Random Photos From Toronto

The first 4 photos were taken July 9 & 10, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, CA with a Sony A7Cii and Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 lens.  The last photo was taken July 10, 2025 with a Ricoh GR IIIx.

I Wonder...

Jenga

Standing Guard

Observe The Observer

Downtown Camera

Feenix

Kensington Market

Toronto, CA

Feenix; synonymous with a great smile.

Sony A7Cii @ f4 | 1/500 | 90mm | ISO 1600

Leitz Elmar-C 90mm F4 (adapted)

Photographed 7/11/25

People of Kensington Market

These photos were taken July 11, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, CA while spending time in the Kensington Market area. This vibrant, diverse and eclectic neighborhood was a feast for the eyes, cameras and palettes and included interesting interactions with some of the locals.

Magic

Morning Stroll

Grocery Run

Eclectic

Hangin'

Cheese Magic

Phone Check

Jammin' Out

Love Birds?

Golden Grams

Bridges, Trains & Towers

These photos were taken July 10, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, CA with my Voigtlander Bessa R4M on Cinestill 400D 35mm film. While most of my photography remains digital, I am very much enjoying a reintroduction to film photography.

Bridges, Trains & Towers 1

Voigtlander Bessa R4M | 28mm | Cinestill 400D

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Bridges, Trains & Towers 2

Voigtlander Bessa R4M | 28mm | Cinestill 400D

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Bridges, Trains & Towers 3

Voigtlander Bessa R4M | 28mm | Cinestill 400D

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Ward Island Views

52 Assignments Exposure 29 - Seeing Double

Inspired by my friend Stuart (https://glass.photo/pictorialspace1), this image is a composite of two photos taken from Ward Island of the Toronto skyline.  My camera does not do in-camera double exposure so I utilized layers in Photoshop.

Sony A7Cii @ f8 | 1/125 | 35mm | ISO 400

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 7/12/25

Church Street

Toronto, CA

At times, walking would have actually been quicker.

Sony A7Cii @ f4 | 1/125 | 90mm | ISO 500

Leitz Elmar-C 90mm F4 (adapted)

Photographed 7/11/25

Bob

Toronto, CA

Why it's nice to always have a camera at the ready!

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4 | 1/250 | 40mm equiv | ISO 100

Photographed 7/11/25

Fishbowl

Toronto, CA

This was the original photo I was going to use for last week's 52Frames submission which is in the style of Saul Leiter.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f2.8 | 1/60 | 40mm equiv | ISO 320

Photographed 7/11/25

Mystic Muffin

52 Frames - Week 28 - In The Style Of...

I had a different photo in the style of a different photographer all picked out. However, while traveling on a photography trip with a couple of friends, we visited The Image Center at Toronto Metropolitan University where I was introduced to the work of Clara Gutsche. (https://theimagecentre.ca/exhibition/scotiabank-photography-award-clara-gutsche/)

I love her photography and was determined to create an image while in Toronto that pays homage to her style of photographing the urban fabric. I photographed this scene within a few hours of leaving the gallery.

Sony A7Cii @ f5.6 | 1/125 | 35mm | ISO 250

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 7/12/25

Condom Shack

From the archives -
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Taken 6/16/13

M- Yoza

Via Flickr:
At Eric Kim's street photography workshop in Toronto from 6/14/13 - 6/16/13, we spent about 6 1/2 hours shooting in addition to the "classroom" portion. From our photos, the challenge for each of us was to edit down to the best one. This was hard. Through the guidance of Eric's colleague, Josh White, I settled on this shot.

In addition to being the subject of this photo, Yoza and I spent some time talking about his musical interests and career. The $20 in his hand was my $20.  And, the CD I bought is pretty good!

This is my workshop photo #1.

Young Love

Via Flickr:
I attended an amazing street photography workshop in Toronto last weekend (6/14/13 - 6/16/13) led by Eric Kim and colleagues Josh White & Neil Ta. Learned a ton! Highly recommend it if shooting street photography is an interest.

I've narrowed down a weekend's worth of shooting to 5 photos…

This is #2.

Untitled

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I attended an amazing street photography workshop in Toronto last weekend (6/14/13 - 6/16/13) led by Eric Kim and colleagues Josh White & Neil Ta. Learned a ton! Highly recommend it if shooting street photography is an interest.

I've narrowed down a weekend's worth of shooting to 5 photos…

This is #3.

Adorned

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I attended an amazing street photography workshop in Toronto last weekend (6/14/13 - 6/16/13) led by Eric Kim and colleagues Josh White & Neil Ta. Learned a ton! Highly recommend it if shooting street photography is an interest.

I've narrowed down a weekend's worth of shooting to 5 photos…not great ones, but certainly an improvement for me. At the workshop, I had to narrow it to 1 photo. I'll post that one last in this series.

This one is #4.

Hand Puppet

Via Flickr:
I attended an amazing street photography workshop in Toronto last weekend (6/14/13 - 6/16/13) led by Eric Kim and colleagues Josh White & Neil Ta. Learned a ton! Highly recommend it if shooting street photography is an interest.

I've narrowed down a weekend's worth of shooting to 5 photos…not great ones, but certainly an improvement for me. At the workshop, I had to narrow it to 1 photo. I'll post that one last in this series.

This one is #5.

Bob

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Walking down Yonge Street while attending a photo workshop, I met Bob on a corner asking for change. I told him about the $2 Portrait project. Bob is 45 years old and is a baker by trade. He injured his back and can no longer lift the heavy bags of flour. He's hoping to heal his back so he can return to work because in the meantime he has to be on the street.

The word "shelter" seems foreign to Canadians; Bob told me he lives in "housing" where he gets $200/month and has to earn the rest of his living expenses. Despite his plight, he described the volunteer work he does at a neighborhood church where he weekly bakes bread for the indigent population. Pointing to a Panera Bread, Bob said that his bread sells for $1.25/loaf and is better than the bread at Panera that sells for $10.

I tossed several dollars Canadian into Bob's cup and wished him luck.

Taken 6/15/13

Groupies

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All decked out for the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto.