Each year I take a look back at what my favourite photos were, and ask myself why I made these choices. I didn’t shoot a lot in 2025, but I went on one crazy, six week adventure and many of my choices are culled from that June/July trip. These aren’t technically the best, but they are the most meaningful to me.
April 14th
I’ll admit, if you look too close, this photo is a little gross, but getting inside abandoned grain elevators is like walking back in time minus the “leavings” of animals. Posters on the wall, grain strewn about, furniture left…
With this image what cinches it for me is the light coming in from outside onto the wood giving a progressive linear warmth.
May 10th
Living in the neighbourhood of Inglewood for the past year has been bitter sweet, as I love the access but also get a front row performance of the slow demolition of beloved buildings like The Gresham Block. Seeing the store front window through the rear was surreal and sad, and as you may have guessed, condos will likely be put in its place.
June 8th
Visiting my birthplace of Thunder Bay, Ontario was another let down this year as I entered with the hope for nostalgia and left convinced it would be my last time there.
This is the lobby of an apartment building I lived in for a short time and there is a blend of emotions when I look at it.
June 10th
Taken from the Terry Fox Memorial Site, this is The Sleeping Giant shortly after sunrise. For the first time every for that day I would actually drive onto it and take a hike, which was taking a poor nostalgic experience and making something new of it.
June 11th
This was shot in Pukaskwa National Park and has no underlining meaning, it’s just a great exposure and composition. The fog really brings it all together.
June 15th
Once aboard the Chi-Chiamaun Ferry I was able to photograph this cat in a harness and while I don’t use colour often, here it was absolutely necessary. The orange of the seats, yellow of its eyes and red of the harness was crucial to leave in.
June 29th
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia was a colourful east coat town with lots of personality, but foggy and raining when I visited to I leaned to Black & White: my natural state.
July 1st
Canada Day in Peggy’s Cove was a mix of inspiration and over stimulation as it’s a tourist trap. Getting a shot of the lighthouse without fifty tourists in it involved getting low, and covering them with the rock face. I did get more of a typical shot and used AI to remove the people but this one is the natural shot, which is why it makes the cut.
July 8th
Toronto’s Kensington Market is a thousand potential photos per square block and that is probably understating it. I have some great shots from this walk and also enjoyed my visit to it in 2010. Next time I am in town it’s on my list of places to revisit.
The texture and colour really make this a favourite for me, as much as the details.