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“Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man." — Henry Adams Photographers work through countless iterations   and variations when crafting an image. In darkrooms, contrast filters can dramatically change the impact of an image, while digital explorations offer endless editing possibilities. Even with small, simple edits, converting a photo to black and white, playing with tonal levels, or cropping, it’s helpful to observe the changes with a side-by-side view to confirm a final creative decision. The same comparison and adjustment process can also apply to ideas.  This year’s photoED Magazine trilogy of publications will explore ideas about contrasts. We begin here with Order vs. Chaos , perhaps as a subconscious reflection of a collective global zeitgeist. This edition features artists who turn to mindfulness and minimalism to create works that calm the soul, alongside artists who embrace visual maximalism created in a state of creative meditative flow to make sense of the crazy world around us. Crafted compositions with Milad Safabakhsh by Sherry Chunqing Liu Comparing and contrasting perspectives doesn’t necessarily result in us landing on a specific “side,” or changing our minds, but the process provides us a way of thinking outside the box to view all sides. I think that’s what we need more of right now.  As you'll see in the print edition, we have taken the opportunity to flip the script on how readers experience our magazine. From the cover, the publication opens as per usual, but somehow concludes in the middle. Flip the print edition on its back to find another beginning, a different entry point, through a second cover, again concluding in the middle.  From our International Call for submissions, Fausta Facciponte Some artists featured in this edition work towards creating images that inspire calm, through mindful minimalist compositions, and in contrast we’re also presenting artists whose work is intentionally packed with content, details, questions, and busyness, energizing, puzzling, and dazzling viewers. The search for order can sometimes seem in opposition to chaotic complex ideas, but I think these ideas can also be celebrated simultaneously to present viewers with fresh perspectives through the contrast. Hopefully, somewhere we all meet in the middle and enjoy the journey together.  A flip through the Order vs Chaos edition One Thing After Another,  An exquisite photography retrospective at the AGO, by Corinna vanGerwen Love + Order: Resilience, a photo book  by Alan Bulley Crafted compositions with Milad Safabakhsh by Sherry Chunqing Liu Geomatic MeditatioN by DW Alexander  Digital Manifestations: The Meditative Practice of Anthony Gebrehiwot, by Craig D’Arville  Wes Bell: Lost for words, by Sherry Chunqing Liu Quincey Spagnoletti  in conversation with Pelle Cass  One Thing After Another,  An exquisite photography retrospective at the AGO, by Corinna vanGerwen   Laura Kay Keeling: Untitled Portals by Rita Godlevskis Daniel Everett:  Systems of (Dis) Organization, by Alan Bulley PORTFOLIO featured artists From our International Call for submissions: Rebecca Tunks (AUS) Julia Zyrina (NL) Paulo de Tarso Souza (BR) Violetta Lorentzou (UK) Fausta Facciponte (CAN) Ava Margueritte (CAN) Henry VanderSpek (CAN) Franciszek Chilinski (POL) Tash Damjanovic (CAN) Shira Gold (CAN) and Jung Ui Lee (KR). This edition also features... Photo book recommendations by Brian St Denis Change Made: Building the next chapter in mentorship by Sid Naidu Jane Hinton: Contained chaos by Cassandra Spires Mindful photography in a Chaotic World by Anna Wilson     MORE! Cover art for issue #76 features; Pelle Cass,“Red Ball Shadows in Driveway — It was a silly fight,” and Fausta Facciponte, “Story Fragment No. 11,” from the Little Tragedies and New Beginnings , series.   Follow us on Instagram , Patreon , and Blue Sky , and sign up for our e-newsletter to keep up with all of our adventures! Order this edition online for delivery , while quantities last. Free shipping within Canada.  Or find the publication through these retailers,  across Canada and, internationally via Newsstand and Boutique Mags .  photoED magazine is also available as digital replicas for readers worldwide on Press Reader  and Flipster platforms.   This issue could not have been made possible without the support of: Tamron , Nikon , The Photo Historical Society of Canada , Beau Photo , Harcourt House,   Think Tank Photo , and Total Image Works.   + A very generous anonymous private donor passionate about supporting Canadian women in photography, our Patreon Patrons , Downtown Camera , B3K Digital, Front Row Insurance,   Professional Photographers of Canada. Consider supporting us to help us bring you more incredible photography stories!   • JOIN US AS A PATRON   • SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT DELIVERY   • READ our digital editions

