Irwin Seidman Photography

I suppose like many others, I was drawn to black and white photography after seeing the iconic works of Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz. Intrigue soon turned to passion and in my earlier days of darkrooms and film photography I shot almost exclusively in black and white.

Things have certainly changed over the years and today while most of my work is shot and processed in full digital colour, every now and then I long for the timeless drama that only black and white can reveal.

Oxtongue Mist | Morning mist rising over Oxtongue Lake near Algonquin Park (ref. no. S18-0856)

Little Starling | Juvenile Common Starling exploring in the snow (ref. no. S18-0737)

Opeongo Canoe Taxi | Canoe taxi returning to base at Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park (ref. no. S17-40187)

Stacked Canoes | Aluminum canoes at the portage store on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park (ref. no. S16-43090)

'67 Bug | 1967 Volkswagen Beetle Dashboard (ref. no. S17-38209)

Scubby's Point | Scubby’s Point Lighthouse, located at the mouth of the Saugeen River (Lake Huron) in Southampton, Ontario, Canada (ref. no. S18_0082)

Rhino Skin | The deep texture and high contrast of rhino skin (ref. no. S18-1375)

Otter | North American River Otter (ref. no. S18-1469)

Ring-billed Gull | Ring-billed Gull on the the Lake Huron shoreline (ref. no. S18-1992)

Fairlane Victoria Mascot | Hood ornament (mascot) from 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria (ref. no. S18-1566)

Mercury Monterey Mascot | Hood ornament (mascot) from 1955 Mercury Monterey (ref. no. S18-1674)

1914 Buick| 1914 Buick logo and headlamp (ref. no. S17-38315)

Village at Blue | Mild winter day in Blue Mountain Village near Collingwood, Ontario (ref. no. S17-21673)

1930's Ford One-Ton | 1930's Ford One Ton Pickup truck at Blue Mountain Village (ref. no. S17-21688)

Collingwood Station | Replica of original 1873 Collngwood Railway Station (which burnt down in 1932) (ref. no. S17-21964)

USGS Sturgeon | American research vessel USGS Sturgeon docked in Owen Sound harbour (ref. no. S17-41672)

Vintage Kodak Filters | Vintage Kodak Filters and filter boxes (ref. no. S17-2990)

T-28 Trojan | T-28 Trojan is a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s (ref. no. S17-37003)

1914 Cadillac | Interior of 1914 Cadillac (ref. no. S17-38445)

Algomarine | Algoma Algomarine laid up for the winter in the Port of Owen Sound (ref. no. S15-0573)

Between the Maples | Digital photo-sketch of old Victorian home (circa 1906) in Owen Sound (ref. no. S15-2433)

Links II | Greasy used bicycle chains form a gritty abstract (ref. no. S15-2883)

Harmony Centre | formerly Knox United Church in Owen Sound (ref. no. S15-3041)

Georgian Shores United Church | formerly Division Street United Church in Owen Sound Harbour (ref. no. S15-3064)

'48 DeSoto | Vintage 1948 DeSoto (ref. no. S15-6242)

Vintage T-Bird | Digital photo-sketch of vintage Ford Thunderbird at classic care show (ref. no. S15-6030)

Coast Guard / The Icebreaker & buoy tenderer CCGS Samuel Risley in the port of Owen Sound (ref. no. S15-9829)

Samuel Risley | The Icebreaker (and buoy tender) CCGS Samuel Risley passing the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the Port of Owen Sound (ref. no. S15-99291)

Antique Shop | A vintage De Soto parked outside a rural antique shop (ref. no. S15-6230)

Old Turbine Mill | Close up section of old turbine mill circa 1919 (ref. no. S15-4661)