In 1959, when Fred Herzog immigrated from Germany to Vancouver, he began taking pictures. Almost 80,000 images and 50 years later, Fred has created possibly the only color photo-documentation of Vancouver’s life over the past half century. Fred has photographed the every day; the ordinary. He has photographed life in the city, a life that has passed, and the beauty that is most often forgotten and lost.

The man who takes his photos from the level of his hip said to the Globe And Mail,”If the images work, it’s because of who I am. The pictures are me - anybody else’s pictures are they.”

Fred Herzog’s photos will be on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery beginning January 25th until May 13th.

- Kristen Dyck