moving from one place to another The contrast between old and new settings creates a compelling visual narrative. Photographers can use this approach to transform an experience into more than a passing event—becoming a creative opportunity to record personal change and the evolving their definition of 'home'. Documenting contrasts challenges your perspectives and habits, refreshing the way life appears through your lens. Familiar locations feel comfortable and predictable, whereas unfamiliar spaces spark curiosity and exploration. Photography can reveal moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. The emotional impact of changing environments Emotional ties often shape the way familiar streets, buildings, and views appear. Comfortable locations feel safe and predictable, while new spaces can create a surge of curiosity and attention to detail. Photographs taken in known areas often carry warmth and nostalgia , whereas images from unfamiliar settings display a different energy and discovery. These emotional differences influence composition, lighting choices, and subject focus. Photographers who recognize both sides can create stronger visual stories. Embracing both adds balance, texture, and honesty, making each image a new record of personal experience and perception. photo by Henry VanderSpek Finding beauty in the familiar Photographers often overlook the potential of places they know well. Everyday streets, corners, and buildings can hold surprising visual stories . Besides, changing the time of day or season can reveal details missed before. Shooting from unusual angles refreshes the way these spaces appear. Memories tied to locations often add emotional weight to the images. Strong light and shadow contrasts can enhance this effect. Familiarity helps predict the best conditions for a shot. Documenting these scenes provides a visual record of personal history. Focusing on known locations sharpens observation skills. This approach can enrich your experience by giving familiar surroundings renewed importance. Discovering the unfamiliar – A fresh eye on new surroundings Arriving in a new location offers a flood of fresh sights. Every street, face, and landscape can inspire fresh creative work. Observing how locals interact with their environment adds depth to the story. Trying different routes or visiting unexpected spots can spark new ideas. Paying attention to details often leads to stronger compositions . Lighting conditions in unfamiliar places may challenge your skills. Cultural differences influence the atmosphere of each image. Experiment with framing, colours , and subjects. Explore with intention to build confidence and expand your creative range. Inspiring others through your vision Sharing relocation photography can motivate others to explore their own creative visions. Posting images that reveal personal growth and perspective shifts with captions explaining the story behind each shot engages with audiences. Offering tips on how to feel like a local  adds practical value. Collaborating with local photographers fosters further connections. Visual storytelling helps bridge cultural gaps and extends beyond the image itself. Highlighting contrasts Using the same composition for different scenes highlights environmental changes. Shooting at similar times of day at the same location can produce striking visual comparisons. These techniques can provide structure while still leaving room for creative voice. In consideration of sequence Consider your sequence of images as the emotional path for your viewer. Including everyday moments in the new place creates relatability, while landscape shots provide scale and context. Mixing wide shots with close-ups keeps the sequence dynamic. Challenges and rewards Shifting between familiar and unfamiliar spaces tests a photographer’s adaptability. This process sparks creative growth . New surroundings often feel overwhelming at first, adapting to change requires focus and openness. Similarly, technical adjustments to lighting, composition, and subject matter become necessary. Each challenge builds resilience and sharpens skills, the reward comes in the form of a new perspectives for both the photographer and the viewer. Enjoyed this free read?!  