Photo Walks

Illuminite Photo Collection from our Photo Walks on Yonge St (Community Contributors)
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Illuminite Photo Collection from our Photo Walks on Yonge St (Community Contributors)

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Article and photo curation by Mike Simpson / Featured image collage by Sharon Chan and Kapadi Swapnil We had a blast despite the cold weather and snow when we hosted photo walks on Feb. 14, 15 and 22 in the downtown core for the ILLUMINITE festival with Downtown Yonge BIA. In this post we present…

Announcement: Photo Walks and Walking Tours for 2025 – Shoot Downtown Toronto with Tdot Shots and Friends
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Announcement: Photo Walks and Walking Tours for 2025 – Shoot Downtown Toronto with Tdot Shots and Friends

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Howdy friends and colleagues and welcome to our favourite announcement of the year where we tell you about our event lineup for the early year and spring. Meetups and workshops and tours are absolutely the best way to meet people, enjoy the city, and gain new skills and experiences. We have been hosting photo walks…

Capturing Cityscapes and Street Traffic Long Exposures with Toronto Photographer Paul Flynn
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Capturing Cityscapes and Street Traffic Long Exposures with Toronto Photographer Paul Flynn

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Workshop announcement: Paul Flynn will be co-leading a photo walk workshop with us on Nov. 2. We will limit the even to 12 guests. Please buy a ticket – it will be a unique event. 👍 About the Creator Toronto-based photographer Paul Flynn is known for his cityscapes and street photography, capturing the urban essence…

Join our Downtown Toronto Photo Walk and Awards Meetup Nov. 2
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Join our Downtown Toronto Photo Walk and Awards Meetup Nov. 2

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Hey friends and GTA creators. Join us Nov. 2 for a special photo walk that includes our photo contest awards ceremony. The past two years we have held a photo walk just after the conclusion of our annual photo contest and we hand out awards for winners. This year there will also be a random…

Chasing the October Supermoon with the GTA Photo Community and PhotoPills
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Chasing the October Supermoon with the GTA Photo Community and PhotoPills

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Feature image by Alok Kumar via Wikimedia This October 17, photographers in Toronto and around the world will be pursuing the super moon and trying their hands at finding interesting compositions a d getting exposures just right. It’s a big challenge and one that is supported by the good folks at PhotoPills app. What is…

Tdot Shots Toronto Photo Contest – Do’s and Don’ts (Tips For You)
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Tdot Shots Toronto Photo Contest – Do’s and Don’ts (Tips For You)

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Hey everyone, We are happy to see that our community has started using our hashtag, so here’s some tips that we’ll break down into do’s and don’ts. We enforce the rules strictly so pay attention! 😀 Do Don’t That’s all for now. We have included most of the main rules and guidelines here but we…

The Junction: Exploring a Historic and Vibrant Toronto Neighbourhood
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The Junction: Exploring a Historic and Vibrant Toronto Neighbourhood

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Interested in visiting this neighbourhood? We offer a walking tour and photo walk. Please read on for more about The Junction and local events. About The Neighbourhood The Junction is a walkable, unique neighbourhood in the west end of Toronto, just north of High Park. Its history and name is based on its location near…

Light Painting and Steel Wool Photography on Toronto Island with Scott Visscher (Tdot Shots Workshop Gallery)
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Light Painting and Steel Wool Photography on Toronto Island with Scott Visscher (Tdot Shots Workshop Gallery)

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On Sunday May 12, we hosted another amazing light painting and night photography workshop with contributor Scott Visscher. It was a bit nippy and overcast but at sunset the sun was out and when the sun went down Scott performed some visual magic with his excellent variety of light painting and steel wool setups. About…

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

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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)

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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…