Art

Capturing Kindness During Crisis (Signs of the Times in Toronto)
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Capturing Kindness During Crisis (Signs of the Times in Toronto)

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Documenting Our Community and Covid-19 via Street Photography Article and images by Shawna Cohen aka @co.snaps Sleep while you still can, they told me. Kiss your career goodbye, they warned. Ah, the things you hear when you’re pregnant. Turns out, what I missed most after having a baby was simply brunching and wandering the city:…

City of Toronto Launches Cherry Blossom Cam and Closes High Park
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City of Toronto Launches Cherry Blossom Cam and Closes High Park

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High Park Cherry Blossoms Are a Rite of Spring Looking forward to spring? So are we! And one longstanding tradition that we always look forward to are the cherry blossoms appearing around the city, particularly in High Park. High Park Crowds During the Bloom Every year I walk to the park from my home in…

Photography: Basic Image Editing On A Street Shot In Adobe Lightroom
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Photography: Basic Image Editing On A Street Shot In Adobe Lightroom

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By Sayantan Basu “Covid 19” or Corona virus has people indoors a lot. As a photographer being quarantined is really challenging but I think we should accept this and strategize our next step accordingly to “make the most of the quarantine”. The thing I am doing these days is editing, which involves revisiting my old…

Toronto Public Art: Yonge St. Clair Mural by Artist Jerry Rugg aka birdO
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Toronto Public Art: Yonge St. Clair Mural by Artist Jerry Rugg aka birdO

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This mural at Yonge and St. Clair in Toronto was created by artist Jerry Rugg (aka “birdO”) in cooperation with StreetARToronto (StART) – an organization supporting street artists in the city. Location: 1 St. Clair East at Yonge St. (just a few steps from the St. Clair TTC subway station). The art has two aspects…