Artist Diary

  • CHECK OUT THE NEW AUDIO FEATURE

    I have added a new audio feature to my articles. Now every post can be read out loud to you. You will not see this player on my main blog feed page where all the post titles are listed. Instead, the audio player lives inside each individual article itself. Browse through the feed, find something…

  • AN EXPLOSION OF COLOUR

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  • PEOPLE IN THE CITY

    I like shooting through windows. There’s something magical about seeing a reflection of the world, layered on top of what can be seen through the window. It’s as though there exists a parallel universe dancing on the glass, and you will only know it’s there if you are observant enough to see it. This set of…

  • WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES…

    They say that when one door closes, another one opens. But it doesn’t happen, I would say, try a window. I don’t believe in waiting around for things to happen. I believe in making them happen for yourself. And sometimes, when a door doesn’t seem to budge at all, it’s time to move on and find…

  • NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

    If there is anything to be learned from a landmark like Casa Loma, it’s that nothing can last forever. The story of Casa Loma begins with a brilliant business man who builds his dream home, filling it with art and fine European furnishings. But as the war broke out, his fortunes crumbled due to bad…

  • TIME GOES BY SO SLOWLY WHEN YOU’RE WAITING

    Have you ever noticed that it’s only when you’re waiting for something to happen that time seems to pass by ever so slowly? Every moment drags on with anticipation. And when you’re busy, being entertained, or simply not paying any attention to the time, it swishes by faster than you expect. I think time is…

  • NOSTALGIA FOR THINGS PAST

    The thing about Toronto is that I wish it had more well-kept old buildings. It is for this reason that I love cities like London and Paris. I love the classical style of old buildings. They remind us of a time when life wasn’t so fast-paced, when craftsmanship was valued, and maybe when life was…

  • BEAUTY IN SADNESS

    Here are some additional photographs I made in Yorkville last week. Walking along the Southside of Bloor Street, I noticed this beautifully painted white bicycle. It was stunning and it really stood out from the streets against the cold, grey pavement. There was a sign above, a notice that a young man, a cyclist, was…

  • THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

    I really liked the results of my last set of photographs I posted, so I decided to go back to Yorkville to create more. I love the way the cityscapes merge with the window displays along Bloor Street. There is something magical about it. Like being transported to a hyper-reality. I studied art throughout high…

  • CATCHING THE LIGHT IN YORKVILLE

    There’s something really beautiful that happens at around 4pm along Bloor Street. This is when the sunlight is hitting the shop windows, casting a reflection of the city. The city starts to merge with the shop window displays. This latest set of photos captures what I am talking about. My first job after university was…

  • A LITTLE BIT OF PARIS IN TORONTO

    I met with my friend Victoria to do some head shot photos and and grab a coffee to catch up on what’s going on in life and business. We ended up in a beautiful little Parisian-style cafe just off of Spadina. We had croissants because we are both croissant obsessives (frankly when left to my own devices,…

  • SELFIE-LOVE

    Sometimes the hardest person to love is yourself. You know about every flaw you have, every mistake you’ve ever made. You can hide from the world, but you can’t hide from yourself. To know yourself is to love yourself. To see yourself for who you are and to accept it, to even see your own…

  • BEAUTY IN UNEXPECTED PLACES

    A few weeks ago, I was shooting portrait photos at Brookfield Place in the financial district of Toronto. There was a courtyard at the side of the building that I had never been to before. I noticed a little entrance way that is tucked behind an elevated platform of trees and plants. I walked up the…

  • MAGIC IN MISSISSAUGA

    Yesterday I was at Square One in Mississauga with my friend, and noticed the new installation of a huge chandelier in the centre court. We just thought it was the most magical looking thing. I thought that it had a very Cinderella feeling to it. I did a quick portrait of Becca with it in the…

  • GOOD BYE, SUMMER

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