The family of former Province photographer Peter Hulbert recently unearthed a couple boxes of his old prints from the '70s and '80s. jmackie_mackie takes us through some of the gems.
“He was the guy that you could really depend on. Some guys would be brilliant, and then the next time they wouldn’t be. But not Peter. He always came up with something good.”
One of the most intriguing shots is an aerial view of False Creek in the mid-70s, just after the south side had been cleared of industry for parks and housing. It’s basically bare land.Article content The timing of his 1981 photo of the Devonshire Hotel collapsing into itself after a controlled demolition is perfect, freezing the moment when the walls and roof collapsed and a cloud of dust rose like a nuclear blast.
But some of his best shots were never printed, such as a classic B.C. photo of then-Premier Bill Vander Zalm introducing his wife Lillian to Queen Elizabeth on Oct. 15, 1987. In the late 1960s he started freelancing for The Vancouver Sun. But he didn’t get a permanent job, so he jumped to The Province in 1972.Article content
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