(My last post reminiscing about old pictures.)
One of the many good things about working for a newspaper was the variety of assignments. Each day brought different photography work and each day you met new people.
A few examples:
• I shot an Aerosmith concert on January 6, 1990. That was followed by two hours of standing in January winter weather photographing a late-night fire at the Polish consulate in Toronto.
• On June 24, 1996, I photographed a story about a group of homeless people. My next assignment was at one of Toronto’s most expensive hotels where an International Olympic Committee executive was being feted.
• I photographed Stephen Hawking at the University of Toronto on April 27, 1998. After this, I shot a rock concert by the Deftones.
• My assignments on October 29, 1999, were to photograph the Prime Minister of Hungary and then photograph a real witch (no joke) for a Halloween story.
• I started May 27, 2000, by photographing the launch of a new beer. This was followed by photographing a performance of the ballet Giselle.
• On November 24, 2000, I photographed former Conservative Prime Minister Joe Clark who was trying for re-election in the 2000 federal election. After this, I did studio portraits of rock band Mr. Machete.
• On December 21, 2000, in a silent hospital room, I photographed a mother and her weeks-old baby who was waiting for a heart to become available for transplant. Then I drove across the city to photograph Santa Claus visiting a group of excited children.
Just Another Normal Day
Thirty years ago today, on October 25, 1991, I had another normal newspaper day. I photographed British royal couple Prince Charles and Diana on their first visit to Toronto since they got married:
Two hours later I photographed another British “royal” couple, Paul and Linda McCartney:
The McCartneys were in Toronto to promote their film, Get Back, (on Youtube).
In a few weeks in November 2021, another Beatles movie also titled Get Back will be released, (the trailer on Youtube).
I have enjoyed very much this series, thank you for sharing!