Community Portrait 2018
The rain came down, the wind howled, but the intrepid crew of the beer garden remained undaunted. It’s already been ten years since the first modern community portrait in 2008, and fives years since the last in 2013, my how time flies. Thanks to all who braved the elements! It looks like the next community […]
JJ Style
Jimmy jokes with the peanut gallery at the back of the bus aboard the Jimmy Jones Express. Click image to view larger.
Bus Driver
Not to be outdone by Jimmy’s Bomber style, Manuel shows off his Bus Driver aesthetic aboard the Jimmy Jones Express. Click image to view larger.
Jimmy in the Crowd
Jimmy tells stories to the crowd at the back of the Jimmy Jones Express. Click image to view larger.
Bench Talk
Jimmy Jones explains the history of a memorial bench on Centre Island to the assembled crowd of the Jimmy Jones express. Click image to view larger.
In Memoriam
The memorial plaque for Ted Dinsmore at the base of a tree on Centre. Click image to view larger.
Earth Hour 2016
The camera causes the Toronto skyline to glow deceptively brightly during Earth Hour 2016. While it wasn’t obvious that many people turned out their home lights for the hour, it is the one hour a year where no corporate logos are lit. Besides the CN Tower and Skydome being dark, the CIBC, Scotiabank, TD, Westin, […]
Toronto Iceline 2015
Almost perfect black ice on the inner harbour reflects the Toronto skyline, lit by the incredible blue of a January day. Get out your skates. Click image to view larger.
Island Community 2013
Where were you on August 5, 2013? Five years after the last community portrait, Islanders came together for a special panorama marking the 100th anniversary of the Ward’s Island Association. If you couldn’t make it, mark your calendars: the next portrait will be taken on Monday, August 6, 2018. Click image to view larger.
Equinox Firelight 2012
A huge crowd assembles on Ward’s beach for the annual Equinox bonfire. Thanks for the potatoes, Alice!
A Modern Classic
Venus and Jupiter swing together in conjunction past the Gibraltar Point lighthouse. Together with star and aircraft trails, they form a unique ceiling of light over the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes.
Golden Hour I
Sunrise on the Toronto skyline yields lovely pastel contrasts as seen from Centre Island in this 2011 update to the skyline series. The Port Lands still remain conspicuously absent from the image, but the sky cranes are moving steadily eastward: how many years until this is a historical photograph?
Gala Weekend 2011 – The Fire
Special thanks to Sam for taking over duties as Fire Master this year. Willa managed to summon the spirit of the bonfire, you can see it looking back at her in image #5.
Gala Weekend 2011 – The Parade
Shadowland’s parade and show in the field for Gala Weekend 2011. Those stilted chicken costumes were just fabulous.
Velo D’incendie
Shadowland’s car sculpture is reborn as a bicycle in the flames of the Fire Parade 2010 bonfire.
Le Monstre Marin
Kathleen’s floating sea monster lantern, repaired after massive damage suffered in 2009, haunts the shores of Ward’s Beach during Fire Parade 2010.
Faceful-O-Goodness & Overhead Twirl
Fire performers strut their stuff during the annual Fire Parade of 2010.