Every month I take hundreds of pictures. I have to make hard choices as to which I’ll include in the article. This means that I have to leave some interesting photos on the cutting room floor.
It seems like a bit of a waste to not share these images, so once a month I’ll publish some of my favourite but unseen photos.
I hope you enjoy them.
The Archer, aka Three Way Piece No. 2, 1966
Artist: Henry Moore
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
The bane of the photographer’s existence: garbage bins. I couldn’t move them when I was on site and it would have been too much work to edited them out when I had other slightly more interesting images on the roll. I’m including it here to give you an idea of the scale of Moore’s piece.
Sir Winston Churchill, 1977
Located: Nathan Phillips Square
Artist: Oscar Nemon, 1906-1985
Sometimes you go back to a location and you discover new angles from which to shoot your subject. That’s what happened with Sir Winston Churchill. I could have kicked myself for not shooting from this direction the first time.
South African War Memorial, 1910
Located: 360 University Ave
Artist: Walter Seymour Allward (1876-1955)
I really loved the soldiers standing on either side of Mother Britain from the South African War Memorial, but I couldn’t isolate them to my satisfaction. They were always being crowded out. I need to grow another couple of inches.
South African War Memorial, 1910
Located: 360 University Ave
Artist: Walter Seymour Allward (1876-1955)
And if I couldn’t spotlight the soldiers, I didn’t feel that Mother Britain deserved it either. Although, I hate to admit it, I do like how this shot came out.
South African War Memorial, 1910
Located: 360 University Ave
Artist: Walter Seymour Allward (1876-1955)
Again, I feel the soldier is being crowded on the left of the shot, so I stuck with images featuring Allward’s full piece.
Peace Through Valour, 2016
Located: Nathan Phillips Square
Artist: Ken Lum
I love all the soldiers standing at the corners of Lum’s Peace Thru Valour, but this guy stuck with me. You can practically see the exhaustion sluicing off of him.
Freedom of Religion, 2012
Located: McMurtry Gardens of Justice (361 University Avenue)
Artist: Marlene Hilton Moore
I have a lot of fun playing with reflection and light in my photography. As chuffed as I am with the single lens flare on Freedom of Religion, I think the sun beams in the shot I included in the original article is more impressive.
Pillars of Justice, 2007
Located: McMurtry Gardens of Justice (361 University Avenue)
Artist: Edwina Sandys
I had a choice between Teenage Awe and Teenage Insouciance for the Standing Tall article. I went with awe.
Frederick G. Gans, QC Memorial, 1980
Located: McMurtry Gardens of Justice (361 University Avenue)
Artist: Maryon Kantaroff
I liked playing with the leaves on these shots of the Frederick Gans memorial, I opted for an unobstructed view.
Public Art of Toronto 