Eric Trussler

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Eric Trussler
Born 1914-10-03
Peterborough, Ontario
Occupation photographer
Known for responsible for much of the Toronto Transit Commission's official photographs

Eric Trussler was a Toronto photographer responsible for much of the Toronto Transit Commission's official photographs, for several decades, in the late 20th Century.[1][2] His photographs are regularly featured in retrospectives of Toronto, and its growth.[3][4]

Trussler was never an employee of the TTC, but the TTC was his major client when he operated his own independent photography business, Eric Trussler Photography, and he spent considerable time on TTC projects when he was an employee of Canada Pictures Ltd and Ken Bell Photography.[5]

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  1. Derek Flack. When the subway system was shiny and new, Blog TO, 2011-03-28. Retrieved on 2017-12-09. “Trussler was a professional photographer whose main client was the TTC, so he's responsible for a large chunk of the documentation of the early subway system.”
  2. Derek Flack. The TTC photographs of Eric Trussler, Blog TO, 2011-10-27. Retrieved on 2023-12-24. “Although a number of photographers are responsible for the well-stocked archive of TTC images in the City's holdings, by the time the 1960s rolled around one in particular was doing most of the shooting for our transit commission: Eric Trussler.”
  3. Chris Bateman. What rush hour used to look like on the TTC, Blog TO, 2013-10-21. Retrieved on 2017-12-09. “Trussler's skill made the mundane beautiful and provides us with a window into a lost world.”
  4. Eric Veillette. A drink with BlogTO editor Derek Flack, The Toronto Star, 2014-06-06. Retrieved on 2017-12-09. “Eric Trussler, the TTC photographer, is another interesting one because he took photos of the subway when it was brand new. He’s the opposite of Wiley, who wasn’t really that great a photographer. In Trussler, you can notice smart little things like overexposing slightly, making the images a little hi-tone.”
  5. [0=&ProcessID=6000_3363(0)&KeyValues=KEY_45981 Eric Trussler fonds], City of Toronto Archives. Retrieved on 2023-12-24. [0=&ProcessID=6000_3363(0)&KeyValues=KEY_45981 mirror]