Fred Herzog. A Color Legacy

Fred Herzog in top form. His images from the heyday
of Kodachrome photography are legendary: street
shots of the 1950s and 1960s bathed in warm red-orange
tones, precise observations of people and their
movements in the city. Often poetic, sometimes witty,
always from a respectful distance, yet with an intimate
atmosphere. Herzog, who lived in Vancouver from 1953,
created a colorful monument to the city. He also traveled
to the United States, Barbados, Curaçao, Guatemala,
and Mexico, always with his Leica in his luggage.
At a time when professional photography relied almost
exclusively on black and white, Herzog's position is
something special. These photographs were selected
by Andy Sylvester, Special Trustee of the Estate of Fred
Herzog in conjunction with Equinox Gallery, and continue
his important legacy.

Fred Herzog (1930–2019), who grew up in Stuttgart, Germany,
immigrated to Vancover, Canada, in 1953, where he initially
worked as a medical photographer. He later taught at the University
of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. He has
had major solo exhibitions in Berlin, New York, Paris, Toronto, and
Vancover. Hatje Cantz recently published Modern Color (2017)
and Black and White (2022).