Boris Spremo

Boris Spremo (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Спремо; October 20, 1935 – August 21, 2017) was a Yugoslavian-born Canadian photojournalist."Boris Spremo" . The Canadian Encyclopedia, January 29, 2009. 

Career
Spremo found work with The Globe and Mail, and finished his career with the Toronto Star."Photojournalist Boris Spremo told stories with his lens". The Globe and Mail, August 22, 2017. The Toronto Star later called him "a legend in the business".Trash bags at Queen station a visual spoiler for lens legend. Toronto Star. March 19, 2009. Some of his photographs appeared in both Canadian and American magazines. He was known for his collages depicting life in Toronto.Toronto Photographed by Boris Spremo. The Times. July 1, 1967.

Death
Spremo died of complications of multiple myeloma in Toronto on August 21, 2017 at the age of 81.Legendary photojournalist Boris Spremo told stories with his lens

Awards
Spremo won many regional and international awards for his work,Computers now able to help with your photographic work. Montreal Gazette. March 24, 1984. including being the first Canadian ever to win a World Press Photo award. He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1997.

References

Other websites
 Official site

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Category:Canadian journalists
Category:Canadian photographers
Category:Photojournalists
Category:Yugoslavian artists
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