Harold F. Kells

Harold F. Kells (1904-1986) was a Canadian photographer known for his pictorial landscapes. His works are in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Career.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1904, amateur photographer Harold Frederick Kells gained international acclaim in the mid-1930s for his composite figure studies and pictorial landscapes. He became interested in photography in the late-1920s and quickly began accumulating prizes in competitions and salons across North America and Europe. As a member of the Ottawa Camera Club, Kells was instrumental in organizing the first International Salon of Photographic Art in Canada.
Kells died in Ottawa in 1986.