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About Frederic Hore
I think it was a plot by my parents. Give the lad a camera to keep him occupied… and out of mischief! Mom claims she did it to develop my artistic talent. Then Dad got in on the act. When I was 15, he let me use his beautifully crafted, German-built, Voigtlander 35mm rangefinder. That was it - I was smitten!
After graduating from college, I worked briefly as a photographer-reporter for a newspaper in British Columbia, then freelanced in Western Canada and the Maritime provinces before moving back to my native Montreal. Some four decades later I’m still "playing" with my cameras… and getting into trouble too!
Through the years my trusty camera has always been with me to capture the moment, whether I was 40 metres beneath the waves, traversing great continents, or gliding 10,000 metres above it all. Along the way fascinating people, exotic cultures and mystical lands have graced my films and enriched my life.
Not long after my parents gave me that small Kodak Brownie Instamatic, I purchased my first 35mm SLR camera. Today my kit consists of several Nikon film and digital bodies and a wide range of Nikkor lenses. With my feet now planted firmly in the digital world, I still relish the look, feel and sharpness of Fuji Velvia and Provia films. While landscape, travel and portraiture photography are my forté, I also shoot a variety of other subjects including sports, nature, architecture and nightscapes. Constantly striving for perfection with a fresh approach and a different angle means trying new things, and learning new skills.
In the last ten years, at the invitation of various groups, I’ve been able to share my passion for travel, culture, history, geography and photography at more than 100 digital slide show presentations. Clicking on the galleries listed on your left, will reveal a selection of images from these shows. A few have won awards, others have been published, and some are my personal favourites, shown here for the first time. All the photographs displayed are available for purchase - please contact me for details.
Crafted as a portfolio for potential clients, workshop participants, and image banks, this website allows me to satisfy frequent requests by the public to see more of my imagery.
Additional images and galleries from my odysseys are frequently added, so return often to discover what’s new!
I hope you enjoy the journey.
An award-winning photographer, writer, lecturer and teacher, Frederic Hore’s images have been published in PhotoLife, Canada’s premier photographic magazine, US adventure monthly Hooked on the Outdoors, Broadcaster, Wall to Wall, the Montreal Gazette, West Island Gazette, Canadian Camera plus numerous other publications and websites. Affiliations |
• To Derrick Hanni, my very talented and long-suffering webmaster at www.dhanni.com; Peter McCabe, Suzi Smart, Dave Farrant and Lynn Scanzano - who individually with their passionate and valued assistance, brought this site from concept to reality and fruition
• To Barbara Deans, photographer extraordinaire and Fellow of the Montreal Camera Club, whose referral and kind words started me on the slide show conference and lecture circuit
• To John Kobel, past owner of Imagetech Offset of Montreal, Canada. Thank you John for your support, technical expertise, and superb quality control on all my work for more than fifteen years - and just for being my friend!
And to my parents… Elsa and Henry, very artistic and inspirational in their own way - thank you for your love, devotion, and support through the years. I dedicate this site to you!
Dad the Joker!
Henry & Elsa
Photo credits : Top - Michel Guzzi, Montreal;
Center - Dave Thomas, England