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Interview with Toronto Photographer Michael Burke (Tdot Shots community member)
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Interview with Toronto Photographer Michael Burke (Tdot Shots community member)

Welcome to the interview with Michael Burke, a member of the Toronto photography community and supporter of our meetups and photo walks. We decided to try a new format, and we interviewed Michael with video, down at one his favourite spots, the lovely Marilyn Bell Park, at the Toronto waterfront. Here’s the video and a…

Your Guide to Compact Cameras and Lightweight Photography Gear for City Hikes
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Your Guide to Compact Cameras and Lightweight Photography Gear for City Hikes

Whenever I get out for a city hike or fall walk and photography shoot, I often end up stopping and admiring the scene and wishing I could spend all day in that gorgeous environment. but I can’t usually, because time is limited and often there’s a group of us. So I pause, appreciate the majesty…

Announcement: Enter Your Images in the Tdot Shots Photo Contest 2023
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Announcement: Enter Your Images in the Tdot Shots Photo Contest 2023

We are stoked to announce the photo contest will go live on October 15 and run until November 30. A photo contest is a great opportunity to focus your photography pursuit on a short-term project, with an intention to improve your skills and try to win one of the prizes! Prizes and Sponsor For prizes,…

Toronto Neighbourhood: Southcore Rises Above the Waterfront

Toronto Neighbourhood: Southcore Rises Above the Waterfront

Welcome to a new series on the different communities throughout the city of Toronto. In this feature we’ll look at iconic Toronto neighbourhoods from east to west and north to south, all across this vast metropolis we call home. Whether you’re a resident or visitor there’s something for everyone, from the mellow treed Beaches or…

Spectacular Light: Toronto Henge Photography late 2023 and early 2024
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Spectacular Light: Toronto Henge Photography late 2023 and early 2024

Twice a year the Toronto media perks up to announce the incredible event known as Toronto Henge sunset. The next occurrences are mid October for sunset and mid April for sunrise. Though it’s good for a few days up to a week before or after the perfect alignment.  What is Toronto Henge? The sun aligns with…

Incredible New Fall Toronto Photography Events including Photo Walks and Workshops
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Incredible New Fall Toronto Photography Events including Photo Walks and Workshops

The following announcement highlights events we are hosting in Toronto during September, October and November. We hope you will join us at an event 🙂 Wow are we ever excited about the upcoming photo walk lineup this fall. We offer a number of free and paid photo walks, workshops and meetup events. So far we…

Toronto People: Interview with Street Photographer  Arpan Parikh
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Toronto People: Interview with Street Photographer Arpan Parikh

Welcome to our new interview series, “Toronto People.” In this edition we chat with Toronto street photographer, Arpan Parikh. Why did you choose the username @archyfy? Nickame or any significance? archy is a combination of my name “Arpan” and my wife’s name “Prachy”. So I took the first 2 letters from my name and the last 3 letters from…

Rouge National Urban Park offers hiking and spectacular landscape photography in Greater Toronto Area
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Rouge National Urban Park offers hiking and spectacular landscape photography in Greater Toronto Area

Feature image of Rouge Park Trail by The Cosmonaut / Wikipedia We love the Rouge Park. And we’ve talked extensively about this love in a previous post, as the park offers so many special trails, views and opportunities for nature photography, all within the boundaries of the GTA aka Greater Toronto Area. Recently we looked…

Public Art Photo Walk and Toronto Tour from Bentway to Union Station
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Public Art Photo Walk and Toronto Tour from Bentway to Union Station

It’s very exciting to be close to the Sunday event (June 25) when we will explore the west downtown of Toronto, from the Bentway to Union Station. We’ll see some amazing public art, installations and sculptures, and discuss photography, architecture, culture and public space. Please read this page for an overview and and then sign…

Photographing the Ontario Legislature and Queen’s Park Toronto during Doors Open
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Photographing the Ontario Legislature and Queen’s Park Toronto during Doors Open

Article by Crystle Sequeira / Additional writing by Mike Simpson We often host the community at our events including walks at Queens’ Park and U of T. Join our photography meetups and tours! Register at tdot.com/events Have you been to Queen’s Park? It’s both the parliament of Ontario (Toronto is the capital) and a large…