Consider supporting us! JOIN US AS A PATRON   • SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT DELIVERY   • READ our digital editions   • Make a donation Follow us on Instagram, Patreon , Facebook , and Instagram , and sign up for our e-newsletter to keep up with all our adventures!

By Peppa Martin Drawing on deeply personal and emotional experiences, Shira Gold’s photographs demonstrate grief, loss, identity, and change. Wellness experts around the world increasingly recognize the indisputable health benefits of spending personal time with art, to the extent of even prescribing museum visits to combat illness. A comprehensive 19-year study published by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that art has positive overall effects for mental and physical health at all stages of life. If interacting with art, even merely as an observer, has therapeutic power, what happens when an artist takes up an active practice with a conscious search for solace, healing, and equilibrium? Vancouver photographer Shira Gold discovered this important intersection of photography, mental health, and well-being during a time of personal crisis. These crucial connections would ultimately guide her healing through loss and grief. Born and raised in Vancouver, Shira spent several teenage years learning photography at Arts Umbrella, a local non-profit centre for youth arts education. It was something of an antidote to an ongoing struggle in high school where she fought hard to meet academic expectations and defy negative and discouraging early childhood messages. With her self-esteem in a fragile state as a result of these messages from teachers who didn’t see her potential, her lack of confidence could have been crippling if not for her camera. Photography offered Shira a sliver of control over something concrete and became a tool to interact with the world and express her point of view in a positive way. That involved acknowledging and purposefully connecting with feelings of discomfort and intentionally deconstructing experiences that felt overwhelming. “It’s the only time in my life when my mind and my heart feel aligned,” she said. Repetitive motion is a widely accepted behavioural therapy technique for lowering ones heart rate and blood pressure and for calming an overactive mind. On the advice of health professionals, Shira tried, among other things, running, knitting, and deep breathing exercises to achieve these goals. Results were less than satisfying and not especially effective in slowing her racing thoughts. Then came an implosion. In 2001, when Shira’s mother Melanie became seriously ill, Shira made the pivotal decision to become her primary caregiver. Mired in grief after losing Melanie in 2003, Shira desperately sought a healing mechanism to relieve the searing pain of mourning. Photography, again, came to her rescue, providing the urgent support needed to navigate this difficult period. Picking up her camera again, she says, “was like finding my breath.” What Shira discovered to be genuinely therapeutic was the simple, repetitive act of making images, regardless of the subject, the time available, or the end result. Through this process she learned to visually diarize what she couldn’t articulate. “It was visual therapy,” she said. Diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at age 35, her camera became a tool for harnessing her distracted thinking and, along with summoning mental focus, making photographs allowed her to slow down and be, as she describes, “fully in the moment.” Shira describes the bewildering period from becoming her ailing mother’s primary caregiver, to experiencing Melanie’s death and being bereaved, to authoring and self-publishing a guidebook (titled Choosing Joy’s Empowerment Index), to becoming a mother: “It