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Paul Nicklen

Toronto Image Works is an integral part of my creative journey. Choosing to work with them isn’t just about selecting a service; it’s about embracing a family that understands the language of art, and their commitment to excellence is the cornerstone of my visual narrative.

BIO

Paul Nicklen is a Canadian photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist who has documented the beauty and plight of our planet for more than twenty years. Over that time, he has said it is one thing to capture the natural World in a moment of grace and dignity, but that pales in comparison to an image that shines a brighter light on the environmental crisis and drives everyday people to action, even if only in some small way.

Nicklen did not come to this style of documentary photography by accident. He was born to it. Through the power of the image and, just as importantly, emotion and raw power, his work has been singled out for creating a unique connection between image and viewer by featuring wild subjects in some of the most extreme conditions known on Earth.

Few have the chance to see our Blue Planet below the water’s surface, and yet his work takes us there. This is vitally important, now more than ever, because of the inexorable advancement and expansion of the climate crisis. The ocean is vast, and yet we know so little about it. Space might be the final frontier, but the sea may be the more profound mystery.

In 2014, Mr Nicklen co-founded the non-profit organization SeaLegacy, a conservation and production organization on a mission to ignite hope and change for our planet through ocean stories. SeaLegacy inspires millions to stand up and have a voice for the pristine places threatened by the climate crisis.

Nicklen is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and aligns with Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative on collaborative efforts to preserve the natural World.

In 2019, his alma mater, the University of Victoria, bestowed an honorary PhD on him for his lifelong efforts to use photography in the campaign against climate change. In 2022, he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from Simon Fraser University.

Nicklen has won more than 30 of conservation and photography’s most prestigious awards, including the BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the World Press Photo for Photojournalism. In 2019, Mr Nicklen became the youngest person inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame (IPHF). Still, he would willingly exchange all those awards for that one image that helps change the World and saves the planet.

He has exhibited in galleries, museums and institutions around the World, including Hilton Asmus Contemporary (Chicago), Lyons Gallery (Australia), Galerie Gadcollection (Paris), Eisele Gallery (Cincinnati) and Fineart Oslo (Oslo). His work is collected by Hollywood icons, rock stars and royalty.

Toronto Image Works presents Open Door with Edward Burtynsky and PhotoED magazine

Toronto Image Works : Open Door with Edward Burtynsky
A PhotoEd Magazine Exclusive Live Webinar Event

We recently had the pleasure of hosting our first ever live webinar with PhotoEd Magazine. Of course we had to go all out and invite our founder Edward Burtynsky to give a behind the scenes guided tour of  Toronto Image Works. Who better to show off all our products and services, than one of our top clients! If you are a subscriber to PhotoEd Magazine, we hope you joined us for the exclusive event. If you missed it, we are happy to share the live question period with Edward Burtynsky and Rita Godlevskis here.

We are proud to be Community Patron Partner with PhotoEd Magazine and we look forward to bringing you more Canadian content.

Laminate

Enhance and protect your prints

Not only does the right laminate enhance the visual appeal of your art, it also protects it from:

  • Accidental spills
  • Finger prints & scratches
  • Degradation & discolouration from UV light exposure

We use a heat assisted high quality matte laminate that is easy to clean with a 70% isopropyl alcohol solution and micro fibre/non abrasive cloth.  This is an ideal and economical alternative to facemounting. It is highly recommended in high traffic areas or anywhere your prints are not framed under glass. Our highly skilled team can laminate pieces up to 60″ wide by almost any length.

Click here to see a Behind the Scenes laminating project with Paul Mitchnick

What will you laminate today?

TIW - Ins and Outs for 2024

The IN’s and OUT’s for 2024

as predicted by our very own, Mr. Dylan Watts

During the start of each year, we reflect on what was, and what will be.

These are my predictions for 2024:

• Art in boxes or packed in cardboard is OUT 
• Framed art is IN √

• Photos stuck in your phone is OUT
• Prints in a photo album is IN √

• Blank walls are OUT
• Gallery walls are IN √

• Faded artwork is OUT
• UV protective glass in frames is IN √

• Dusty negatives in envelopes are OUT
• Scanned negatives archived in sleeves are IN √

• Injured backs and tilted frames are OUT
• Hiring professional installers to hang your artwork is IN √

Dylan has been a member of the TIW team since 2016. He does not drink coffee. He is learning Italian and dreams of travelling Europe again one day soon. His pet family includes 1 sweet cat and 1 very energetic dog.

ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Royal Ontario Museum presents Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Now Open

November 25, 2023 to May 26, 2024

Each year, aspiring photographers of all ages and skill levels submit tens of thousands of images in the annual international Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Organized by the Natural History Museum in London, UK, one hundred remarkable images from this year’s competition — the best of the best — will be on view at ROM this fall.

Experience our world in vivid detail and see some of the most extraordinary species in ways you never imagined. Each photograph is back lit, providing exquisite quality and depth. Through the camera’s lens, viewers become witnesses to the lives animals live and the challenges they face. Emotive, surprising glimpses of life on our planet are showcased through exceptional talent, technical expertise, and the perfectly captured moment.

Save 15% off ROM admission!

Buy your tickets at rom.on.ca and enter the promo code: TOIMAGEWORKS.

Promo code is valid until May 27, 2024 and can be used for all these exhibitions

 

PhotoRag Metallic Fine Art paper

Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic Fine Art Inkjet Paper

Fresh off Hahnemühle’s production line comes Photo Rag Metallic, the newest inkjet fine art paper on offer here at Toronto Image Works. Boasting the same incredible colour depth as their other papers, but with a unique metallic sheen, this paper is perfect for enhancing any images with metallic elements such as automotive, architecture, or really anything you want to add some extra shine to.

