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  • The Earth Water and Sky make a powerful meeting here on the shore of Lake Ontario
    Lakeshore Ice 01.jpg
  • The Earth Water and Sky make a powerful meeting here on the shore of Lake Ontario
    Lakeshore Ice 02.jpg
  • The Earth Water and Sky make a powerful meeting here on the shore of Lake Ontario
    Untitled 01.jpg
  • The Earth Water and Sky make a powerful meeting here on the shore of Lake Ontario
    Lakeshore Ice 11
  • The Earth Water and Sky make a powerful meeting here on the shore of Lake Ontario
    Lakeshore Ice 06.jpg
  • The Earth Water and Sky make a powerful meeting here on the shore of Lake Ontario
    Lakeshore Ice 10.jpg
  • Black and white portrait of Scott Billett; builder extraordinaire and proud father. Image made outside of Owen Sound, Ontario.
    Scott jpg
  • Black and white location portrait of Maestro Esteban Valdes made while documenting his life, work, and community in St Miguel de Allende, Mexico
    Esteban Valdez jpg
  • Portrait session with Emily McIntyre on January 26, 2012. All photos are made on location with existing light. We shot at the Royal Ontario Museum, The Conservatory of Music, Emily's residence and on the streets of the Danforth community.
    EMILY 2012 JANUARY
  • Black and white location portrait of Joel
    Joel in Ecuador jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface13.jpg
  • This portrait of Mark shows some of the intensity and passion that he brings to his concert photography
    Mark jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface4.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface9.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface11.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface3.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface1.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface16.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface12.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface5.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface10.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface15.jpg
  • This group is being put through their paces by two coaches driving an intense, and hot, workout. In Toronto the beach area of Lake Ontario is a favourite spot for recreation, sports, leisure and meditation. The easy precision of this group was fascinating to watch.
    Lining up for a workout on the shore...jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface2.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface7.jpg
  • Beneath the Surface   is a portfolio of images that examines everyday scenes and objects from a different point of view than ‘consensus’ reality. In some cultures what we see with the eye is only a starting point from which many meanings can be brought forward. This series proceeds from that simple fact; that a camera points in two directions: towards an inner and an outer reality. It seeks to discover, in the old sense of the word which derives from the Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover’. To see what else might exist beneath the surface of what we brush past in our daily lives.  <br />
<br />
The ‘Allan Gardens’ part of the series is an ongoing project that I work on during walks in and around a greenhouse located in downtown Toronto. These are ‘straight’ photographs in the sense that, aside from minimal global adjustments, they have not been digitally manipulated.
    Beneath the Surface8.jpg
  • Walking along the shoreline helps clear away the cobwebs, opens us to new ideas and polishes the mirror of the soul.
    So much space.jpg
  • Sometimes we make photos unconsciously - that was the case here. This image was made  in 2015 - but it wasn't until 4 years later that I 'saw' it in my catalogue waiting to share it's subtle message. What tugged at my heart was the dynamic between these two sisters. The little one feels secure knowing her big sister is close at hand to protect her - she feels safe. It's the combined vulnerability and strength of the older one that moved me - the archetype of the older sister....the boss.
    Sisters.jpg
  • Going to the beach, setting up and then packing it all up to go home requires some effort. This woman's posture embodied that labor (of love) for me as she was leaving the beach on the boardwalk.
    Working the beach.jpg
  • Toronto based documentary photography Johan H-Campbell is a gifted visual story teller.
    Johan jpg
  • Roberto Griot is a masterful painter who is renowned for his powerful Afro-Brazilian subject matter and unique style. <br />
During our session he spoke about creativity and the meaning of his work, which he hoped 'would cause a revolution based on love.' Meanwhile his two sons played in the different rooms of the second story studio. When we were finished he called in his two sons, put his arms around them and said '"these two are my favorite creations." <br />
<br />
Sadly he passed away July 1, 2015. His studio and gallery are in the Pelourinho District of Salvador da Bahia, Brasil.
    Roberto Griot and Sons, Salvador da ...jpg
  • It's a special experience for a child when a parent introduces them to a large body of water like the enormous Lake Ontario - it's like a reminder of something infinitely bigger than us - that we are part of.
    Father and son.jpg
  • Tropical ruins in Olinda, Brazil
    Tropical ruins in Olinda, Brazil
  • Emily, Toronto - 2012.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Shandra.jpg
  • Emily, Toronto…2012.jpg
  • Oon was in one of my workshops at Harborfront in Toronto.....this image shows the beautiful spirit he carries.
    Oon jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Adegboyega Najeem Hammed.jpg
  • Emily at the R.O.M. in Toronto - 2012
    Emily jpg
  • Made during a presentation of Children's Lands program by  founder Joaquin Leguia at Cape Croker - Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation
    Wilmer jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Wendy jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Huan jpg
  • I met this Elder out on the street in Havana, Cuba where he was all bundled up to keep warm during the 'chilly' season.