was like all the space in life between struggles and triumphs compressed and there wasn’t room to process what I had been through.” Good Grief is a series of landscape images that serve as a visual dissertation of Shira’s movement through loss. This series earned her an Honourable Mention in the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, a nomination to the Fine Art Photography Awards, a semi-finalist spot in the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, and also a finalist position in the LensCulture Art Photography Awards. Shira says, “If sharing my stories makes others feel less alone in their life circumstances, then maybe that’s the most important thing I do. My work has always been driven by my life and all the crazy, wonderful, painful experiences. As one who lives my days with a busy mind, there are few things that create pause and reflection. I think that when we tap into our vulnerability and channel it in our art, we are being authentic. That helps us to better understand ourselves, and to find balance and beauty in life.” www.shiragold.com IG: @shiragoldphotography + If you're in Vancouver, check out Shira's studio/gallery space on Granville Island, at 1249 Cartwright Street, she takes studio visits by appointment. 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The magazine for people who love photography with purpose. MOVEMENT - Issue #75 MEMORY - Issue #74 The MELD issue #73 Winter 2024/ 2025: COLOUR Fall 2024: TIME Spring/Summer 2024: LIGHT Fall 2023: WATER Spring/ Summer 2023: FOOD photoED magazine is for: Culture Vultures. People who feel good about surrounding themselves with quality content and ideas. The Community. For intentional photographers seeking authentic, process-driven stories. “It’s the kind of magazine you want to revisit—slow down with, learn from, and maybe even pass along to someone else who’d appreciate it. Highly recommended—and not just for one read, but many.” - Sandrine Hermand-Grisel, AllAboutPhoto.com Featured Blog Articles Current Edition Order This Print Edition Subscribe to get this issue + more! Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 “Any order is a balancing act of extreme precariousness.” — WALTER BENJAMIN In this print edition, we have taken the opportunity to flip the script on how readers experience our magazine. From the cover, the publication opens as per usual, but somehow concludes in the middle. Flip the print edition on its back to find another beginning, a different entry point, through a second cover, again concluding in the middle. Featuring... Quincey Spagnoletti in conversation with Pelle Cass Crafted compositions with Milad Safabakhsh by Sherry Chunqing Liu The Meditative Practice of Anthony Gebrehiwot by Craig D’Arville Wes Bell: Lost for words by Sherry Chunqing Liu One Thing After Another, An exquisite photography retrospective at the AGO by Corinna vanGerwen Geomatic Meditation by DW Alexander Laura Kay Keeling : Untitled Portals by Rita Godlevskis Daniel Everett : Systems of (Dis) Organization by Alan Bulley + PORTFOLIO Artists from our International Call for submissions: Rebecca Tunks (AUS), Julia Zyrina (NL), Paulo de Tarso Souza (BR), Violetta Lorentzou (UK), Fausta Facciponte (CAN), Ava Margueritte (CAN), Henry VanderSpek (CAN), Franciszek Chilinski (POL), Tash Damjanovic (CAN), Shira Gold (CAN), and Jung Ui Lee (KR). AND... 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Inspiring photography stories in print magazine Order vs Chaos “I have a gift for Order and a taste for Chaos.” – Leigh Bardugo Our 76th edition in print celebrates us meeting in the middle. In this edition photoED magazine flips the script on how readers experience fine art photography in print. From the cover, the publication opens as per usual, but somehow concludes in the middle. Flip the print edition onto its back to find another beginning, a different entry point, through a second cover. Perhaps as a subconscious reflection of a collective global zeitgeist, the artists featured in issue #76 / Order vs Chaos, work towards creating images that inspire calm, through mindful minimalist compositions, and in contrast the publication also presents work intentionally packed with details, questions, and busyness, energizing, puzzling, and dazzling viewers. This issue features: Crafted compositions