Photo Walks

Best Spots for Cherry Blossoms aka Sakura Viewing and Photography in Toronto
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Best Spots for Cherry Blossoms aka Sakura Viewing and Photography in Toronto

Feature image by Mike Simpson taken at Grenadier Pond in High Park, Toronto Spring has been a mix of cool and warm days but the overall trend since winter has been mild – so mild in fact there have been record breaking days and so much general warmth that the cherry blossoms have arrived early!…

Public Art and Sculpture Walking Tour in Downtown Toronto (Join Tdot Shots)
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Public Art and Sculpture Walking Tour in Downtown Toronto (Join Tdot Shots)

By Mike Simpson, curator and founder of Tdot Shots Upcoming photo walks and walking tours – please visit tdot.cc/events to register for an public event or contact me for a private tour of Toronto. We explore art, architecture, culture, history and photography. Whenever I walk the downtown core and financial district in Toronto I get…

Night Photo Walk on Yonge St in Downtown Toronto (IllumiNite Festival)
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Night Photo Walk on Yonge St in Downtown Toronto (IllumiNite Festival)

Super Cool Art and Light Installations on display in March 2024 I am loving exploring the downtown Yonge area recently. It’s so vibrant and fun. Recently the Tdot Shots meetup ventured out to document the IllumiNite Festival put on by the Downtown Yonge BIA. They have some amazing installations. Check it out before the end…

March Events in Downtown Toronto – Photo Walk Tours on Yonge St (Illuminite Light Festival and Allan Gardens)
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March Events in Downtown Toronto – Photo Walk Tours on Yonge St (Illuminite Light Festival and Allan Gardens)

We are happy to announce two amazing photo walks and tours taking place this March in downtown Toronto. Both are very unique. The night photo walk will explore the “Illuminite” light installation which runs through March on Yonge street and the day time walk is at Allan Gardens (open all year). If you are interested…

Our Photo Walk Meetups in 2024 Begin with Toronto Henge and U of T
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Our Photo Walk Meetups in 2024 Begin with Toronto Henge and U of T

Hey everyone. An announcement post – we are kicking off the photo walk season with two events that are always popular. We hope you will join us and RSVP. Upcoming Photo Walk Events First two events of the year: You don’t need to have a professional camera – beginners are welcome. Come out to get…

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…

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…

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…