The photographers
This is supposed to be a Top10 list, which means I’m running out of room. Unfortunately, this means there is no space to talk about past greats such as Barry Broadfoot, Don Hunter, Jim Kearney, Archie Mcdonald, Barry Mather, Paul St. Pierre and Marjorie Nichols, let alone more recent stalwarts such as Vaughn Palmer, Lloyd Dykk, Daphne Bramham, David Baines or Kim Bolan. So we’ll end it with a nod to The Sun’s photographers.
Ralph Bower snapped an incredible shot of W. A. C. Bennett checking out B- movie star Mamie Van Doren’s cleavage. Peter Battistoni talked Joe Strummer of the Clash into posing beside a tank at the Beatty Street armory. Ken Oakes took a dazzling shot of the neon jungle of Granville Street in 1964; 45 years later, Mark Van Manen did a gorgeous shot of the new neon sign for the Pennsylvania Hotel.
Ian Lindsay’s beautiful photos for a feature I did on the Marine Building could be a book. Bill Keay took some of his amazing nature shots and did turn them into a book.
They are carrying on a tradition laid down by past greats like Brian Kent, Ray Allan and Bill Dennett. Near as I can tell, since the 1940s, The Sun’s photo department has been as good as any in the business.