with Milad Safabakhsh by Sherry Chunqing Liu Quincey Spagnoletti in conversation with Pelle Cass Geomatic Meditation by DW Alexander Daniel Everett: Systems of (Dis) Organization, by Alan Bulley Digital Manifestations: The Meditative Practice of Anthony Gebrehiwot, by Craig D’Arville Wes Bell: Lost for words, by Sherry Chunqing Liu One Thing After Another, An exquisite photography retrospective at the AGO, by Corinna vanGerwen Laura Kay Keeling: Untitled Portals by Rita Godlevskis + PORTFOLIO FEATURES Rebecca Tunks (AUS), Julia Zyrina (NL), Paulo de Tarso Souza (BR), Violetta Lorentzou (UK), Fausta Facciponte (CAN), Ava Margueritte (CAN), Henry VanderSpek (CAN), Franciszek Chilinski (POL), Tash Damjanovic (CAN), Shira Gold (CAN), and Jung Ui Lee (KR). AND... Jane Hinton: Contained Chaos by Cassandra Spires Mindful photography in a chaotic world by Anna Wilson Love + Order: Resilience, a photo book by Alan Bulley Photo book recommendations by Brian St Denis Change Made: Building the next chapter in mentorship by Sid Naidu Order vs Chas covers: Pelle Cass works by crafting images from thousands of layers, “Red Ball Shadows in Driveway — It was a silly fight” from the series, Tossed. And Fausta Facciponte smashes china to create new stories,“Story Fragment No. 11,” from the series, Little Tragedies and New Beginnings. photoED magazine is also available as digital replicas for readers worldwide on Press Reader and Flipster platforms. This edition could not have been made possible without the support of: Tamron , Nikon, The Photo Historical Society of Canada, Beau Photo, Harcourt House, GuruShots, a very generous anonymous private donor passionate about supporting Canadian women in photography, our Patreon Patrons , Downtown Camera , B3K Digital, Front Row Insurance , Professional Photographers of Canada , and Total Image Works. GET IT IN PRINT ! GET IT DELIVERED IN PRINT ! READ THE DIGITAL REPLICA A little sample of what we've done in the past.... Movement - Issue #75 Featuring: Xavi Bou & nicholas x bent: Motion in Frame by Corinna vanGerwen Isabelle Hayeur & Ruth Kaplan : Border Stories by Alan Bulley Stuart Robertson : Peace in 10,000 Hands by Craig D’Arville Lori Ryerson : Quiet, noise, and moving in between by Rita Godlevskis Crip Trip : Reframing Disability by Gladys Lou + PORTFOLIO Feature Artists: Lorena Zschaber (Brazil) Amy Heller (USA) Yasser Alaa Mobarak (Egypt) Roland Ramanan Nika Belianina (Canada) Xiatong Cai (Canada) Ed McDonough (Canada) Peter Dušek (Canada) Julia Nathanson Jonny Silver (Canada) Paul Mitchnick (Canada) Lesley Nakonechny Ashot Harutyunyan János Lakatos Andre Conceicao. + MORE! Change Made with JAYU by Sid Naidu Mattie Gunterman: Playful Pictures by Cassandra Spires Thinking Outside the Cube: SPAO Photo Walk by Alan Bulley Tilly Nelson: Authentic representation by Hazel Love Book recommendations by Alan Bulley Protest is a Creative Act: Resistance and tides of change in Australia. The Movement issue cover features a detail from Xavi Bou’s Ornithography #24. Yellow-legged gulls at sunset in El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia. Xavi Bou is represented by The Cardinal Gallery in Toronto. The outside back cover features Peace and Progress by Maya Guice. “The white flag is not surrender, but an invitation, an offering—a call to something more. Wouldn’t you like to imagine a future worth running toward?” MEmory - Issue #74 Featuring: Shelagh Howard 's The Secret Keepers Geneviève Thauvette 's Empowered Dark Memories by Craig D’Arville Materials of Memory by Mina Markovic Change Made: Room Up Front by Sid Naidu Chris Goodyear The GOODYEARS Kyler Zeleny : Leaning Bones Against a Landscape What has the artist’s contribution been to the history of photography? by Craig D’Arville Collective Memory: Memories shared by invitation from our community of Patreon friends. + PORTFOLIO Feature Artists: Anthoula Lelekidis (USA) Aline Smithson (USA) Maya Guice (USA) David Ofori Zapparoli (Canada) Rebecca Wood (Canada) Dalia Rahhal (Canada) Yuhan Zheng (Canada) Jaehyun Han (Canada) and Michelle Leone Huisman (Canada) + MORE! Divergence & Connection: The Flash Festival of Photography by Leona Herzog SPAO Residencies: The gift of time and space by Johanna Mizgala Peter Chatterton: Within These walls Book recommendations by Alan Bulley The Memory issue