Grey sky over a black town

Excessive wetness

2011-12-06T20:57:00.000-05:00

Toronto

Transmission

2011-11-02T23:32:00.000-04:00

Mississauga-Toronto border

Love will tear us apart

2011-10-31T21:15:00.000-04:00

Toronto

Ian Curtis.

What the flesh requires...

2011-08-16T23:22:00.000-04:00

Toronto

...keeps the heart imprisoned.

The morning after a long ride

2011-08-02T22:05:00.002-04:00

Portugal

The night train pulls in. Good times. Nah, not really. Just a local train pulling in. But I get the feeling that guy wishes it had been a night train.

Tour de France

2011-08-02T21:25:00.000-04:00

Paris

Captivate

2011-07-27T22:02:00.001-04:00

Toronto

Coming soon: landscaped rooftop garden

2011-07-26T21:23:00.000-04:00

Toronto

Grass belongs on condo rooftops, silly.

Construction whoreding

2011-07-14T19:49:00.004-04:00

Toronto

It's a full-on battle between art and ads at every construction site in the city.

Shahrukh Khan

2011-06-24T23:23:00.001-04:00

Toronto

The ladies go crazy for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, as he welcomes Bollywood megastar Shahrukh Khan to Toronto. Alright, alright, it wasn't Rob Ford they were screaming for. Toronto is hosting the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards from June 23 to 25.

The Smiths

2011-06-22T21:41:00.000-04:00

Toronto

Election day

2011-05-02T20:53:00.002-04:00

Toronto

It's May 2, 2011, federal election day in Canada but the front pages are focused on a much bigger story.

Nobound

2011-04-28T20:30:00.002-04:00

Toronto

Morning delay at St. George Station.

Heading home

2011-04-27T20:39:00.000-04:00

Union Station, Toronto

Happy Easter

2011-04-24T22:17:00.000-04:00

Cuban army surplus

2011-04-22T01:25:00.000-04:00

Havana

Forgive us our debts

2011-04-07T21:57:00.001-04:00

Portugal

Thank you, people of the EU!

There's no cake, let them eat bread

2011-04-07T21:18:00.003-04:00

Portugal

Post no poop

2011-04-03T19:13:00.001-04:00

Toronto

Public space advocates come in many forms. A Toronto pigeon has his say on a billboard featuring the latest ad campaign from a global footwear giant.

Underpass

2011-04-03T18:24:00.005-04:00

Portugal

This still calls for moving pictures...

The future of the printed word

2011-03-30T23:29:00.000-04:00

Lisbon

Radioactivity... is in the air for you and me

2011-03-30T23:14:00.000-04:00

France

Cruas Nuclear Power Station on the Rhône River in France.

Madness

2011-03-30T23:05:00.000-04:00

Berlin

Save us from our sins

2011-03-26T10:03:00.000-04:00

Ancora Praia, Portugal

No sleep till Brooklyn

2011-03-26T09:06:00.000-04:00

New York City

A more human way to travel

2011-03-25T19:36:00.000-04:00

Toronto

But first Man must fix the Machine. The departure board at Union Station has a mind of its own.

As deep as the tree is high

2011-03-13T17:16:00.000-04:00

Toronto

The Great Melt of 2011. Trinity Bellwoods Park.

Drop that ghetto blaster

2011-03-10T21:34:00.001-05:00

Toronto

A grey and wet day in Toronto today. Perfect for shooting. I'm getting a TDK SA-X 90 mixed tape flashback looking at this.

YYZ

2011-03-09T23:57:00.001-05:00

Toronto

Old-school communication antennas on the roof of the old Terminal 1 at Toronto International Airport (now Pearson International Airport).

The wheels on the bus are still going round and round

2011-03-09T23:49:00.002-05:00

Spain

Short bus rides are fine. Bus rides from Portugal to France are not.

Alfama

2011-03-09T23:35:00.000-05:00

Lisbon

Alfama, the oldest district in Lisbon.

We're still waiting

2011-03-03T00:28:00.001-05:00

Toronto

Your future has indeed been adjusted... by another delay to your morning train.

Lawn boy, that's the life for me

2011-03-02T23:56:00.000-05:00

Berlin

Kurt Cobain

2011-03-02T23:42:00.000-05:00

Ancora Praia, Portugal

Here we are now, entertain us

2011-03-02T23:37:00.000-05:00

Toronto

Queen West teens early 1990s.

