Bite Sized

Looking for Mr. Jones

2005-08-31T14:11:00.000-04:00

So I thought I'd try and get one of my shots on a Jones Soda label. Vote for this one by clicking:

You can vote for the others here:
Insect lurve
Candy Time
Swing Ride

Why flickr is crack

2005-08-22T23:01:00.000-04:00

Flagrant Disregard has come up with another brilliant time sucker. This time, you can take any of your photos posted on flickr and make a magazine cover out of it. See some of the other efforts made by fellow flickrites.

God help us...at least until the next big toy. :-)

Picture The Cure

2005-08-17T10:28:00.000-04:00

Picture The Cure
Originally uploaded by photojunkie.

Picture the Cure
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
The Gladstone Hotel.
1214 Queen Street West
6pm to 12am

The evening will showcase the work of Irina Souiki, Carrie Musgrave, Catherine Jaimeson, Charles Bodi, Kendall Anderson, Matt O'Sullivan and Miles Storey.

presale tickets are 5 dollars, at the door tickets are 10 dollars.
You can order you presale tickets by calling 416-937-3859

Here is what the evening is about in Irina's own words.

The idea of organizing a photo exhibit that would benefit the breast cancer research came to me last year while I was raising money in order to participate to the Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Last year I was selling my prints in the street, but this year I have decided to take this fundraiser one step forward and do something more significant to raise the awareness and in the same time honor survivors and sufferers who had to fight this horrible disease.

Along with 6 Canadian photographers, my teammates, walkers for Weekend
to End Breast Cancer, and friends from the Toronto community, we are going to give this project life and make it a recurrent one. We have named this event "Picture the Cure" because not only it is about photography and showcasing amazing talent, but also because we believe that every dollar raised will bring us one step closer to a cure.

It is extremely important to me and to my teammates because each one of us had or have a family member or a friend who had to battle breast cancer. Some of them made it, some didn't. Life is short and everyone should have the same chances. Breast cancer is not only unfair, but also devastating physically and psychologically. My aim is to prove that our
efforts are not meaningless and together we can make a difference.

Thanks for reading this far, and pass this along to anyone who you think would be interested in purchasing affordable photography for a good cause.

Uploaded by photojunkie on 16 Aug '05, 2.29pm EDT.

Why?!!!

2005-08-11T14:24:00.000-04:00

These are the kinds of things you see in the cheap seats at a professional baseball game. While there was a rather standard femullett a few rows down, the sight of these 3 brothers walking in to their seats in single file brought a hushed awe from me and my companions. The thing I like most is how each tail has a distinctive style that mayhaps be indicative of each boy's personality.

Shisha stable

2005-08-01T13:51:00.000-04:00

Shisha stable
Originally uploaded by b-real.

So, we're walking along a crowded Sparks Street on a busy Friday night during the Busker Festival, and come across not on, but two, outdoor shisha cafés. We somehow missed the bigger one on our first pass down the street.

The 'Lanna & The Unicorn

2005-08-01T02:40:00.000-04:00

A and I went to visit her parents in Ottawa this weekend. It was a fantastic trip. Just what I needed. If you're ever there, you MUST go to the Byward Market.

This was taken at the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, about a 15 minute walk from where we were staying.

4 Brothers

2005-07-22T16:10:00.000-04:00

4 Brothers
Originally uploaded by b-real.

Yay, I finally got one! This is my absolute favourite graffiti. And Clinton is a new addition. I caught this one just south of Dundas on Bay.

snail

2005-07-17T15:15:00.000-04:00

I picked up my Sunday paper and promptly dropped it, screaming like a girl. This guy was attached to it. This shot is from about two hours later. He had managed to make it about 4 feet (off the stair and up the wall) in that time. So slow, a spider had time to spin a web on him...

Double Reflections

2005-07-12T22:20:00.001-04:00

This window display had this "mirror" made out of reflective paper. It struck me as odd. Plus I like the multiple reflections. Someone might be able to read something into this...

Only In Paradise

2005-07-12T22:20:00.000-04:00

Queen & Parliament

CHUM

2005-07-11T00:22:00.000-04:00

CHUM - a Toronto institution (Yonge St., south of St. Clair)

2 Buddhas

2005-07-10T18:37:00.000-04:00

taken in Chinatown today. I like that one of the Buddhas is holding a Canadian flag. For me very representative of our city, where there are so many immigrants, who love both their homelands and their adopted home.

