, Scots — and the co-op housing movement.    And look […]

Imagine Antigonish Banners at the R. K. MacDonald Guest House November 2014

The Imagine Antigonish Banners — all 14 of them — will be displayed in the chapel at the R. K. MacDonald Guest House for the month of November, 2014.   November is Global Arts for Health Month, so how appropriate.    Many residents and visitors attended the opening on November 3.  John Graham-Pole and Dorothy […]

1866 Headstone uncovered at Tenbrinke home in St. Andrews

  http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=484097   This CTV story with Dan MacIntosh unfolds the story of the 1866 headstone of Catherine Livingstone, found buried at doorstep of the 150-year old home of Mary and Jerry Tenbrinke in St. Andrews. Catherine MacGillivray, an amateur researcher with the Antigonish Heritage Museum, says a major clue in solving the mystery of the headstone […]

Photography without Negatives

Boxers, 1880 tintype, courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery of London Negativeless is a recent show at the Michael Hoppen Gallery in London, recently presented early pre-negative photography alongside the work of contemporary artists working sans negatives. Stay tuned to this site for an image of the only daguerreotype of an unidentified woman from the Antigonish […]