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singer, performer and painter Konstantinos Haitas at the concord cafe at bloor and ossington. his website will be up and running in the next few weeks featuring both his music and his art.
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december 19 2007 - 21:11
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headshots for Natalie Lanni taken this october in toronto.
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december 19 2007 - 18:12
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graydon family portrait
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family portrait of neighbours across the street. second time i've photographed them, the first time with wee jonathan.
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december 19 2007 - 17:05
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goldberg family portrait
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family portrait taken in boa studios in toronto on american thanksgiving this year. to view a mulitple image animation click here or on the image itself.
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december 19 2007 - 13:52
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zach headshot
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headshots for "shakespeare by the sea" alumni actor Zach Apostoleris taken this october in toronto. zach is graduating from george brown theatre school this coming year.
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december 19 2007 - 12:22
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neebar family portrait
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the beautiful family of one of my brother's oldest friends. it's amazing how quickly we are all growing up. taken in their backyard on a cool november day. reminds me my mother really wants a grandchild. not yet mom, sorry.
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november 23 2007 - 23:16
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wedding portfolio coming soon
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i had the pleasure of shooting some amazing weddings this fall and i will be working on getting a wedding portfolio up sometime in the new year. i had such a great time shooting the weddings, long crazy days, but i really look forward to getting involved with more in 2008 and beyond.
for wedding packages or bookings in toronto, GTA or beyond contact: info (at) josephmichael (dot) ca |
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november 23 2007 - 17:49
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beautiful but challenging curly hair. headshots for nicolina lanni, october 2007.
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nov 23 2007 - 15:51
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corporate portraits for galileo search
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images from a shoot with galileo search. downtown toronto, september 2007.
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nov 23 2007 - 14:37
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blogTO update: nuit, dance, fort, bill, citizen
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it has been a busy couple months and my free time has been dedicated to getting my feet wet at blogTO. above are some of the stories i've photographed this past two months. starting from top left and reading down the page are photos from scouts junkology conference, nuit blanche, YOU dance, the Fort at York, bill and his pups and the citizenship ceremony at the cbc. click on the photos to go to the blogTO site directly where you can read the story.
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nov 8 2007 - 22:14
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los angeles center for digital art - snap to grid exhibition
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iif you are in the Los Angels area later this month, stop by the LACDA and check out the snap to grid exhibition. two of my photos will be in the exhibition.
from the webpage: "The exhibit represents a snapshot of a current moment in art history when digital imaging has reached the hands of the many, an age where culture belongs to photo-artists and image makers around the globe. From Thailand to Texas, amateur to academic, beautiful to banal and beyond the monumental quantity and variety of "Snap to Grid" becomes an aesthetic experience where each individual piece adds to an agglomerative effect that has a life of its own." Snap to Grid Los Angeles Center For Digital Art |
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september 2 2007 - 02:29
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samples from a shoot earlier this summer of redman live a country duet from oakville. new album will be released nov 18, 2007.
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september 2 2007 - 01:18
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toronto maple leafs win championship at christie pits and i am blogTO.com's newest contributor
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images from christie pits, the beautiful home of the toronto maple leafs baseball team who won the intercounty baseball championship last night. it's the first of many contributions to blogTO.com, "a web site about Toronto written by a group of obsessed artists, musicians, photographers, politicos, advertising and media types, dancers, tech geeks, food lovers, aspiring film directors, fashionistas and people for the ethical treatment of animals."
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august 30 2007 - 15:27
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fire on front street - buskerfest in toronto
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here are four of my favorite photos from buskerfest 2007 in toronto on front street. lots of fire and lots of fun. they say it's the last big festival of the summer in toronto, and what with labour day this weekend, i guess they are right (i don't know who "they" are, but i read it somewhere). it's a fun festival, the kids reactions are precious and there are some pretty incredible tricks. unfortunately i saw some of the acts two or three times (i went two days in a row) and it's just not the same that way, i mean, it's the SAME thing. well hold on, maybe that's better for photos because you know what's coming, but actually, now that i think of it, all these photos were done on the first and only time i saw the act, so maybe it's not that much better for photography. anyway... click on the photos to seem them bigger, and trust me, they are much bigger better.
