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Albert "Al" Gilbert
Born	(1922-11-18) November 18, 1922 (age 89) Toronto, Ontario
Known for	Photographer
Awards	Order of Canada

Albert "Al" Gilbert, CM (born November 18, 1922^[1]) is a Canadian photographer. He is often called the "Ambassador of Canadian Photography".^[2]

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he began working with his father, Nathan Gittelmacher, who was also a photographer.^[3] Since 1950, he has photographed all of the Prime Ministers of Israel.^[2]

He was awarded the Photographer of the Year Award from the Professional Photographers of Canada in 1968, 1969, and 1973. He is a Fellow of the Professional Photographers of Canada,^[4] a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain and a Fellow of the American Society of Photographers.^[5]

In 1989, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "a master portrait photographer".^[6]

His son, Michael Gilbert, is also a photographer.^[7]

References

^ Anne Tucker, Harlow Tighe, R. Eric Davis, Maggie Olvey, William R. Thompson (1996). Sonia and Kaye Marvins portrait collection. Museum of Fine Arts (Houston). p. 22. ISBN 0-89090-068-X.
^ ^a ^b "Judaica Canadian: An Ambassador of Canadian Photography". The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. http://www.rpsc.org/cp/judaica.html.
^ "News release". United Jewish Communities. http://www.jewishtoronto.com/page.aspx?id=95891.
^ "Member Record". Professional Photographers of Canada. http://www.ppoc.ca/find/record_detail.php?id=O-199&page=1.
^ "ASP Fellowship". American Society of Photographers. http://www.asofp-online.com/detail.asp?ID=274.
^ "Order of Canada citation". http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2681.
^ "Past Exhibitions: 4 Generations of Photography by the Gilbert Family". Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery. http://www.villacharities.com/carrier/carrier_main.asp?View=Gilbert.

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Official web site

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Name	Gilbert, Albert
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Date of birth	November 18, 1922
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
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