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Photocat62's photostream
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Urban Documentarian
I started a few Flickr Groups, come by and check them out!
www.flickr.com/groups/vanishingvancouver/
www.flickr.com/groups/woodwards/
www.flickr.com/groups/woodlandsschool/
www.flickr.com/groups/neonvancouver/
40 something photographer. Been shooting for 25 years or so!
Back in the 80's and 90's I was a colour technician printing photos in a big Lab. I had an 10x10 inch enlarger that projected onto the wall. The largest print I made was 40 feet square tiled in pieces! Glad those days are gone. I've printed many large murals for several big name Vancouver photographers.
Went digital in 92-93 and ended up learning the art of drum scanning and colour correction.
In the last couple of years of I've been documenting a lot of old Vancouver as it is quickly disappearing!
If you'd like to blog an image please let me know!
Photocat62's favorite photos from other Flickr members (261)
![[View of Mount Pleasant from the Lee Block, Broadway and Main] by City of Vancouver Archives](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5138/5457278488_44f8e34544_s.jpg)
Contacts (116)
Groups (50)
- Vancouver Is Awesome 14,598 photos, 1,307 members
- Historic Buildings of Vancouver, BC 114 photos, 20 members
- Reader's Digest Panoramic Camera 42 photos, 9 members
- Mighty Fraser River 1,917 photos, 115 members
- Abandoned British Columbia 925 photos, 97 members
- Vintage Canada 577 photos, 77 members
- Sofa Free!! 7,089 photos, 798 members
- Miss604.com Photo Pool for Metro Vancouver 18,608 photos, 516 members
- Somebody else's cat 45,423 photos, 8,243 members
- 7 Sisters for BC Ferries 355 photos, 20 members
- Abandoned, Decayed & Forgotten 19,731 photos, 604 members
- Iron and Steel *MAKERS' MARKS* 914 photos, 98 members
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery 170 photos, 16 members
- I Love Old Signs! 53,244 photos, 4,311 members
- GVRD Signage Group 624 photos, 42 members
- Cafes, Coffee Houses, Burger Joints, Food Carts. 36,660 photos, 2,200 members
- Interesting Garages 90 photos, 36 members
- The Orange Pinto Group 56 photos, 41 members
- Your BC: The Tyee's Photo Pool 25,782 photos, 680 members
- Greater Victoria Neon 57 photos, 37 members
- Vancouver's Cemetery - Mountain View 325 photos, 40 members
- Then & Now! 4,963 photos, 329 members
- 1$ Panorama 2,012 photos, 214 members
- Morning After Vancouver 7,659 photos, 175 members
- Neon Critters (vintage signs) 919 photos, 132 members
- VINTAGE CAFE SIGNS ONLY ! 1,712 photos, 575 members
- Philip Spaulding's Ferries. 1,197 photos, 63 members
- Storefront Tile 815 photos, 112 members
- Canon Powershot G10 40,845 photos, 2,386 members
- Vintage Gas Stations (buildings) 3,307 photos, 471 members
- Neon Vancouver 867 photos, 143 members
- Steveston 1,537 photos, 148 members
- Woodlands School 256 photos, 31 members
- British Columbia Hotel, Saloon, Beer Parlour & Pub History 778 photos, 84 members
- The Heatley Block 51 photos, 23 members
- Fearless City 2,646 photos, 43 members
- Vancouver Island 17,884 photos, 925 members
- Mid Century Modern Door Handles 279 photos, 157 members
- Vancouver Riley Park Little Mountain Neighbourhood 330 photos, 31 members
- Metro Vancouver History 1,210 photos, 132 members
- Industrial Vancouver 396 photos, 46 members
- BC ferries are aesthetically pleasing 1,713 photos, 110 members
- Vancouver "Then and Now" 1,752 photos, 142 members
- The genius or unemployed alley prowling collective (guapc) 1,402 photos, 95 members
- The Overpass 205 photos, 64 members
- Live in Mount Pleasant 1,256 photos, 56 members
- Abandoned and Disused Trains 23,856 photos, 2,700 members
- Beyond Robson 37,216 photos, 986 members
- VINTAGE MOTEL SIGNS ONLY! 23,266 photos, 3,688 members
- Matchbooks & Collectible Matchbooks 7,519 photos, 206 members
Testimonials (1)
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glenalan54 says:
"John is one of a handful of excellent photographers that are aware of the rapid changes taking place in our urban landscape and is photographing historic buildings in the lower mainland before they are gone forever.
His groups, "Vanishing Vancouver" and "Woodwards" are recording the historic commercial and residential buildings as, one by one, they are replaced or modified to fit into a vision of Vancouver that includes a sea of towers and condo's.
John has his finger on the pulse of these changes both in his photographs and links to related articles. He has made me cognisant of the alarming pace that these changes are occuring and that change comes at a cost to our heritage.
Thankfully John has a large pool of photographs of buildings before they were demolished and the past is being well recorded and preserved in his photographs for future reference and appreciation.
I always enjoy viewing his photographs, historic or otherwise, and I encorage you to take a look and John to keep up the good work!"26th June, 2007