Leo Bruce Hempell Art
Shop for artwork created by Leo Bruce Hempell.
I was born in Montreal in 1938 and from the age of two to sixteen years I lived in and around Banff Alberta and the Kootenays in western Canada. The Rocky Mountains were my playground and favorite subjects for my camera. Later I went to high school at Kitsilano, and to university at UBC, both in Vancouver BC.While at UBC in the 50s I had my own nightclub photo business at two venues in Vancouver's Chinatown, the Kublai Khan and WK Gardens. Weddings, home portraits, corporate and private events arising from club contacts provided additional income from my camera. While at...more