cover features “White Roses #3,” from the Lexicon for Loss series by Sheila Spence, and back cover image, “Such Great Heights,” from The Secret Keepers series by Shelagh Howard. MELD - Issue #73 Featuring: Change Made: Melding change through storytelling by Sid Naidu HANNAH MAYNARD’S GEMS by Cassandra Spires SPAO: IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME by Corinna vanGerwen Emma Nishimura: Stories, Memories, Histories by Corinna vanGerwen Curiosity, Wonder, and Unmitigated Optimism: Martha Davis at work Book recommendations by Brian St. Denis + PORTFOLIO Feature Artists: Trina O’Hara (Italy) Sarah E. Fuller (Canada) Pavlo Fyshar Maryam Firuzi Rosemary Horn (NZ) Diego Fabro (UK) Monica Rooney (Canada) Christine Germano Zelda Zinn (USA) and Ralph Nevins (Canada) + MORE! The MELD issue features a cover image from the Submersed Landscapes series, by Sarah E. Fuller Winter 2024- COLOUR Featuring: Finn O’Hara in conversation with Craig D’Arville/ffoto.com Michael Seleski: After All Curator Peppa Martin reflects on the art of Leslie Hossack & Peter Owusu-Ansah Brianna Roye + Wanna Thompson’s, Portraits of Mas by Corinna vanGerwen A Vibrant Vision by Djenabé Edouard Patricia Parsons: Perceptions of Colour The Hand-Tinted Lantern Slides of Mary Schäffer Warren by Mina Markovic Scarborough Made: Culture in Colour by Sid Naidu + PORTFOLIO Feature Artists: Featuring: Amanda Devison, Manfred Mueller, Stephane Alexis, Daphne Faye Boxill, Eva Kolcze, Monica Rooney, Paul Gravett, Trina Turl, Vanessa Pejovic, David Dorrance, Ryan Puchalski, Marie-Louise Moutafchieva, and Tessy Morelli, our TAMRON Award winner + MORE! The COLOUR issue features a cover image from the Standing Rock series, “On the Heavens,” by Finn O’Hara. FALL 2024- TIME Featuring: Scarborough Made : Community Spotlights By Sid Naidu June Clark & Christina Leslie , in conversation with Craig D’Arville Zinnia Naqvi , Time after Time, by Darren Pottie Sylvia Galbraith , What Time Is This Place? Camera Obsura Rooms Wade Comer , Layering time in a single frame, by Cece M. Scott Arianne Clement, Aging, beautifully. Documenting centenarians, by Alan Bulley + PORTFOLIO Feature Artists: Daphne Faye Boxill, Elsa Hashemi, Lucy Lu, Farah Al Amin, Julianna D’Intino, Elizabeth Siegfried, and Catherine Page. + MORE! Our cover features an image by Bret Culp Spring/Summer 2024- Light Featuring: Scarborough Made : Community Spotlights By Sid Naidu RITA LEISTNER & DON MCKELLAR Searching for light in dark times By Craig D’Arville THIERRY Du BOIS Lit from within By Alan Bulley THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANN PICHÉ By Darren Pottie VICKI DA SILVA Running with Light By Rita Godlevskis SOFT-FOCUS AND SERENDIPITY: PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY By Peppa Martin ADAM SWICA Rendering Light By Corinna vanGerwen Minna Keene & Violet Keene Perinchief By Mina Markovic Chasing Light is Chasing Life By Rocio Graham + PORTFOLIO Feature Artists: Henry VanderSpek, Monica Rooney, Amy Friend, Grant Withers, Nikki Baxendale, Jennifer Gilbert, Felicity Somerset, Alan McCord, and Pablo Villegas. + MANY MORE! Our cover features an image by THIERRY Du BOIS WINTER 2023- LAND Featuring: Scarborough Made : Reclaiming community space, by Sid Naidu This summer we travelled , A poem by Tenille Campbell ELLA MORTON : Northern Curiosity, by Corinna vanGerwen STEVE KEAN : Moving Landscapes, by Bart Gazzola ALAN BULLEY : re:Placed PORTFOLIO Featuring: Janet Hinkle, Arlin Ffrench, Vera Saltzman, Joanne White, Julie Florio, TJ Watt, Edward Peck, Jeff Adams, Rachel Foster, Richard Miller & Geneviéve Thibault, Richard Robesco, and Richelle Forsey + MANY MORE! Our cover features an image by Richelle Forsey FALL 2023- WATER Featuring: Ruth Kaplan : The Bathers - by Bart Gazzola Scarborough Made: Making Waves By Sid Naidu Amy Romer : The Last Salmon Run Chris Myhr : Ab-solutes + Vessels Benjamin Von Wong : Big Brands, Complex Systems of Global Production, & A.I. Osheen Harruthoonyan : Floating, by Corinna vanGerwen Ocean Wise Team - Pacific Northwest Whale Watchers + MANY MORE! Our cover features an image by Ruth Kaplan SPRING/Summer 2023- FOOD Featuring: Scarborough Made : Community connections + culinary culture By Sid Naidu A meditation on the perishable: S. Maria Brandt’s Installation 50%, By Bart Gazzola Food