A first run with a new 28mm lens to Spadina Avenue and back. (top) A woman speaks on her phone at the corner of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street W. in Chinatown. (middle) At the corner of Spadina Avenue and Queen Street W a homeless man named Chris arranges flowers he found in a dumpster. (bottom) A man looks at his phone while holding a cigarette on Queen Street W. February 17, 2012.

Eyes – Artist Martine Viale works on part of her performance installation called Intra Muros I at Artscape Triangle Gallery in Toronto. February 2, 2012.

Squint – A man walks westward on Bloor Street. February 13, 2012.

Bloom – February flowers in bloom near High Park on Oakmount Road today, a sign of our exceptionally warm winter this year. Snow and very cold temperatures coming tonight. February 10, 2012.

Tear sheets 1 – A selection of scans of newspaper tear sheets with photos taken for the Toronto Star over the last several months.

  Bloor – Here are 3 street photos taken on Bloor Street W yesterday as the sun shone on an exceptionally warm February afternoon. February 6, 2012.

 Fight – (bottom) Two men lay on the ground as a third attempts to separate them during a fight at Queen Street West and Ossington Avenue. (top) A man and a woman watch as two men argue and push one another on the sidewalk. February 4, 2012.

Another view by fellow photographer Adam Krawesky.

Gardian – On the first anniversary of the death of Chris Gardian, 39, people gathered at Queen and Bathurst Streets claiming that public silence enables police violence. According to the group Chris Gardian was beaten to death by police. He died on February 2, 2011.

Writing – A man writes in a cafe in Toronto. January 30, 2012.

Budget – Last night protesters gathered at City Hall in Toronto to demonstrate against a controversial new 2012 budget that was eventually passed. Some of the planned cutbacks were defeated but apparently the cutbacks being protested were passed. There were arrests made and the group eventually moved to 52 Division Toronto Police Services demanding those arrested be released. (top) A man yells and points to a line of police officers blocking the entrance to City Hall. middle) A cracked screen on a device recording a banner against Rob Ford waved in front of 52 Division. (bottom) A protester perched on top of a display case near the entrance to City Hall. January 17, 2012.

A child in a a stroller with a clear cover out in the rain on Dundas St. W. January 12, 2012.

  Shutters – Snapped a few images this morning in and around Kensington Market before some of the storefronts opened up getting the graffiti backgrounds on the rolling shutters. January 9, 2012.

   Sunday – all found while walking along Dundas St. W, Queen St W, Dufferin St and back on Dundas St. W. January 8, 2012.

Zamkniete – Granowska’s bakery, a Polish bakery on Roncesvalles Avenue closed its doors after being in business for 39 years. Among other baked goods it had the best Paczki (Polish donuts) in the city. January 7, 2012.

Zamkniete means closed in Polish.

          G20 sidelines – Something that I have been thinking about for a while…here is an edit a year and a half since the G20 in Toronto.

Photographs were all taken between June 25 and June 27, 2010. The images of people and places on the ‘sidelines’ (literally at or beyond the physical edges of public areas such as streets and sidewalks) are from around the city before, during, and after the ‘action’ (protests, arrests, gatherings, and acts of vandalism) that took place during those unforgettable few days.

Zoe – On the afternoon of the first day of 2012 Leah Wichmann gave birth to her first child, fathered by Andy Tiriwangasi. Here we have Zoe Rudo Tiriwangasi. (Top) Zoe sleeping in arms. (Middle) Zoe held by Amanda Ruppert. (Bottom) Zoe’s cap being readjusted by her mother Leah.

Photos were taken approximately 5 hours after birth at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

Walmart – A woman walks along the wall of a Walmart on New Year’s Eve. December 31, 2011.

Happy break from shopping for a day or 2.

  Daily Bread – The Grid – These photos were taken at the Daily Bread Food Bank on December 9, 2011 for The Grid. The photos are of groups of volunteers from 2 different businesses sorting food. (top and bottom) Employees of Rogers pack powdered milk into smaller portions. (middle, appeared in The Grid Dec. 15-Dec. 21) Employees from local tech start-up JUICE Mobile pack milk into boxes.

 Chinatown – Toronto, Canada. December 12, 2011.

Untitled – Queen Street W. December 5, 2011. Toronto, Canada.