Boris Spremo

Boris Spremo, CM (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Спремо; October 20, 1935 – August 21, 2017) was a Canadian photojournalist. He was the first photojournalist to receive the Order of Canada.[1]

Boris Spremo

Spremo taking photos at BMO Field
Born(1935-10-20)20 October 1935
Sušak, Yugoslavia[a]
Died21 August 2017(2017-08-21) (aged 81)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPhotojournalist
NationalityCanadian

Career

After graduating from the Belgrade Cinematographic Institute, he moved to Canada in 1957[1] via Paris.[2] He found work with The Globe and Mail from 1962 to 1966,[2] and finished his career with the Toronto Star.[3] The Toronto Star later called him "a legend in the business".[4] Some of his photographs appeared in both Canadian and American magazines. He was known for his collages depicting life in Toronto.[5]

Awards

Spremo won many regional and international awards for his work,[6] including a World Press Photo award, the first for a Canadian.[3] He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1997, by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. He was the first photojournalist to receive the award.[4]

Death

Spremo died in Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital at age 81, from complications of myeloma.[2]

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References


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