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Posted in Newspaper on Feb 17th, 2009
In traditional Ghanaian clothes, Christabelle Agyemang (left) and Chelsea Obeng-Asumeng do a turn on the catwalk during the fashion show portion of the Heritage Evening at White Haven Junior Public School on Thursday. As shot for Toronto Community News.
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Posted in BlogTO on Dec 26th, 2008
For the twelve days leading up to Christmas I took on a small project to document holiday decorations around the city. To show the the annual make-over, each day I posted a photo essay featuring a different holiday decoration. Links to all 12 posts are below.
Living in Parkdale the past year has taught me a lot about neighborhood spirit, so it’s no surprise how many houses are decorated for Christmas. I thought I would give a special salute to this house I found on Brock Avenue, just North of the Beer Store across from McCormick Park. It’s by [...]
Posted in Newspaper, Photojournalism on Dec 2nd, 2008
A choir of 400 students from 14 Scarborough schools sing together at Albert Campbell Collegiate as a part of an Equity Committee Parent Forum. The choir was conducted by Toronto District School Board Master Teacher Brainerd Blyden-Taylor and featured a group of students from Alexander Stirling Public School playing african drummers. As photographed for [...]
Behind the Mic was a series of five interviews with Toronto radio personalities I did for BlogTO. The series featured Larry Green of Jazz FM, Barry Taylor of 102.1 the Edge, Matt Galloway of CBC Radio, Roger Lajoie of The Fan 590 and Edoardo Monasterolo of CHIN. Click on the names to read the [...]
Posted in Newspaper, Photojournalism on Nov 25th, 2008
Toronto Raptor José Calderon signs autographs for children at Hispanic Youth Alive on Tuesday night. The organization recently received a $100,000 donation from the Raptors Foundation for Kids in a partnership with Youth Challenge Fund, an organization that funds programs that create safe places for young people to play, learn and grow.
Posted in Newspaper, Photojournalism on Nov 15th, 2008
Nagata Shachu, a Japanese taiko drumming and music group, performs as a part of the first annual Sakura Ball on Saturday night at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. The evening celebrated the completion of the final phase of the Japanese Cultural Centre’s expansion.
Posted in Newspaper, Photojournalism on Nov 15th, 2008
Slim Twig performs during a free concert at the North York Central Library on Saturday night. The show also featured other local indie bands Masia One, Winter Gloves and Gentleman Reg.
Posted in Newspaper, Photojournalism on Nov 7th, 2008
Sharlah Morrison (centre) fixes eyes on choir conductor Michael Erdman (not pictured) during practice at the Beaches Recreation Centre on Wednesday. Sharlah is part of a 15-voice a cappella Renaissance choir called Cantemus that will make its debut on November 29th at 8 p.m. at Beach United Church, 2 Bellefair Ave. As photographed for [...]
Posted in BlogTO, Photojournalism on Nov 2nd, 2008
The day after Halloween, residents of the Parkdale/Roncesvalles neighborhood carry their pumpkins to Sorauren Park, creating a massive pumpkin party/retirement home. Over 700 pumpkins made their way to the park, and when the sun was set, the eerie field of faces made for the most glorious spectacle! Many more photos of the hundreds of [...]