This book is based on an exhibition first shown at the Public Archives Canada, Ottawa, 14 July 1983-23 October, 1983. A collection of photographs by Canadian amateurs, accompanied by discussions of the role of amateurs in the history of photography The text was written by members of the National Photography Collection, Public Archives Canada, Andrew J. Birrell ... [et al.]. Edited by Lilly Koltun with a Foreword by Yousuf Karsh