    Cuban Elder jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Mandaza.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Mandaza.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Atul jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Cailey .jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water18
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water07.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water11.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Josée.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Fabio .jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Fabio jpg.
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Glenn.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Glenn.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Huan
  • Although Toronto is not a beach town like Vancouver - she does have a few big ones. The Beach area in the east of Toronto is one of those - there's something here for everyone - like a good mother, Lake Ontario provides for all.
    Summer at the lake.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water10.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Glenn jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Jen .jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Maria.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Stephanie jpg
  • Location portrait of Juan Carlos Tamares Gonzalez at the magnificient Hacienda Cusin located near Otovalo, Ecuador
    Juan Carlos Tamares Gonsalez at Haci..ador
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water16.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water15.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water09.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Maria.jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Fabio jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Atul jpg
  • From the Soul Series, Toronto 2012
    Stephanie jpg
  • There's an innocent kind of awkwardness in this boy's posture as he runs - yet the joyous sense of freedom comes through - running in the sand along the water's edge.
    Running at water's edge.jpg
  • Coming back.jpg
  • The Edge.jpg
  • Ripples.jpg
  • Sometimes the elements of a scene are given to us - a gift really - that's how this scene felt to me - I feel called to these 'spaces' - drawn to interpret their unique power - their emptiness.
    On the beach.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water06.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water21.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water22.jpg
  • Lakeshores, shorelines, water .jpg
  • Walking along the sands of this beach, these two teenagers become children again. Water seems to return us to our source - on many different levels.
    Two guys on the shoreline.jpg
  • Saul Lederman is a partner of PIKTO in Toronto
    Saul Lederman
  • Fred jpg
  • Black and white location portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Duam on their 30th anniversary.<br />
Photo made in Kensington Market, Toronto
    Mr. and Mrs. Duam
  • Photo of guide extraordinaire: Francois Duc and his mentor. Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
    Photo of my guide extraordinaire: Fr..azil
  • Looking down the hill into the Pelourinho neighborhood in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. The name pelourinho refers to a post/pillar that slaves were tied to and whipped. For many decades the Pelourinho Hotel had a metal sculpture, in their courtyard, depicting a man whipping another tied to the pillar. It has been removed.
    Walking Up The Pelourinho, Salvador,...jpg
  • Otovalo street musicians playing cumbia, Otovalo, Ecuador, travel photography, documentary photography, Otovalenas, Latin America, Andes,
    Otovalo street musicians playing cum..ador
  • Lazarus - the King of the group Maracatu Nação Pernambuco - in Olinda, Brazil. Taken during a break in their rehearsal for Carnaval. I will always remember his generosity of spirit and kindness....a very good leader.<br />
<br />
 The Maracatu de nação style has origins in the investiture ceremonies of the Reis do Congo (Kings of Congo), who were slaves that occupied leadership roles within the slave community. When slavery was abolished in Brazil in 1888, the institution of the Kings of Congo ceased to exist. Nonetheless, nações continued to choose symbolic leaders and evoke coronation ceremonies for those leaders. Although a maracatu performance is secular, traditional nações are grouped around Candomblé or Jurema (Afro-Brazilian religions) terreiros (bases) and the principles of Candomblé infuse their activities.<br />
Traditional nações perform by parading with a drumming group of 80-100, a singer and chorus, and a coterie of dancers and stock characters including the king and queen. Dancers and stock characters dress and behave to imitate the Portuguese royal court of the Baroque period.
    Lazarus, Maracatu King - Olinda, Bra...jpg
  • Black and white location portrait of Mike at the Beaches in Toronto
    Mike
  • Black and white portrait of Juan Carlos González Tamayo, Strategy Coordinator, Northern Tropical Andes Conservation Program, The Nature Conservancy. Photo made in Ecuador.
    Juan Carlos González Tamayo jpg
  • Portrait in black and white of Moses. He is 'the hardest working man in Kensington Market'. An ambitious small business owner/entrepreneur that started on the street, he now has his own store.<br />
Photo made in Kensington Market, Toronto
    Moses at Kensington Market jpg
  • Portrait in black and white of Moses. He is 'the hardest working man in Kensington Market'. An ambitious small business owner/entrepreneur that started on the street, he now has his own store.<br />
Seen in front of a Marcus Garvey wall hanging displayed in his store.<br />
Photo made in Kensington Market, Toronto
    Moses with Marcus Garvey jpg
  • Ecuador Mother and Child in the high...jpg
  • Brazil 2003-39-Edit.jpg
  • Brazil 2003-37.jpg
  • Portrait of Luciana, Salvador, Brazil
    Portrait of Luciana, Salvador, Brazil
  • Roberto Griot - Artist - Salvador de...jpg
  • Afro Brazilian artist Gil Abelha
    Artist, Gil Abelha - Salvador de Ba..azil
  • Street Vendor - Quito, Ecuador.jpg
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