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"Freedom is always freedom for the one who thinks differently."-- Rosa Luxemburg

The photography of Fred Cattroll is well known for its intimate human touch. Seductive in their simplicity, his pictures are subtle interplays of light and image, carrying forward messages of intelligence, honesty, and elegance. In many ways, Freds unique photographic style is an extension of himself. Physically distinctive, at six-feet and seven-inches tall, he has a warm interpersonal manner that quickly puts people at ease.

Fred has practiced professional photography for thirty five years. He attended Carleton University School of Journalism and discovered he was more interested in photography. He then enrolled in Toronto Ryerson Polytechnic Institute where he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Still Photography. Following graduation Parks Canada Historical Sites employed him. Cattroll produced fourteen thousand images of Canadian landscapes. These photographs are still being used today by Heritage Canada.

Through the years, Cattroll has earned himself an enormous reputation. Today, some of Cattroll clients are the National Arts Centre of Canada, National Ballet of Canada, CBC Newsworld, Assembly of First Nations, Rolex, Health Canada, National Defense, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and numerous arts organizations. Cattroll also served as the President of the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication.

His work was published in a hardcover book called I Dream of Yesterday and Tomorrow in association with the James Bay Cree Council. A permanent exhibition of his work is in The First People Hall in the Museum of Civilization. His work is also in the collection of the National Gallery, Canadian Museum of Photography and the National Art Centre. He also has work being shown in the current Norval Morriseau exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada.

His work has been published in the Ottawa Citizen, New York Times, Washington Post, London Times, and Toronto Star. One of Fred photographs has been enlarged to forty feet and is prominently displayed on the exterior wall of the National Art Centre.