Ted Grant, Canadian Photographer, dies at 90

[MattKing]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...rnalist-canada-trudeau-famous-shots-1.5538375

 

[MattKing]

And here is a video:

 

[CMoore]

A storied career.
I remember (as a kid) seeing this picture in the paper.
It was either The San Jose Mercury or The SF Examiner.... or maybe both.

 

[Richard Man]

Uncle Ted was an active member of the "Leica User Group". The email list is still very active, and there is a Facebook presence. Anyway, Uncle Ted is one of the friendliest, kindest, famous photographers, that treated us amateurs as friends. My small tribute is as followed. There are many more.

Ted Grant, one of the most important photographers from Canada, passed away this morning. He received the Order of Canada honor a few years ago, for his contribution to the country.

Uncle Ted is down to earth, and freely mingled with his beloved "Leica family" and amateurs that hang onto his wise words. "Shoot from the shadow side", "light, action, and click", "when you photograph in colors, you photograph someone's clothes. When you take a picture in B&W, you photograph their soul." He had only one good eye, but he shot some incredible images, carrying three to five cameras at a time while he was on assignments.

He had many stories to tell. My wife and I had the good fortune to have spent a few hours with him. He will be missed.
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[Dennis S]

He was one of the artists who inspired me to use shadows in my work. Hence: Shadow Catcher Photography.
https://www.timescolonist.com/monit...C4-dtGpvbIXAzrbidh0qnTQcyfwcr8QUB4u1mo_AueWd4

 

[MattKing]

He was the one to inspire me to use more shadows in my work hence Shadow Catcher Photography.
https://www.timescolonist.com/monit...C4-dtGpvbIXAzrbidh0qnTQcyfwcr8QUB4u1mo_AueWd4

Thanks for the link Dennis. I particularly like his quote:
“Lighting is number one. That is the life of the photograph,” he said. “The light is the life and the content is the soul.”

 

[Dennis S]

I liked the part in the video of him in the hospital taking pictures of the operating room and explaining why he used b&w film instead of colour. I clearly understood what he meant and that's why I love b&w film. R.I.P Ted

 

[4season]

A buddy and I dined with Ted Grant and his associate Sandy in the 1990s: It was a memorable evening, and he certainly liked his sushi and sake! Seem to recall that a book of his work had just been published at the time.

 

[MattKing]

I've just watched the DVD of this documentary on Ted Grant - which I've had for years but finally actually watched from end to end this evening. I should have done this a long time ago!
Happily, the main documentary is on the internet - search for "Ted Grant The Art of Observation" on Vimeo.

 

[pentaxuser]

Matt, I missed the original 2020 video completely so I am glad not to to have missed the thread and your video link this time around. Loved his story of how he went about his photo shoot of the CEO and that of his wife's pencil tin ploy. Great that he too was able to live the "emotion" of that memory again

A real decent person who left the world a better place by his existence

pentaxuser