Landmarks and Landscapes

Sir John Franklin Cenotaph on Beechey Island, Nunavut

Sir John Franklin Cenotaph on Beechey Island, Nunavut
Department of the Interior, Ottawa
1928

The cenotaph on Beechey Island commemorates British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin.

Franklin died in 1847 during his third expedition to discover the elusive Northwest Passage.  The relics of this expedition were found on Beechey Island in 1850.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Niagara Falls

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Niagara Falls
Jack Williams/St. Catherines Standard
May 1939

During a tour of Canada in 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth look out over Niagara Falls from Table Rock.

Photographer Jack Williams broke through the police lines to capture this shot.

The Great Wall, China

The Great Wall, China
Fritz Henle (1909-1993)
1947

Fritz Henle, a German-American photographer was known for his strong sense of composition. 

Henle’s work covered a range of photographic genres– including travel, fashion, commercial, portrait, journalistic, documentary, celebrity, industry, landscape and culture.

 

A gathering inside a Kau longhouse, Papua New Guinea

A gathering inside a Kau longhouse, Papua New Guinea
Frank Hurley (1885-1962)
1949

Frank Hurley was Australia’s official war photographer during both World Wars. Hurley mounted several expeditions to the island of Papua New Guinea between 1920 and 1926.

In 1921, he created the documentary Pearl and Savages about the people of Papua New Guinea and Torres Strait.

 

Woman pins laundry on a clothesline in Castelfranco, Italy

Woman pins laundry on a clothesline in Castelfranco, Italy
Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star
1992

While working at the Toronto Star, photographer Andrew Stawicki won two National Newspaper Award. He went on to found PhotoSensitive in Toronto.

This photo is one of a series of photos capturing life in Castelfranco that was taken for the Toronto Star in 1992.

Elderly man crosses St. Peter’s Square in 1968

Elderly man crosses St. Peter’s Square
Boris Spremo/Toronto Star
May 1968

During his career at the Toronto Star, photojournalist Boris Spremo travelled the world taking photos in areas of conflict and strife.

Spremo also produced photographic essays in international locations in times of peace. This poignant image was captured in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. 

Half Dome and Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California

Half Dome and Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California

Ansel Adams  (1902-1984)

c. 1938

White Cascade, Yosemite National Park, California

White Cascade, Yosemite National Park, California
Ansel Adams  (1902 – 1984)
1930s

Photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams is best known for his iconic images of the American West – especially Yosemite National Park, which he photographed throughout his career.

Building the Toronto Dominion Centre, 1968

Building the Toronto Dominion Centre
Boris Spremo/Toronto Star
1968

Toronto Star photographer Boris Spremo won a National Newspaper Award for this widely published image of a construction worker waiting for a horizontal beam to be lifted into place on the Toronto Dominion Centre. 

Spremo walked about twenty feet along a 12-inch wide beam to get the proper angle for the shot.

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