Hi Flexers.
Being placed in an hospice is a great distress for old people. It is a feeling
of a loss of independance the loss of familiarthings and the straight vision
of the last run. Ouch, Something I don't forsee for myself...
At least Ted lives in Canada, not France, he stands more chance to outlive the
ConnardVirus a bit longer….
Cheers.
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From : Xavier F. BILLE
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Maisons Alfort - France
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Subject: [LRflex] Ted Grant
Long time Flexers will know the name Ted Grant.
Ted used to be a regular participant of this list, but in the last couple of
years, his posts have become few and far between. More recently they were
sometimes a rambling mess. It happens.
But in his prime, Ted was widely known as the father of Canadian
photojournalism.
He has the largest collection of negatives from a single photographer in the
National Archives of Canada, at 280,000+ images. He has another 100,000 images
in the collection of Canada's National Gallery.
He has won more awards than I knew existed. He has received honourary
doctorates for his work and has received one of Canada's highest honours, the
Order of Canada, for his photography.
To me, the crowning glory came when the US Magazine simply called him "Canada's
greatest living photographer".
During the 7 years Rose and I lived in Victoria, we would have dinners with the
Grant's, alternating every couple of weeks, at their home or ours.
As you can imagine, dinners with Ted & Irene were filled with the incredible,
but true stories of Ted's experiences. Like the time he had a 6 minute window
to photograph Queen Elizabeth, brought his Leicas but neglected to bring film!
(Another photographer tossed him a roll.)
One of my most pleasant memories is a warm summer afternoon spent, years ago,
in the back yard of Ted & Irene's Victoria home, along with two mutual friends,
Tom Abrahamsson (inventor/builder of the Rapidwinder for film Leica M's) and
Joseph Yao (physician & noted photographer from Hong Kong), sorting through
stacks of 11x14" prints, helping to choose which ones should be included in
Ted's book "Doctor's Work".
Ted will turn 91 on the 27th of May. If he makes it that far.
I've just been told that Ted has been moved to a Hospice and I fear it will be
a one-way trip.
We wish him well.
David.
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