The storyteller

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This article was published 01/11/2019 (2180 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

On Sept. 6, 1983, Phil Hossack entered a newsroom that took pictures in black and white; the negatives were then handed off to the darkroom to be processed.

In the 36 years since that first day on the job, the Free Press darkroom has long been shuttered with the shift to digital technology. But regardless of the photographic format, Hossack has distinguished himself with countless images that showcased his remarkable eye and amazing ability to tell stories with light.

He represented the Free Press at the Olympics. He visited all corners of the province to document Manitobans through their triumphs and hardships. He travelled to Nicaragua with a Winnipeg medical team that performed life-altering knee-replacement surgeries. The stories he told through the camera lens have been nominated numerous times at the National Newspaper Awards. Even when not on the job, his work has garnered accolades. His images of the last coup attempt in the former Soviet empire while he was there on holidays in 1993 earned the World Press Organization’s award of excellence.

On Oct. 25, Hossack took his final photo as a member of the Free Press newsroom at the Bombers game before starting his retirement.

These images are some of his most memorable.