John’s Canadian Black & White Photo Gallery!

By John Thomson On Dec 28, 2020

Canadian Black & White Photo Gallery: John Thomson’s favourite collection from 2020, with the added atmosphere of black and white images shot on film. All from Canada in the 80s and 90s – Classic work from John.

John introduces his Black & White collection: Digital cameras have greatly improved cycling photography, but I still love the look of black and white film. These are shots taken in southern British Columbia mostly in the 1980s and 90s using Pentax and Nikon 35mm, Pentax 645 with a leaf shutter lens and an old Rolleicord twin lens reflex with a Metz potato masher flash.

Brian Walton wins Pan American Games selection race in Fort Langley BC

Brian Walton checks out the photographer on the back of a moto

Kent Bostick multiple US time trial champion at Fort Langley road race

Brian Walton and Kent Bostick at Fort Langley road race

Bruce Spicer and Brian Walton at Olympic trials road race at UBC Vancouver

Chris Koberstein leads at Tour de White Rock

US and Olympic champion Steve Hegg and Brian Walton at Tour de White Rock

Alex Steida rides a Softride bike at Tour de White Rock time trial

Brian Walton with snow falling at Westwood Motorsport Park Coquitlam BC

Gastown GP crash

Paul Tettamanti 6-time Tour de White Rock road race winner at Fort Langley road race

Canadian cycling legend Gervais Rioux at Tour de White Rock

Gervais Rioux, Chris Koberstein and Czeslaw Lukaszewicz at Tour de White Rock

Brit Steve Poulter at Guildford Town Centre criterium Surrey BC

4-time Canadian national road champion Czeslaw Lukaszewicz at Victoria BC road race

Gervais Rioux leads Alex Steida at UBC criterium in Vancouver

Roy Knickman and Czeslaw Lukaszewicz at Victoria BC road race

Warren Sallenbach wins BC cyclocross championships at Fort Langley BC

BC cyclocross championships at Fort Langley BC

Brian Walton rides the uphill time trial at Tour de White Rock

Uphill time trial at Tour de White Rock

Gervais Rioux owner of Argon 18 at Tour de White Rock

Brian Walton 1989 Milk Race winner at Fort Langley road race

Stephen Swart at Tour de White Rock

Alex Stieda at Fort Langley road race

Canadian Olympian Chris Koberstein at Tour de White Rock

Plaza of Nations criterium Vancouver BC

Mavic support gives medical aid at Merritt to Kamloops stage race criterium in BC

Brian Walton wins BC cyclocross championships Fort Langley

Stephen Swart at Victoria BC stage race time trial

Multiple Canadian champion Gervias Rioux at Fort Langley road race

Olympian Curt Harnett at Canadian track championships Victoria BC

Ladner BC criterium

Canadian Olympian Yvan Waddell at Tour de White Rock

6-time Tour de White Rock road race winner Brian Walton

Canadian national team rider (and my training buddy as a junior) Damian O’Hagan at Lake City road race Burnaby, BC on his Marinoni in the 80’s. The first race I ever shot