We Are Tdot Shots: We Support Creators & Community
Photo walk at University of Toronto, 2020
Toronto is one of the world’s most active cities for photography, art, design and media creation. Creativity fuels culture and powers new ideas.
Tdot Shots plays a role in this creative culture by supporting photographers and artists via:
- meetups and photo walks
- annual Toronto photo contest
- Tdot Studio community site
- online courses in digital media
You can find us on Instagram! We are @tdot_shots (our hashtag is #tdot_shots). Read on to learn more!
Join our community! We invite you to participate in a photo walk meetup / walking tour. Visit Tdot Events to sign up!
A Brief History of Tdot.com
Mike Simpson founded Tdot.com in 1998, and has worked in the media and education space for over two decades, mainly in web and graphic design, teaching and training. Tdotshots.com was created in 2018 to provide a platform for local creatives and photographers.
Courses and Training for Creators via Tdot Studio
Tdot.com offer training through the Tdot Studio membership site. “Create Websites with WordPress” and “Photo Video Workshop” are micro courses offering quick-start, practical approaches to web, graphics, and media production.
Tdot Shots Photo Walks aka Tdot Events
Mike has led photo walk meetups since 2018. The walks are informal and take place in downtown neighbourhoods: University of Toronto St. George Campus, High Park, Graffiti Alley and the Financial District are a few of our favourites! Visit Tdot Events to register and learn more about our programs!
Photo walk at Osgoode Hall, 2019
Photos by @scottyp.photography, @mcpartist and @tdot_shots
A True Community
We have hosted 300+ photographers over our 4 years – the most amazing aspect is the dedication of our core group. We are proud of our volunteers and supportive members who are welcoming to newcomers and return season after season. Thanks for helping to make the magic happen.
Photo walk at University of Toronto, 2020
Tdot Shots on Instagram
The Instagram grid reflects our interest in a diverse gallery. We feature photographs in the following categories: landscape, cityscape, street, architecture, art, and environmental portrait. Images also promote our events such as the annual photo contest and seasonal photo walks.
Curating photography from across Toronto and the GTA is a rewarding process. Reposting images from our supporters is a way to support and give back. Most of our features are from photographers we have met in real life, often at our events.
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Tdot Shots by the Numbers
21k
Number of supporters (we describe our Instagram followers as supporters). We have grown quickly since our founding in May 2018
500+
Number of photographers and artists we have featured. We feature new and upcoming talent in the City of Toronto and GTA (Greater Toronto Area).
130k
Number of photos tagged with our main hashtag #tdot_shots. For a chance to be featured include this in your caption
Collaborations and Partnerships
We invite organizations and businesses to work with us on digital media and social media campaigns. Since 2018 we have worked with:
- CN Tower
- ProLab Canada
- The Professional Centre
- ego Ride Share
Our collaborative work takes the form of sponsorship of events such as photo walk meetups or sponsored content also known as content marketing. Let’s brainstorm something and work together!
In 2021 we collaborated on a special meetup for our supporters with CN Tower. Our longest running endeavour has been our annual photo contest, launched in November 2019. We are grateful for the involvement of our lead sponsor ProLab Canada. This year we welcomed The Professional Centre to our sponsor roster., and they supported our photo contest. In 2020 we presented a series of long form posts covering themes of art, photography and travel around Toronto and the GTA. We are grateful to series sponsor ego ride share.
Please reach out if you would like to work with us. We have some great events and projects coming up!
Iconic Toronto
2023 Photo Contest!
We present a contest for the community of Greater Toronto Area photographers. Submit your photos!
Celebrating our 3rd anniversary at the CN Tower!
In 2021, our community celebrated 3 years of meetups with a photo walk to the CN Tower. The tower graciously provided a dozen tickets and we gave them to our supporters via a giveaway.
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