Consumer Alert

2005-07-10T18:26:00.000-04:00

Someone was very angry at Sunquest...
taken at the corner of Dundas & Parliament

Looking Up

2005-07-06T21:40:00.000-04:00

The thing I like most about photography is how it makes you really LOOK at your everyday world. I looked up today.

Curse you Red Baron!

2005-07-06T21:09:00.000-04:00

Curse you Red Baron!
Originally uploaded by b-real.

Taken at Woofstock 2005 in the Distillery District.

I think his name was Dizzy. Regardless, he was the coolest dog at the fair.

Remember

2005-07-06T16:45:00.000-04:00

Remember
Originally uploaded by b-real.

See the whole set and story of my encounter with sidewalk artist Victor Fraser here.

Bacardi sign

2005-07-06T16:41:00.000-04:00

Bacardi sign
Originally uploaded by b-real.

This is absolutely one of my favourite neon signs in the city. It's at the corner of Queen and Portland in the Fashion District. I just love the colours and how the 'Bacardi' lights up one letter at a time.

footie

2005-07-06T16:36:00.000-04:00

footie
Originally uploaded by b-real.

Every Sunday we have a friendly game with some of the neighbourhood peeps (many from the refugee settlement house that abuts this field).

More pics to come as I access a better scanner...

Toronto sunset

2005-06-30T23:20:00.000-04:00

There was a glorious sunset today. Taken from Alanna's deck, as she, Nannette, JB and I hung out enjoying the warm.

O.S.U.M. on the decks

2005-03-14T21:12:00.000-05:00

On the decks - Oct. 2004, as part of a set of promo shots

O.S.U.M.

2005-03-14T21:11:00.000-05:00

O.S.U.M. moves the crowd at the opening party for Click's Contact 2004 Show in Toronto - May 2004

2005-03-14T21:08:00.000-05:00

on Ken's rooftop, Oct. 2004, as part of a set of promo shots

2005-03-14T21:06:00.000-05:00

In his element - on Ken's rooftop, Oct. 2004, as part of a set of promo shots

2005-03-14T19:50:00.000-05:00

Weird German busker and partner - Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market, July 2004

2005-03-14T19:49:00.000-05:00

Weird German busker and partner - Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market, July 2004

2005-03-14T19:48:00.000-05:00

Graffiti artist at work during Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market - July 2004

2005-03-14T19:47:00.000-05:00

Looking up in the Distillery District - Oct. 24, 2004

2005-03-14T19:39:00.000-05:00

The tree just couldn't contain all the love this Christmas - Houston 2003

2005-03-14T19:34:00.000-05:00

Christmas dinner - Houston 2003

2005-03-14T19:33:00.000-05:00

I came across these walking through Chinatown in Toronto. I just liked the arrangement.

2005-03-14T19:25:00.000-05:00

Deborah and Shelley - Christmas in Houston 2003

2005-03-05T22:20:00.000-05:00

In the summer of 2004, the residents of Kensington Market took over their streets every Sunday. No cars...period. Every weekend featured different events and vibes. This particular Sunday, I stumbled upon a block full of people doing the tango. It was beautiful and mesmerizing. I got a lot of great shots that day.

Tango In Kensington

2005-03-05T22:15:00.001-05:00

Tango In Kensington
Originally uploaded by b-real.

2005-03-05T22:07:00.000-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T22:06:00.002-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T22:06:00.001-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T22:06:00.000-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T22:04:00.000-05:00

The streets of Toronto were crazy in the Portugese neighbourhoods where I live, the closer Portugal got to winning Eurocup 2004. What a party!

2005-03-05T22:03:00.000-05:00

Venezuela again, but this time in the area of some fantastic sand dunes. Can't remember the name.

2005-03-05T22:01:00.000-05:00

This was the scene as Dad, Maria and I drove until the road ran out, on route to a fabulous fishing village restaurant in Venezuela. Worth the trip!

2005-03-05T22:00:00.002-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T22:00:00.001-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T22:00:00.000-05:00

Bev, Nicki, and Deborah - Christmas 2003, Texas

2005-03-05T21:59:00.000-05:00

The Palace Theatre was the last single screen movie theatre in Calgary (and one of the first movie houses at all). This neglected marquee was torn down and replaced with a new one when the old dame became a nightclub.

2005-03-05T21:58:00.000-05:00

near St. Viateur in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T21:57:00.000-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004

2005-03-05T21:48:00.000-05:00

from my day at the Atwater Market in Montreal - Sep. 2004