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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

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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

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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…

Your Guide to Contact Photo and Doors Open Toronto (Events and Tours in the City)
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Your Guide to Contact Photo and Doors Open Toronto (Events and Tours in the City)

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With the arrival of May it means a few things to Torontonians. First of all, spring makes a real appearance, after the chill and teases that appear from late March through April, and warmer weather heralds the beginning of event and festival season in Toronto. Though things will truly start cooking by June and July,…

Fun Midwinter Meetup and Photo Walk at the University of Toronto
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Fun Midwinter Meetup and Photo Walk at the University of Toronto

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A group of a dozen photographers came out on a gorgeous mild February day to stroll and shoot the amazing campus at the U of T aka University of Toronto. We’ve included their photo contributions in this post!

Photo Tours Get You Out and Exploring Toronto This Spring
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Photo Tours Get You Out and Exploring Toronto This Spring

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Spring is on the way. We eagerly await the mid point of March when puddle shooting season is in full swing. And we’re very excited to announce our spring photo walk lineup. Let’s get out and shoot! To get a head start on the season, we held a photo walk on Sunday Feb. 5 at…

Hot Winter City Photography by the Greater Toronto Photo Community
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Hot Winter City Photography by the Greater Toronto Photo Community

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Thanks to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) photo community for using our hashtag #tdot_shots. Reviewing the images under this tag is one of the primary ways we select images to share with our followers. Recently we noticed a trend: warm tones, whether from the streets at night or iconic architecture of landmark buildings. So we…

Congrats to Winners of the Iconic Toronto Photo Contest 2022
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Congrats to Winners of the Iconic Toronto Photo Contest 2022

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Wow we have wrapped another amazing photo contest. Thanks for supporting us this year! We had over 2000 entries and many were spectacular. Toronto is an awesome city and the GTA photography community really cares about capturing this special city from so many unique spots. We wrote a detailed critique about the winners at our…

Announcement: Join the Iconic Toronto Photo Contest Awards Meetup and Photo Walk on December 11
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Announcement: Join the Iconic Toronto Photo Contest Awards Meetup and Photo Walk on December 11

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We wrapped up our annual Toronto photo contest on November 30. Huge thanks to everyone who entered their images! We hope you will be able to join us December 11 for a photo walk in downtown Toronto. We will announce the contest winners at the end of the meetup! The walk will be focused on…

Meet Our Photo Contest Judge Taku Kumabe (Toronto Landscape and Nature Photographer)
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Meet Our Photo Contest Judge Taku Kumabe (Toronto Landscape and Nature Photographer)

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We have known and collaborated with Taku since we launched in 2018. We are grateful to the photographer for assisting us with judging again this year. Taku Kumabe is well known for his landscape and nature photography in Toronto and beyond. He explores locales around the world including North West Territories (northern lights), Japan and…

Meet our Photo Contest Judge Mr. Brian James (Toronto Portrait and Street Photographer)
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Meet our Photo Contest Judge Mr. Brian James (Toronto Portrait and Street Photographer)

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It’s November and the Iconic Toronto Photo Contest is here! 🏆 It is with pleasure we have the opportunity to introduce our volunteer judge, Mr. Brian James, a talented photographer from Toronto, specializing in street and portraiture. The Iconic Toronto photo contest will have thousands of entries under the hashtag #iconictoronto so we are grateful…