We’ll get through this together Photography is a great way to beat the lockdown blues More and more people are getting creative with their COVID-19 coping methods by taking up photography or art as a hobby to help beat the covid19 lockdown blues. Albeit, photography, painting or drawing they are all a great distraction from the stresses of covid19 lockdowns or restrictions. Don’t worry if you don’t have any artistic aptitude. Whether you’re a keen amateur or an absolute beginner, creating art is great way to express your emotions and process complex feelings in a relaxing and enjoyable way ..read more

Is street photography legal? Today, most people walk around with a camera of some sort in their possession. Point-and-shoots, DSLRs and blogging cams, not to mention cellphones which have become ubiquitous. Yet it seems that in many public locations, security officials are paranoid about letting people actually use those cameras. Our guardians of public safety often have the idea that shooting pictures in public places might be a precursor to some sort of terrorism. It’s an understandable concern, but misguided ..read more

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Having been a street photographer for many years I’m often asked to share my experiences when out with other photographers. I have to admit that I’m often guilty of not sharing to much information, recently however I’ve been more forthcoming. The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) based here in Calgary as an excellent record of producing talented Photojournalists. Walking the streets of Calgary as much as I do, I often bump into SAIT students downtown learning the ropes and putting their knowledge to good practice ..read more

Top 100 Photography blog & top 60 Street photography blog We finished 2020 off on a positive high, with the news that we’d been selected by the good folks over at feedspot.com as one of the top 100 Photography blogs in Canada. Not only that but they also decided that we should be included in the top 60 Street Photography blogs on the web. High praise indeed, and we’re really excited to be included. Feedspot is a content reader that helps you keep up to date with multiple blogs making it as easy as reading your email ..read more

Calgary Street Photography. November brings with it Remembrance day, however Covid19 has greatly reduced the civic events this year Walking the streets of Calgary always throws up interesting characters as well as interesting juxtapositions, which are the staple of street photographers worldwide. Calgary street photography starts to get more challenging as the end of the year approaches and the first couple of weeks of November has delivered sub zero temperatures as well as a decent amount of snow ..read more

The storyboards of our neighbourhoods. Every staple can tell a story – poles and lampposts are the story boards of our neighbourhoods We see them every day, we ignore them every day. We laugh at them and they make us angry, they can make us take action or bring out the rebel inside us. They are so common that we take them for granted, yet they have been around for decades. We read them while we’re waiting to cross the road, we use them to promote our causes, our businesses or just as a way to serve opinions on society ..read more

A chance encounter and conversation with picker Rick Walking in Bridgeland, a neighborhood in Calgary, I spotted this golf bag laying on the ground alongside these large decorative balls. Totally random and amusing at the same time. While I was taking the photo a voice off to my left shouted out “you can have them $10” I looked up and there stood Rick. Rick was standing in the open doorway of his garage, bundle of wires in one hand and a lawn mower battery in the other ..read more

Chris Toombes is a Calgary street photographer who’s originally from the UK but has now been a resident in Canada for over 14 years. Three years ago he moved from Ontario and settled in Calgary. Since then, Toombes has been out shooting the streets of Calgary almost every day. In a recent featured interview at streetphotography.com the opening line read “His, is a voyeuristic, heat-seeking vision of the world. A street photographer staring at the glare of a fascinating urban universe ..read more

Nighty nine percent of the time, street photography is a fun past-time and generally devoid of any problems, other than the odd person who refuses to allow me to take their portrait. When people say no, I simply thank them for their time and move on, there’s always another opportunity around the next corner. Sometimes however, on occasion, someone will become hostile or demand that I delete a photo. Occasionally, I come across a know-all legal expert who informs that I’m breaking the law and can’t just take photos in public ..read more

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