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august 28 2007 - 00:32
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art for aids orphans
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if you're in the vancouver area, check out art for aids orphans, an annual art auction to benefit children orphaned and affected by HIV and AIDS.
five of my images from Gulu and Rakai (pictured) will be a part of the auction this year and all proceeds will go to Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada). Date: September 6, 2007 auction: 6:30pm to 9:30pm enjoy refreshments and African music by Jarimba and The No Shit Shirleys Preview: September 5 & 6, 10am - 6pm Elliot Lewis Gallery |
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august 23 2007 - 16:47
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gulu, uganda
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new gallery of images from my week, earlier this year, in gulu, uganda home of 20-year-old IDP camps, for many, the only home they've ever known. click on image to view the gallery of children and child mothers.
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july 30 2007 - 22:04
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kevin macpherson
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new portraits of actor kevin macpherson taken on july 25, 2007 in toronto
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july 28 2007 - 23:41
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these photos were taken in Uxbridge Onatrio (population: 20,000) on the evening of July 20th, 2007 in celebration and anticipation of the release of the seventh and final harry potter book.
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this is an introduction to what i hope will be a life-long project. i wish i had started it years ago, but i hope to continue to add to it until the day i die.
it's simple really, for the rest of my life there will be occasions after taking someones picture i will ask them three questions: 1. What makes you happy? 2. What advice do you have for people around the world? 3. If you could ask one question to everyone in the world, what would it be? the key is, i will ask these same three questions each and every time. i got the idea before i left for africa. i was looking for a way to record and compare joy and insight from people all over the world. i wanted the questions to be positive and thought provoking allowing people to pass on knowledge while at the same time introduce new dialog. the project is just beginning but thus far i've been impressed with so many of the answers and i'm excited about the cross-cultural collection of faces and ideas. i hope the project will grow to reveal more and more about each other and ourselves. i'll try and update this site as often as possible, whenever i'm back from traveling or simply just going to the store. |
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toronto sports fans in uganda
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you can find t-shirts supporting just about every north american professional or collegiate sports team in africa, but it's a surreal experience when you see someone wearing peraphernalia supporting YOUR home-town team. within a couple weeks i ran into these three young men, all more then willing to model their shirts, supporting three of toronto's pro-teams. they were not the only three, there were many other Blue Jays, Raptors and Leafs supporters. i didn't find anything Argos, that would have really blown me away.
on a somewhat related note, rural rwanda has to have the largest concentration of LA Kings backpacks in the world. no joke, probably 1 in 3 people has one. if you're from LA, and you like the Kings, you are going to love Rwanda. |
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happy canada day!
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hope everyone had a great long-weekend.
this photo was taken at toronto ribfest at centennial park in etobicoke this past sunday (july 1rst!). i played with a variety of shutter speeds during the fireworks, but this one was taken at a full two seconds. i don't think the timing could have been better, though i probably should have gone with a smaller aperture. i took over 120 photos of the fireworks but i like about four of them - they are not an easy thing to photograph. |
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first blog
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the website is finally done! it's been a long journey and i'm excited to have it finished for you to see. i'm looking forward to improving it already. send comments or suggestions to info(at)josephmichael.ca
huge thanks to Craig Appl for the inspiration and help every step of the way. Craig works for Reach Out in Uganda and even with the slowest internet connection possible, he was always there to help. thanks Craig! this blog is going to be a place for me to post new images and projects i'm working on, share links and give updates about my work and inspiration. hopefully sometime next month i'll have my first posts here of a life-long project i began in africa called, for the moment, "three questions." until then, have a look around and enjoy the site. thanks again for coming to visit! |
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