Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What was so special about this Vancouver street photographer?
Join Shawn Grenier (@shawn.grenier) for a dive into the vibrant world of Fred Herzog, a pioneering Canadian artist whose work capturing Vancouver on Kodachrome colour film was decades of its time.
Watch the full deep dive video here: youtube.com/watch?v=kTDqETbLgdo
Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.
Featured artworks by Fred Herzog (Equinox Gallery) include:
Black Man Pender (1958)
Hub and Lux (1958)
Granville Robson (1959)
Paris Cafe (1959)
Old Man Main (1959)
Bogner’s Grocery (1960)
Red Stockings (1961)
Jackpot (1961)
Secondhand Shop, Cordova (1961)
Boys on Shed (1962)
Boat Scrapers 1 (1964)
Man with Bandage (1968)
Airshow (1968)
Two Women in Coats (1968)
Orange Cabs (1969)
Curtains (1972)
Closed for Renovations (1985)
Go (1985)
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What was so special about this Vancouver street photographer?
Join Shawn Grenier (@shawn.grenier) for a dive into the vibrant world of Fred Herzog, a pioneering Canadian artist whose work capturing Vancouver on Kodachrome colour film was decades of its time.
Watch the full deep dive video here: youtube.com/watch?v=kTDqETbLgdo
Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.
Featured artworks by Fred Herzog (Equinox Gallery) include:
Black Man Pender (1958)
Hub and Lux (1958)
Granville Robson (1959)
Paris Cafe (1959)
Old Man Main (1959)
Bogner’s Grocery (1960)
Red Stockings (1961)
Jackpot (1961)
Secondhand Shop, Cordova (1961)
Boys on Shed (1962)
Boat Scrapers 1 (1964)
Man with Bandage (1968)
Airshow (1968)
Two Women in Coats (1968)
Orange Cabs (1969)
Curtains (1972)
Closed for Renovations (1985)
Go (1985)
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
Find us at: cbc.ca/arts
CBC Arts on Facebook: facebook.com/cbcarts
CBC Arts on Instagram: instagram.com/cbcarts
About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
