Fred Herzog

Culture

Elysium Cleaners, 1958
Clarke Simpkins, 1959
Hastings at Columbia, 1958
Hastings & Seymour, 1958
Untitled, Granville St., 1961

October 30th, 2015

Acclaimed photographer, Fred Herzog is known primarily for his photos of life in Vancouver. His work focuses primarily on “ordinary” people, the working class, and their connections to the city around them. Within his images, bodily gesture, the decomposition of consumer culture and the architecture of the street take on a heightened resonance, as the impact of modernity becomes visible in the everyday life of the city.

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