Not really being home much over the last week and a half, I never got a chance to post this photo of Jack Layton from Pride 2006.
Jack, you were an amazing leader, you were such a giving person and overall, Jack was likely one of the nicest and most accessible politicians I’ve seen. You sir will be missed.
For the photoblog today, I thought I’d dig something out of the vault. From the Toronto Pride Parade 2006. Shot with my Canon 20D.
I was invited to shoot The Whip at Koolhaus on Friday night. They played an amazing set to a hyper all ages crowd. Shooting was nearly impossible, as there was no lights on the band, but I did manage to capture a couple of shots.
Download: The Whip – Trash
The Art Gallery of Ontario re-opens its doors to the public today with three days of free admission through the weekend. The Galleria Italia pictured above is a part of the re-imagined space by re-known architect Frank Gehry.
If you can’t make it to the gallery this weekend, take note that the gallery will also offer free admission every Wednesday evening from 6 to 8:30 pm.
PLEASE NOTE : Festivities begin at noon with interactive, outdoor activities along Dundas Street West and McCaul Street. However the doors will not officially open to the public until 4 pm.
Earlier today, I did a shoot at Coca-Cola’s Canadian Head Office. In the modest lobby, they vinyl wrapped one of the walls with a line of vintage bottles. This was the backdrop I used for the portrait I had taken.
At the end of last month, I had the pleasure of seeing Nikka Costa play at the El Mocambo. It was a Sunday night and the crowd was probably under 100 people. Dispite the low numbers, it was a very enthusiastic crowd and Costa performed like she was playing to a packed room. The energy in her funk was outstanding. If you haven’t heard of her, definite check her out,and for those of you who have, note that she recently released a new independent album called, A Pebble to a Pearl.
You can view an entire album of images from the show over at my portfolio.
Earlier this week, I shot some pictures of Hunter Elliot and Ryan McDonell from the upcoming movie Slap Shot 3: The Junior League. They were really easy going guys and it was a pleasure to shoot with them, especially catching them at the tail end of such a tight schedule, as they were in Toronto promoting the movie all day. Any Battlestar Galactica fans may recognize McDonell as Lt. Eammon ‘Gonzo’ Pike from the new series. A couple other shots can be found on my flickr stream.
Slap Shot 3 will be available on DVD November 25th, 2008
Also check out Miss 604′s blog post about the release.
On Thursday evening, the media, and some community guests were invited to the Gears of War 2 Canadian Launch, which happened at Lower Bay station. Lee Perry, Lead Level Designer of Gears of War was on hand to field questions from the media and fans.
Gears of Wars 2 for the Xbox360 hit stores Friday, November 7th, 2008.
Also check out Raj’s review of the game and contest.
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