Paul von Baich explained

Paul von Baich is a Canadian portrait and wildlife photographer who traveled throughout Canada documenting the life of Canadians and Northern Native people from coast to coast, including landscape and wildlife.^[1]

Of Serbian and Austrian parents, von Baich was born in Gratz, Austria, in 1934 and moved to Canada with his widowed mother in the early 1950s. As a freelance photographer he worked on photo-shoots of well-known film and television celebrities for the Public Relations department of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal during the 1960s and the 1970s.^[2] He also traveled to the Arctic on photo assignments for the Canadian Museum of Civilization's "Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave";^[3] Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for "The Story of Canada";^[3] Reader's Digest Association (Canada)'s "Handpicked Tours of North America" ^[4] and Canadian National Library of Canada.

He published several books with other photographers and journalists, namely "Natural History" with Bob Skovbo (1972);^[5] "British Columbia: Photographs by Paul von Baich" (1979);^[6] "Quebec and The St. Lawrence" with John de Visser;^[7] "The Old Kingston Road" (Oxford University Press, 1981);^[8] "Light in the Wilderness";^[9] "Arctic Landscapes and Traditions" by David F. Pelly;^[10] "Canada: A Landscape Portrait" by J. A. Kraulis (1982);^[11] "Canada" by Ernest Boyce Inglis (1990);^[12] "Salt and Braided Bread: Ukrainian Life in Canada" by Jars Balan (1984).^[13]

He is now retired and lives with his wife in British Columbia.

Notes and References

1. Book: Art Et Architecture Au Canada. Loren Ruth. Lerner. Mary F.. Williamson. 18 June 1991. University of Toronto Press. 9780802058560. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
2. Book: York, Funk and Wagnalls Inc, New. Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia 1977 Yearbook. 18 June 1977. 9780834300057. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
3. Book: The Story of Canada. Janet. Lunn. Christopher. Moore. 27 September 2016. Scholastic Canada. 9781443119542. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
4. Book: Handpicked Tours of North America. Canadian Automobile. Association. Reader's Digest. Association (Canada). 18 June 1984. Reader's Digest Association (Canada) Limited in conjunction with the Canadian Automobile Association. 9780888501196. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
5. Web site: Natural History. 18 June 1972. American Museum of Natural History. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
6. Book: Baich, Paul Von. British Columbia: Photographs. 18 June 1979. Oxford University Press. 9780195403039. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
7. Book: Quebec and the St Lawrence. registration. quebec and the st. lawrence by john de visser.. De Visser. John. Von Baich. Paul. 18 June 1980. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-540337-4 . 18 June 2019. Internet Archive.
8. Web site: Whitaker's Cumulative Book List. 18 June 1980. J. Whitaker.. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
9. Book: Baich, Paul Von. Light in the Wilderness. registration. paul von baich.. 18 June 1981. Oxford University Press. 18 June 2019. Internet Archive.
10. Book: Pelly, David F.. Arctic Landscapes and Traditions 3-Book Bundle: Ukkusiksalik / Uvajuq / Thelon. 6 February 2017. Dundurn. 9781459740167. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
11. Book: Kraulis, J. A.. Canada, a landscape portrait. 18 June 1982. Hurtig. 9780888302205. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
12. Book: Ingles, Ernest Boyce. Canada. 18 June 1990. Clio Press. 9781851090051. 18 June 2019. Google Books.
13. Book: Balan, Jars. Salt and Braided Bread: Ukrainian Life in Canada. 18 June 1984. Oxford University Press. 9780195404722. 18 June 2019. Google Books.