Boris Spremo
Boris Spremo | |
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 Spremo taking photos at BMO Field | |
| Born | 20 October 1935 Sušak, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Died | 21 August 2017 (aged 81) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Boris Spremo, CM (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Спремо; October 20, 1935 – August 21, 2017) was a Canadian photojournalist. He was the first photojournalist to receive the Order of Canada.[1]
Life
After graduating from the Belgrade Cinematographic Institute, he moved to Canada in 1957[1] via Paris.[2] He found work with The Globe and Mail from 1962 to 1966[2], and finished his career with the Toronto Star.[3] The Toronto Star later called him "a legend in the business".[4] Some of his photographs appeared in both Canadian and American magazines. He was known for his collages depicting life in Toronto.[5]
Spremo won many regional and international awards for his work,[6] including a World Press Photo award, the first for a Canadian.[3] He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1997, by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. He was the first photojournalist to receive the award.[4]
Spremo died in Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital at age 81, from complications of myeloma.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Boris Spremo". The Canadian Encyclopedia, January 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Photographer Boris Spremo remembered for charm, skill, chutzpah". Metronews.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Photojournalist Boris Spremo told stories with his lens". The Globe and Mail, August 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Trash bags at Queen station a visual spoiler for lens legend. Toronto Star. March 19, 2009.
- ^ Toronto Photographed by Boris Spremo. The Times. July 1, 1967.
- ^ Computers now able to help with your photographic work. Montreal Gazette. March 24, 1984.
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