It also matches Hahnemühles other papers in terms of both vegan status, and archival stability, meaning any prints with it are both free from animal products, and set to last hundreds of years in the right conditions.

Paul Saltzman

” Toronto Image Works has been a Godsend and a JOY to work with over this past 23 years. They did magic to bring out the finest quality from my 1968 Beatles in India Ektachrome transparencies after they hadn’t seen the light of day for 23 years. Their magic included 200+ MB files from the 35mm originals that Paul McCartney projected 80’ x 25’ at the Radio City Music Hall, as the backdrop for his and Ringo’s first joint performance since the Beatles had broken up. “

BIO

Paul Saltzman is a two-time Emmy Award-winning, Toronto-based film and television director- producer known for over 300 productions. He’s also known worldwide as an educator and mentor.

After briefly studying Engineering Science, he did congressional civil rights lobbying in Washington, D.C., and voter registration work in Mississippi with SNCC in the summer of 1965. He began his film and television career that same year at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a researcher, interviewer and on-air host, and then moved to the National Film Board of Canada. In 1967 he interviewed American inventor and visionary Buckminster Fuller, who would later say that he believed “the ‘60s generation was a lost generation,” until he met Saltzman.

In 1968, he learned meditation at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in India, an experience that changed his life. There, he photographed the Beatles, Mia Farrow, Donovan and Mike Love. In 1968-69 he assisted in the birth of a new film format as second-unit director and production manager of the first IMAX film, produced for the Osaka 1970 World’s Fair. In 1969, he attended the Woodstock Music Festival, later producing a Leonard Cohen concert tour as well as producing and directing his first film, a documentary on Bo Diddley.

In 1973, Paul founded Sunrise Films. He produced, directed, and wrote many documentaries over the next decade, including the acclaimed series Spread Your Wings. In 1983, he turned to drama, producing and directing the premiere of HBO’s Family Playhouse and a special for American Playhouse. In the same year, he co-created and produced the family action-adventure television series Danger Bay. The hit CBC-Disney Channel series ran for 6 years and 123 episodes.

He has produced television series like My Secret Identity, Matrix and Max Glick, as well as miniseries and MOW’s. He co-produced Map of the Human Heart, an international epic directed by Vincent Ward, starring Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, John Cusack and Jean Moreau. He also executive produced Martha, Ruth & Edie as well as Sam & Me, which received an Honorable Mention in competition for the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2000, Viking Penguin released Paul’s first book, The Beatles in Rishikesh. In 2006 Paul created a deluxe Limited Edition Box-Set, The Beatles in India. In 2018, a 50th anniversary edition came out.

In 2008, he made his feature-film directorial debut with Prom Night in Mississippi, a documentary with Morgan Freeman. It premiered in competition at Sundance in 2009. His 2nd feature documentary, The Last White Knight—Is Reconciliation Possible? featuring Harry Belafonte, Morgan Freeman and Byron (Delay) de la Beckwith, Jr. premiered in 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. His most recent feature documentary ‘Meeting The Beatles in India,’ is EP’d by David Lynch, with Morgan Freeman narrating.

In 2011, he founded the non-profit organization Moving Beyond Prejudice to work with police forces, students, youth-at-risk, and community and faith groups utilizing Prom Night in Mississippi and The Last White Knight. In December 2011, Paul was invited to the White House to screen his prom movie and hold a Moving Beyond Prejudice discussion with the audience. While there, he was honoured as a Community Leader at a reception with President Obama and Michelle Obama.

He has taught and mentored over 100,000 people across Canada, the United States, and in 6 countries, in person and via the internet: On moving beyond prejudice; non-violent communication and conflict resolution; maximizing one’s creativity; meditation, mindfulness and personal fulfillment. The University of Toronto has collected his archives.

Paul is a member of the Director’s Guild of Canada and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. He loves travelling, skydiving, scuba diving, and playing ice hockey (often!).

Valentine Day Frame Sale

Show your Valentine some love with the gift of photography.

Our Valentine’s Day Frame sale features 4 standard print sizes and your choice of a pink, white or red frame.

How perfect is that?

Your 4 frame size options are:

  • 8×10 frame includes a 4×6 matte C-print with a 2″ white mat
    was $190, on sale NOW for $129!
  • 12×14 frame includes an 8×10 matte C-print with a 2″ white mat
    was $235, on sale NOW for $175!
  • 16×16 frame includes a 10×10 matte C-print with a 3″ white mat
    was $265, on sale NOW for $205!
  • 20×17 frame includes an 11×14 matte C-print with a 3″ white mat
    was $295, on sale NOW for $240!

Quality frames are supplied by Larson-Juhl and come in 3 colour choices:

  • White
  • Baby Pink
  • Red Cube
We can’t wait to see your creative choices!

Email customercare@torontoimageworks.com to place your order TODAY!

Offer ends Thursday Jan 25, 2024 at 6pm. Not to be combined with any other offers.
Gabrielle's Picks - Metal frames from Larson Juhl

Metal Frames

We’re thrilled to introduce our latest product line, from Larson Juhl, a stunning collection of metal frames. Our new range features an array of colours, bevels, and finishes to cater to your unique style and aesthetic preferences. Whether you’re a fan of sleek and modern designs, prefer classic elegance, or crave something a bit more avant-garde, there’s a metal frame in our new collection that will complement your next project.

Gabrielle is a member of our friendly Customer Care team. When she isn’t matching client’s artwork with their ideal frames, she’s working in her studio, reading non-fiction, drinking coffee, taking extremely long walks and contemplating a cat adoption.