Artsy girls are tops

2011-02-18T00:00:00.001-05:00

Toronto

The opening night reception for the Black & White Ball at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts on Queen West turned black and blue for this young man. Lucky guy.

The juried exhibition is on until February 27 and features works in black and white. Check it out.

Lead us not into temptation

2011-02-13T20:21:00.001-05:00

Portugal

In jest

2011-02-13T19:54:00.000-05:00

Toronto

To the centre of the city where all roads meet

2011-02-10T23:49:00.001-05:00

Portugal

But first, a morning coffee and pastry. Joy.

Chase the costumes she shall wear

2011-02-10T21:29:00.000-05:00

Toronto

No leather or furs cuz that's much too cruel.

Ferguson "Fergie" Jenkins

2011-02-03T21:34:00.002-05:00

Toronto

This right hand threw 3,192 strikeouts and won 284 games from 1965 to 1983 en route to a place in baseball's Hall of Fame.

Baseball? Meh. Just walked through the doors of city hall to warm up and noticed the media action in the corner. Canada Post has issued a stamp in Fergie's honour. Pretty cool. Now, back to the usual subject matter...

Rebel, rebel, how could they know?

2011-01-31T22:35:00.000-05:00

Spain

Attack Squad

2011-01-31T21:07:00.002-05:00

Toronto

Promo shots on Tri-X film, as important as a good sampler and a leather jacket back in the day. Attack Squad in 1991.

Venti virgin

2011-01-25T21:36:00.000-05:00

New York City

Make me strong, yeah you make me bold.

In the flat field

2011-01-22T21:03:00.000-05:00

Ancora Praia, Portugal

Here as I sit at this empty cafe

2011-01-22T20:49:00.002-05:00

Paris

Waiting for Sergio

2011-01-22T20:39:00.001-05:00

Toronto

Hanging out at Parlour.

I'll take the chestnut steamer with extra whip

2011-01-19T22:20:00.001-05:00

Toronto

When I'm in the mood for a chestnut steamer I call Mr. Nuno.

You are entering the American sector

2011-01-19T16:12:00.000-05:00

Berlin

Prayer and penitence

2011-01-08T20:00:00.000-05:00

Fatima

Some girls are bigger than others

2011-01-08T19:39:00.002-05:00

Lisbon

It's so true!

Torontoist photoist

2010-12-17T12:04:00.000-05:00

Props to torontoist.com for selecting one of my street shots for its photoist of the day feature.

Dark angel

2010-12-15T22:43:00.002-05:00

Toronto

Consume

2010-12-09T20:43:00.000-05:00

Berlin

Shadowy men

2010-12-02T19:39:00.002-05:00

Toronto

Paris

How to lose your head in advertising

2010-11-29T10:20:00.000-05:00

Toronto

Pulling into Antwerpen Centraal

2010-11-27T17:22:00.004-05:00

Antwerpen

Park and fly

2010-11-27T17:09:00.000-05:00

Toronto

The parking garage at the now demolished Terminal 1, Toronto International Airport (now known as Pearson International). It was always good fun as a kid to go up to the rooftop parking level and check out the planes. There is something magical about airports and European train stations. Just grab your seat and you'll shortly be in one of the great cities of the world.

Construction time again

2010-11-25T12:40:00.005-05:00

Toronto

Summer in New York City

2010-11-25T12:16:00.001-05:00

New York City

Winter in New York City

2010-11-25T12:14:00.004-05:00

New York City

99 bottles of beer on the wall

2010-11-23T11:39:00.004-05:00

Toronto

So, it is OK to wrap advertising around public transit vehicles, as in the case of this TTC streetcar, but it isn't OK to generate revenue by selling naming rights to subway stations. I give up. Pass me a beer.

Us

2010-11-23T11:33:00.004-05:00

Toronto

So it is written

2010-11-22T10:42:00.002-05:00

Lisbon

Without truth you are a looser or loozer, perhaps both, but most loosers I know aren't loozers. Truth.

God is in the shadows

2010-11-22T10:34:00.002-05:00

Ancora Praia, Portugal

Unstained

2010-11-22T10:25:00.004-05:00

Prague

Grey sky over Prague

2010-11-22T10:15:00.005-05:00

Prague

Nowhere girl

2010-11-22T10:01:00.002-05:00

Toronto

Commute

2010-11-22T09:54:00.002-05:00

Toronto

From the exit doors of the Bathurst streetcar, the rat race is on!

