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Toronto Flashback (1980-1986)

photographs by Avard Woolaver

by Avard Woolaver

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About the Book
"Toronto Flashback (1980-1986)" by Avard Woolaver, documents the city of Toronto, Canada, in the 1980s.
Woolaver grew up in rural Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 1980 to study photography. He did a lot of street photography in those years, capturing street scenes with fresh eyes.
Michael Amo writes in the introduction, "When Avard arrived in Toronto in 1980, he brought that watchfulness with him, that deep-seated empathy for humans going about their solitary business, a simultaneous loneliness and delight in our ceaseless effort to remake the world in our own image."
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http://www.avardwoolaver.com
Features & Details
  • Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
  • Additional Categories Fine Art Photography, Canada
  • Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
    # of Pages: 100
  • Isbn
    • Softcover: 9781367374003
  • Publish Date: Aug 08, 2016
  • Language English
  • Keywords Toronto, 1980s, street photography
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About the Creator
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Avard Woolaver
Nova Scotia, Canada

I do social landscape photography and am interested in New Topographics---the human altered landscape--recording how human behavior and activity has affected the world. I also look for whimsical scenes, and elements of surrealism found in everyday life. My work is firmly planted in the documentary tradition, getting photos through observation rather than through set-up and image manipulation. In my younger days, I studied photography at TMU (formerly Ryerson) in Toronto and did freelance jobs, and street photography. My rural upbringing allowed me to see the city with fresh eyes. Blurb books: "Toronto Flashback (1980-1986)," "No Money Down – Toronto (1980-1986)", "Toronto Days, "Toronto In Colour: the 1980s", and "Toronto Hi-Fi" which was released in December, 2021.Other Books: "Wish You Were Here" (2018), "Found Fields" (2023) In March 2023, 700 of my photos (digital images) were added to the City of Toronto Archives.

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