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Gardian

nk — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:50:57 +0000

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

nk — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:44:02 +0000

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

Budget

nk — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:55:14 +0000

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.

Cover

nk — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:51:41 +0000

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

Shutters

nk — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:12:23 +0000

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

nk — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:07:47 +0000

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

Zamkniete

nk — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:16:25 +0000

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

nk — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:42:14 +0000

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

nk — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:00:08 +0000

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

nk — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:51:13 +0000

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.