Football and the Gaels

Queen’s University and

the beginnings of my Photography

Although I began taking pictures in High School I did not really become proficient at it until I went off to Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario. This was where I began my love affair with cameras and the printed image. Unfortunately, I am somewhat compulsive and frequently my photography came ahead of my studies.

It was at Queens that, instead of working alone in my improvised basement darkroom, I suddenly had real darkrooms to use, with enlargers and equipment I could never afford myself, real publications to print my work, and real friends who shared my interest. 

My photography back then was all black and white: it was inexpensive and the developing was very tolerant of error. 

Following Henri Cartier-Bresson’s dictum that “your first 10,000 photographs are your worst”, I took lots of pictures; pictures by the 100 foot roll. Lots of them! 

And here we have some of those images: images from my earliest photographic days. This is a tribute to the beauty of Queens University that gave me so much.

Queen's University

The Cheer  (Image 25017)

Watching the Game  (Image 120014)

Richardson Stadium, Queen's University

Richardson Stadium  (Image 25018)

Queens University

What’s the Sport of Kings? (Image 25015)

Queen's University

Cal Connor winds up to throw a long pass.  Taken in Richardson Stadium in the Fall of 1961. (Image 25016)

Going to the Game  (Image 120018)

Go Gaels Go  (Image 120019)

The Band in the Stands  (Image 120021)

The Play  (Image 120026)

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