Chain: A conversation through photographs about food Apples to iPhones? By Ali Penko PORTFOLIO: Marie-Louise Moutafchieva, Kate Ince, Carl Rittenhouse, Jennifer Chin, Anthony Carr, Gladys Lou, and Peggy Taylor Reid SVAVA TERGESEN Ian Kapitan’s Black Sheep Supper Club By Corinna vanGerwen GAB BOIS: Playing with her food + MORE! Our cover features an image by S. Maria Brandt Winter 2022-2023 Botanicals Featuring: An augmented reality piece by artist Erin McGean Ryan Van Der Hout’s incredible photographic work accompanied by a unique conversation between writers Kerry Manders and brandy ryan, who discuss the multitude of layers that this work presents. Danny Custodio Jennifer Long T.M. Glass Julya Hajnoczky Sally Ayre Ali Penko + MANY MORE! This issue was curated by Peppa Martin, founder of TheCommotion.ca, a virtual photography salon. Our cover features an image by Anna Church FALL 2022- Photography + Activism Featuring: AMBER BRACKEN – ‘A witness with a camera,’ By Laurence Butet-Roch Carole Condé + Karl Beveridge - ‘Democratizing Art’ An interview by Ingrid Forster KC ADAMS - PERCEPTION Alex Jacobs-Blum, ‘Home is Calling’ By Laurence Butet-Roch ‘Blurred lines: A conversation between photographers, Jackie Dives & Kate Schneider ‘An Ethical Photography Practice’ By Danielle Khan Da Silva +MORE! This issue was curated by award winning photographer, author, and academic, Laurence Butet-Roch. Our cover features an image by Kate Schneider SPRING/SUMMER 2022- FUTURE X FASHION Featuring: The BIPOC photography mentorship program Emerging photographers from across Canada tell us how they see the future of photography Christopher Schmitt's (Virtual) Perception of Reality Patricia Ellah's Fashion Forward Frames Richard Bernardin speaks about the importance of The Muse +MORE! This issue was curated by Djenabé a multi-disciplinary artist, producer, and art director for @Aquarius.Mood. She says, “In this issue, I was keen to share future-focused stories, make space for imagination, and explore the two-headed entity that has influenced all of my creative inclinations: fashion and the future.“ Our cover features an image by SATY NAMVAR + PRATHA SAMYRAJAH WINTER 2021- TYPOLOGIES Featuring: Resources you'll love Heather Doughty INSPIRE: The Women’s Portrait Project Tanja-Tiziana’s Buzzing NEON Lights Bart Gazzola DISCARDED DISCOVERING SELF: VERA SALTZMAN By Peppa Martin Thierry du Bois PROJECT Y Stéphane Alexis’ Chains & Crowns Arnaud Maggs: A career in three acts By Anne Cibola Émilie Régnier and The Devotees of Leopard Print By Laurence Butet-Roch MORRIS LUM - Chinatowns By Briar Chaput Walter Segers Story Lines Our cover features images by Stéphane Alexis. FALL 2021- The ECo Issue Featuring: Resources you'll love THE ECO-FRIENDLY DARKROOM NICK HAWKINS - Adventurer & Conservation Photographer Q&A ROCIO GRAHAM Forest Miracles TAYLOR ROADES The Aerial Perspective John Healey PLASTIC BEACH Coffee for Film By Kate Roy Samantha Stephens: Little Things + Big Changes By Briar Chaput & The READERS GALLERY Our cover features an image from the In Possible Lands series by Annie Briard. Spring/Summer 2021- FUN! Featuring: THE ULTIMATE PHOTO NERD WORDSEARCH ALI PENKO PLAY IN PHOTOGRAPHY JOANNIE LAFRENIÈRE’S PLAYTIME: Kerry Manders & brandy ryan in conversation CAROL SAWYER × NATALIE BRETTSCHNEIDER By Mark Walton or Walter Markson BLAKE MORROW: Pop culture & PhotoShop LINDSI HOLLEND: Heightened Vision By Michelle Joseph 2021 Astrological advice for photographers By Djenabé Our cover features Priyanka, Winner of Canada’s Drag Race. Image by Blake Morrow. winter 2020- beautiful B&W Featuring: Rosalie Favell - Facing the Camera Photography as a Gift By Ruth Bergen Braun Matt Williams’ Two Rivers Kamelia Pezeshki - Attention to detail Francis A. Willey’s “Blindness” By Kerry Manders Jessica Deeks GIRLS+ ROCK OTTAWA Christine Fitzgerald - A fierce and ordinary reality By Brandy Ryan Karolina Kuras - Romance, flight, & fluidity By Mark Walton Ally Gonzalo BAKLA! By Michelle Joseph Kate Roy - Affinity Cover by Karolina Kuras Fall 2020- Fresh PORTRAITURE Featuring: #PORCHtraits: Images from isolation Liam Mackenzie - Beautiful, messy, wild, and dynamic Lyle XOX: About Face Q&A: XVXY Photo Yucho Chow: Chinatown Through a Wide Lens FRESH FACES: The future of Canadian Portraiture Cover by Liam Mackenzie Spring/Summer 