A glass of port

2010-11-22T09:39:00.002-05:00

Porto

Grey sky over Berlin

2010-11-14T01:04:00.004-05:00

Berlin

Time to get out of bed and enjoy another grey day in Berlin.

The world is watching

2010-11-14T00:56:00.002-05:00

Prague

World Cup final, Sunday June 30, 2002, in a cafe in Prague. Brazil captain Cafu raises the World Cup.

Claudia

2010-11-14T00:40:00.002-05:00

Belgium

And the flesh you so fancifully fry...

2010-11-14T00:32:00.003-05:00

Porto

...is not succulent, tasty or kind. Or is it?

Decoded Feedback

2010-11-13T23:49:00.005-05:00

Toronto

Decoded Feedback promo shoot session from 1999. Orkus Magazine in Germany picked up a couple from this series for a feature on the band.

Photos from this series are floating around here and there. Check out this one on the cover of an 'unofficial' Russian CD. Nice. A message to all bootleggers: Take the time to source a high-rez version of a photo for your cover art!

The perfect pair

2010-11-13T22:54:00.004-05:00

Lisbon

Sometimes, street photography is like removing a bra for the first time -- one needs patience.

Mind altering

2010-11-13T22:40:00.003-05:00

Toronto

Those wacky Belgians

2010-11-13T21:48:00.005-05:00

Bruges

Who doesn't love a girl with a camera?

The wheels on the bus go round and round

2010-11-13T21:36:00.004-05:00

Portugal

I'm not an arborist, but I think that's a cork tree. It's what you see out of the bus window as you travel through the Alentejo region of Portugal. Every time I see a synthetic stopper in a wine bottle I get sad.

Dachau

2010-11-13T21:30:00.002-05:00

Dachau, Germany

A gas chamber (shower bath) at Dachau Concentration Camp.

Wings over the Vltava

2010-11-13T21:19:00.003-05:00

Prague

Next stop: Amsterdam Centraal

2010-11-13T19:03:00.004-05:00

Amsterdam

Red lights and coffee shops? I prefer transit shelters.

World Trade Center 2001

2010-11-13T19:00:00.006-05:00

New York City

June 2001

World Trade Center 2008

2010-11-13T18:53:00.004-05:00

New York City

June 2008

Product? What product?

2010-11-09T00:25:00.003-05:00

Toronto

Not sure what this ad in the subway was selling but it did take my mind off the bedbug crisis in Toronto. Yes, I'm standing. I always stand. If you knew what I know, you'd stand too.

From the hip

2010-11-09T00:15:00.004-05:00

Paris

Sometimes when you shoot from the hip, a hip is what you get.

Beware the strangers in town

2010-11-08T23:50:00.007-05:00

Alverca-da-beira, Portugal

It's lonely at the top

2010-11-08T23:34:00.002-05:00

New York City

So you've reached the top. Now what?

Waiting for Kong

2010-11-08T23:20:00.002-05:00

New York City

Cold shoulder

2010-11-08T23:12:00.002-05:00

Toronto

It was all so pure

2010-11-07T23:07:00.011-05:00

Lisbon

Thirty-six exposures per roll. Finger on the shutter button. Click at just the right moment. Hope that you got the shot. Thirty-five to go. I miss you Tri-X.

Sometimes the sky is not grey

2010-11-07T22:33:00.006-05:00

Toronto

It is best to lurk in the shadows on a sunny morning.

Bay Street shuffle

2010-11-07T19:35:00.011-05:00

Toronto

Twice a day. 5 days a week. 52 weeks a year. 45 straight years. 35 with early retirement.

Dear readers

2010-11-07T17:55:00.009-05:00

Toronto

So, here you are, reading my blog. Well, there's not much to read. Do you like books with pictures? I do. You too? Good, cuz that's what we have here -- a photo blog of sorts. Grey sky over a black town. No, this is not a Depeche Mode fan site. Yes, it's a line lifted from a Depeche Mode song. Grey sky? Black town? All skies were grey and all towns black when I first picked up a camera. Tri-X film. Grit and grain. It's long gone. We've gone grainless and digital. But the skies are still grey, the towns still black. Enjoy.