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Bill C-51 protest
Bill C-51 protest

In the strangest places we sometimes find our focus. For me it has always been on the street connecting with average Canadians looking to have their voices heard. This image from the bill C-51 protest in Toronto is my best photo from 2015. I think it captures the essence of the frustration and hope Torontonians felt when they took to the streets this past March.

Pride flag raising at Toronto City Hall
Pride flag raising at Toronto City Hall

Toronto mayor John Tory smiles as as the Pride Flag is raised at Toronto city hall marking the beginning of Pride week. The flag raising was also a symbolic break from the previous Ford era of disconnection to the Toronto LBGTQ community. A welcome change and a moment I was proud to have captured. 

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I came across this cute little fisherman while scouting for a wedding in August. 

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I don't really know what yo say about this image. I think it speaks for itself rather well. All I can say is it was a lucky capture, one of those moments where your unconscious mind registers more than your conscious does and your body just reacts. Point and shoot.

Behind the scenes of Toronto's Pride Parade
Behind the scenes of Toronto's Pride Parade

Constable Tim Boniface from the Waterloo Regional Police Force, ponders the best location to attach rainbow flags to his motorcycle. "They vibrate a lot, so they don't stay on very well."

Jack's first photo shoot
Jack's first photo shoot

I almost didn't do this shoot. When I was originally asked by some close friends, I declined. It wasn't my speciality and I was concerned about not being able produce the images they wanted. However I eventually caved and I'm glad I did. I researched infant photography, learned some new tricks and in the end produced images that both my friends and I very are happy with.

Bill C-51 protest
Bill C-51 protest

While I feel my earlier image of the C-51 protests tells the civilian side of the story, this image is the polar opposite. A balaclava ladened police officer, glaring directly at my camera; he is quite literally on the opposite side of the civil action the citizens he serves and protects are partaking in.

Toronto Pride 2015
Toronto Pride 2015

I just love motion in images. With those pom-poms moving in unison, there was no other way to capture the moment.

Drag Show
Drag Show

Pride was incredibly rainy this year, and when not worrying about breaking a camera body, all that water allowed for some creative photo oportunities. 

Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot

International music stars and activists Pussy Riot, speak out against homophobia in Russia while attending Toronto Pride.

Sam & Ellen
Sam & Ellen

This August I had the privilege of photographing Sam & Ellen's wonderful wedding. Their spiritual ceremony was Pagan and held in a grove of trees. Aside from the bride, groom and their priestess, only myself and my assistant were present. It was truly a once and a lifetime kind of wedding to shoot.

Federal Election 2015
Federal Election 2015

Bill Morneau is elected to Toronto centre.

Mundane Flowers
Mundane Flowers

This girl just looked so unimpressed with her lovely bouquet of flowers. I wonder if she was unimpressed with having received them, or disheartened with the prospect of having to give them to someone else.

Behind the scenes of Toronto's Pride Parade
Behind the scenes of Toronto's Pride Parade

Balloons reach out from the back of a CUPIE float as a volunteer walks past.

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2015 in 15 photos

January 07, 2016 in Stuff

These 15 photos express the best of what I have produced in 2015. There are annotations for each image.

I must admit that looking back at 2015 is a little difficult. Without going into great detail the past twelve months were a challenging time for me personally, and unfortunately I allowed that strife to affect my photography and this blog in a large way. That being said things have been changing and evolving, and I have begun to come back around and reconnect with my artistic side.

Now just because it was a difficult year doesn't mean I wasn't shooting! Above is a compilation of the best images I created in 2015. Much like last year, it is a diverse set of images which range from protests, to the Federal election, street photos and even an infant shoot!

Thank you to my family and friends who have continued to support me through this challenging time. Your confidence in me and my work is truly flattering.

So as I bid 2015 farewell, I say goodbye to the creative roadblocks I put before myself and look forward to a more productive, creative and challenging 2016!

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Tags: Toronto, street photography, Weddings, Pride, LGBTQ
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