2020- Mental Health Featuring: Kat Fulwider: Ottawa homeless youth + cyanotypes Representing Ideas: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design students explore mental health, by Karen Ruet THE ONE PROJECT The power of photography to change the conversation, by Bryce Evans SHIRA GOLD: Finding her breath, by Peppa Martin Rick Miller’s Homecoming, by Kerry Manders Sara Harley: Stroke of emotions Megan Conley: Vulnerable Expressions, by Ali Penko Cover by Shira Gold Winter 2019- Canadian Risk-Takers Featuring: Haley Eyre: New and bonkers, by Ali Penko Windfields Middle School students Experiential Learning Project, by Briar Chaput Shannon Fitzgerald: A little bit weird, by Joshua Cameron Nicholas Aiden: Introductions Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman, by Peppa Martin Martine Marie-Anne Chartrand: Drôle de ménagerie Joseph R. Adam: BURN Laurence Philomène: In Living Colour, by David Fulde Justin Atkins + Steven Restagno: Mirage Theodora Mitrakos: Mythos Cover self-portrait by Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart Fall 2019- Documentary Photography Featuring: Christine Love Hewitt’s Wanderlust Representing with Dignity. A panel discussion moderated, by Laurence Butet-Roch Morgan Sears-Williams' Queer Love and Care Ears, Eyes, Voice: Black Canadian Photo journalists 1970s–1990s, by Dr. Julie Crooks Chris Donovan: Complicated Maritime Clouds Paul Seesequasis’ Indigenous Archival Photo Project Patti Gower: From the front lines to leading the next generation JAYU- Photography + community good, by Joshua Cameron Cover by Chris Donovan Spring/ Summer 2019-Analog Photography Featuring: 5 things to look for in a used camera Stephen Brookbank’s - The making of a place Burke Paterson’s - Objects + Ritual Photograms A.T. Kingsmith’s Berlin: A fractal city How-To: Double exposures - Twice as nice! Sara Fleiszig: SOAKED in bodily fluids Sally Ayre, Cyanotypes Kali Spitzer: A Portrait of Resilience SEITIES: A platform for analog photography Our cover features a Tintype by Kali Spitzer Winter 2018 - Studio Work Featuring: In Studio How-To: One light, Three ways, with Margaret Mulligan Vicky Lam: Eye Candy, by Briar Chaput Imagining Exoplanets. Adam Makarenko’s Toronto workshop, by Alexander Tesar David J. Fulde, shooting with flair, by Joshua Cameron In studio with Torrie Groening, by Peppa Martin Grand Masters of Flash. Jens Kristian Balle, Larissa Issler, and Nik Mirus. New Kids on the Block. Emerging talents, hangin’ tough. Five recent photo school grads tell us about the transition from school to the real world. Cover image of Mango Sassi, by David J Fulde Fall 2018- Canadians Abroad Featuring: Marie Louise Moutafchieva/ Renaissance light & culinary delights by Nicola Irvin Travel Tips. Travel advice you may not expect... Thomas Brasch - Out of the Darkness Nathalie Doust’s Korean Dreams, by Samatha Small Anton Mwewa: Curious + Candid, by Joshua Cameron Meaghan Ogilvie’s Underwater worlds, by Briar Chaput Samra Habib ‘JUST ME AND ALLAH,’ by Joshua Cameron Jo-Anne McArthur - Animal Advocate INTAC - A Global Collaboration of Universities by Peter Sramek Samuel Bolduc: From Matane to London Cover by Anton Mwewa Spring/Summer 2018 - Manipulation Featuring: The TIME-TRAVELLING HIPSTER by Joshua Cameron Jessica Thalmann: Destroy and reinvent by Cece Scott Meet Forensic Video Analyst - Michael Plaxton Goodbye Photography, hello Computers by Dolores Gubasta/KlixPix Timothy Starchuk’s Data – Based Art Natalia Osmolovskaya: A City Dweller’s Magic Two Canadian STOCK photo companies making waves online by Nicola Irvin (POSSIBLY) The last roll of colour Infrared film in CANADA by Bob St. Cyr HOW-TO: Edit in Adobe Lightroom Cover by Natalia Osmolovskaya Winter 2017-Landscapes: Real & Imagined Featuring: ISABELLE HAYEUR ’s - Disorientation Desirée Patterson’s - Enraciné by Peppa Martin HOW-TO: Make frozen bubbles by Chris Ratzlaff DANI LEFRANÇOIS - Landscape photography in Banff Alex McLeod: Endless Connectivity by Briar Deacon Pat Kane: The Land Up North HOW-TO: Tips for Winter Photography Adisa Sadaf Rawi: New Worlds Cover by Desirée Patterson FALL 2017 Canadian Collaborations Featuring: The women of TEA & BANNOCK LM CHABOT “One does not go without the other” by Briar Deacon Photo Collectives: Toronto V. 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