Witnessing history - St. Albert News
The St. Albert Gazette is celebrating its history by interviewing former photographers who documented the town's evolution over several decades. The piece reflects on the transition from manual film photography to modern digital standards.
Why it matters
It preserves local history and highlights the evolution of photojournalism as a vital tool for community storytelling.
Who can stop the march of time? The photographer can. They can catch the tick of the clock with a click of the shutter, capturing history, and creating a window into St. Albert's past.
Photography has been a part of the Gazette since its first issue. This week, we'll sit down with three former Gazette photographers to hear about the history they witnessed.
Photos were relatively rare in the earliest issues of the Gazette , with some having none at all. Those photos captured important moments like the St. Albert Air Cadets on parade during the town's centennial celebrations and MLA A.O. Aalborg laying the cornerstone of the new Sir George Simpson School.
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