Robin Armour
Robin Armour grew up in Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula. He graduated from the Banff School of Fine Arts in photography and worked at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies at Banff for four years before moving to the Yukon to work at the Yukon Archives. His position widened after a few years to shooting photographs for the Yukon Government, first for the Executive Council and then out of the Department of Tourism and Culture. In the beginning he shot medium and large format, all the way up from 35-mm to four-by-five-inch cameras. During his term, the government moved to digital photography. Robin also curated photography exhibits at Yukon museums and took shows to other parts of Canada and in the United States. He served as president of MacBride Museum for a few years.1) Robin has seen and photographed every corner of the Yukon and was privileged to witness all kinds of events he would normally not be invited to. He photographed all of the land claims being signed, with the most exciting and moving one being the signing of the first four First Nations. The biggest production he photographed was Prince Charles’ visit. Armour retired from his position in 2008.2) He continues to be involved with the Ted Harrison Artists Retreat at Crag Lake.3)