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1shot #201-Greasy jungle
Found this delightfully dirty light a week ago. I liked the leading lines, the perspective, and the three different temperatures of light. Green in the parking lot out back, white in the tunnel, orange at the sidewalk. On King Street, … Continue reading
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1shot #200-You had me at ‘meatloaf party’
When in doubt, Ethel’s will help you out. With meatloaf. And beer. On King Street, this is Waterloo. DW
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Larry Towell provokes at WLU
“I want to provoke you” said kickass world-renowned photographer Larry Towell, speaking to Professor Sara Matthews’ Global Studies class at Wilfrid Laurier University this morning. Alternately called artist, photographer, musician, activist through his career, he now prefers the term photojournalist. … Continue reading
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1shot #199-Thursday is Brother Night
At Howard and 4th back in May, these are the streets of San Francisco. DW
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1shot #198-some days all you see is the fence…
but that day I saw past the flickering poplars and the roiling sand in the surf, all the way to where the blue meets the blue. This beautiful lake, imprinted on me at birth, is as much a part of … Continue reading
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1shot #197-King and Queen
KFD on the job last night. At King and Queen, this is Kitchener. DW
World Press Photography exhibit in TO for 1 more week
Before leaving Toronto on Monday, I hit the World Press Photography exhibit at Brookfield Place on Bay Street. The show blew my hair back. If you have doubts about whether still photos can move people, see this show. It is … Continue reading
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1shot #196-gleaming rivers on Front Street
In Toronto, walking back to the hotel from Union Station, I found nearly the entire intersection at Front and York Streets dug up and covered with poly. The night light made it look like water. Like gleaming rivers of plastic. … Continue reading
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Methodical progress–speedlight practice
Regular readers know that I’m always working to improve my toolset. Ideally, I want the tools to be invisible to you the audience so the story goes right into your head with no friction. For the photography, I’ve helped … Continue reading
1shot #195-giant happy white people
I headed out on Charles Street to grab some lunch and was… confronted is the only word that springs to mind, confronted by these giant happy white people on the side of a building. Ok, storage vendor, you have my … Continue reading
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