Comments on: Walks with Fred Herzog

By: Bruce McCaughey

Bruce McCaughey — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 02:41:52 +0000

Hi Eve
I miss Fred and his dry wit. I was so happy when he started to seriously show his photographs and thank you for putting this site up showing his and Brice’s work. I remember asking Fred why he was only showing his Vancouver photos and a gallery owner said that people would not be interested in his other photographs. It ‘s a shame because his South America slides where spectacular, similar to his Vancouver pictures but the streets and people of S.A. His butterfly pictures where also beautiful. Bruce M

By: Bill Lee

Bill Lee — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 07:26:38 +0000

Ah, the Ektachrome days.
For us little folks there was only one shop on Robson that would develop and print that.
Whereas the development process used by Kodachrome is technically intricate and beyond the means of amateur photographers and smaller photographic labs, Ektachrome processing is simpler, and small professional labs could afford equipment to develop the film.

By: Gord McCaw

Gord McCaw — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:34:17 +0000

Thanks for this amazing collection, somehow it escaped my notice until now.
One thing, the abandoned gas station was on Cordova @ Main, I know this because I shot photos of the Jesus Saves ghost sign on more than one occasion, it was on the back wall of the grocery at the corner. The gas station was before my time in Vancouver…

By: Gord McCaw

Gord McCaw — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:27:23 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. Same here!

By: Valerie Arntzen

Valerie Arntzen — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:01:12 +0000

They used to come into my studio in Strathcona for many years before Fred died and have chats. Fred told me he once dabbled in assemblage work which is what I do. He also spent a couple hours in my husband sculptor and furniture designer of found objects, Arnt Arntzen’s studio photographing all the crazy stuff he has. I think that was the year before he passed. Never saw any of those pics but wonder if they are around.

By: Marjorie Stintzi

Marjorie Stintzi — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:31:48 +0000

Thank you. I do hope Bruce does a book. I will definitely buy it. Loved all the photos in this blog. Thanks.

By: David J. Varnes

David J. Varnes — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:23:30 +0000

I was a UBC Arts student in 1974, and managed to talk my way into Fine Arts 471, which included weekend tutorials and photographic excursions (I weaseled my way into that offering) with Fred Herzog. I also got to visit his lab and watch him work with Extachrome (very finicky Kodak colour film). I still have my course notes and remember his teachings. I consider myself one lucky student.

By: Marlena Fairbourne

Marlena Fairbourne — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:46:55 +0000

Time is the most curious thing indeed…..and the camera is such a wonderful tool to freeze amy particular moment for eternity. Aside from great strides in medicine and science, the invention of the camera is right at the top.I was born in vancouver in 1945….I remeber it all clearly. I was in the antique business in the 60’s and 70’s and was privileged to see ad experience not only the exteriors but the interiors of 100’s of old long gone Vancouver homes, buildings and shops ……and the people who lived and worked there. But my downfall was that i was not smart enough to take along the camera. I met frd a few times. a nice man…gentle soul

By: Mark Sterling

Mark Sterling — Wed, 26 May 2021 01:16:24 +0000

In reply to James Anderson. What an inspiring story. I already own a Fred Herzog print, I love to compliment it with a Bruce Stewart print of Fred taking a shot. Both gentlemen remind me of a Vancouver I grew up in as a child.

By: DJ MacKinnon

DJ MacKinnon — Mon, 24 May 2021 17:44:08 +0000

What a great post My favorite images are tif ordinary people doing everyday things in their real life environments. I’ve enjoy the Herzog images but didn’t know about Bruce Stewart so I’ll be watching for his now too. Thanks!

By: Michael Kluckner

Michael Kluckner — Mon, 24 May 2021 15:43:18 +0000

Great post of two interesting street photographers!

By: Gerry Nairn

Gerry Nairn — Mon, 24 May 2021 05:15:37 +0000

Eve, thank you for shining a spotlight on Bruce Stewart’s wonderful words and images of Fred Herzog. I have been trying to reconnect with Bruce, without success, for years. I briefly worked with Bruce and Fred (who I kept in touch with for many years until his passing) at the BioMedical Communications Dept. in the the mid 1970’s. Enjoyed your 2015 blog post of the 1972 Dollarton Pleasure Faire and Bruce’s photos.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sun, 23 May 2021 23:42:28 +0000

In reply to Angus McIntyre. We are so fortunate to have Fred Herzog's documentation of Vancouver. Lived near the tracks along Arbutus. Was attracted to the sound of the train and arrived in time to see the Royal Hudson pass by. Was awestruck and delighted to see that enormous locomotive pass by at such close range.

By: Neal Hall

Neal Hall — Sun, 23 May 2021 22:35:34 +0000

Cool. Great story and photos

By: Scotty Henderson

Scotty Henderson — Sun, 23 May 2021 21:47:44 +0000

I really enjoyed seeing those photos of Fred in action. I knew Fred from his days at UBC Biomedical Communications as I dealt with that department a lot and often got a chance to talk photo with Fred. By a strange turn of events in 2005 when I started working for UBC I worked under Fred’s old boss Tony Voon (retired 2013 like me in 2016) who had continued Biomed Comm as The Media Group, a for profit spin off after the School of Medicine decided they no longer needed the department as a support group. So for the last 12 years of my career I ended up working out of the same offices and workrooms as Fred had for so many years in the basement of the IRC Building. I was fortunate to see Fred’s VAG display as I was taking a software course at Robson Centre at the time and wondered over to the Art Gallery during lunch. The first phot you posted reminded me of shooting I was doing last year in lanes near City Hall, looking at discarded furniture sitting in the laneways. You don’t often think of it at the time, but later you realize such photos come to define us as a city. Cheers.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 23 May 2021 21:26:11 +0000

Wonderful piece, Eve! So interesting and fabulous to be able to actually see Fred in action through Bruce’s lense. Would be great to see more of Bruce’s work. Thank you.

By: Angus McIntyre

Angus McIntyre — Sat, 22 May 2021 19:48:16 +0000

In 2013 John Atkin curated an exhibit of my photographs at the Baron Gallery in Gastown. Rosemary Baron contacted me to say that Fred Herzog had bought one of my images, and I guessed right away that it was the Royal Hudson steam locomotive crossing Broadway at Arbutus. He wanted to meet me, so we spent several hours at the gallery chatting and taking photos of each other. I told him that the Royal Hudson photo was taken just as I jumped out of my car when the train arrived. There was no time for set-up. Fred responded: “Some of my best pictures were grab shots.” It’s wonderful to see Bruce’s photos of Fred as a photographer.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 22 May 2021 17:54:12 +0000

Hi Eve – Fascinating post about Fred! I moved to Vancouver in 2007 from Seattle, and his VAG show introduced me to a whole other aspect of the city and its heritage.

By: James Anderson

James Anderson — Sat, 22 May 2021 17:04:49 +0000

This was a great piece of work on a great subject.
I haven’t been in Vancouver for far too long… 2014… but I could feel those interests in the present and past of Vancouver rise again as I read and looked…

By: Jean Honig

Jean Honig — Sat, 22 May 2021 16:15:20 +0000

I seeing your blogs , this was good , and a great share ..