A street scene captured with colour film in Toronto. In the foreground a man cycles from right to left. In the background on a rough red brick wall there are words is written with spray paint - they say "you are a Super Hero" and the year 2021.

"you are a Super Hero."
One of several images in my Urban Scrawl exhibit showing messages by an artist known as Renaissance.
📷 Fujica GS645W
🎞️ Kodak Ektachrome 120 format
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The words "I love you still" are spray painted on a wall, in the right side of the photo. On the left a snow covered sidewalk stretches forward, into the frame. Where the sidewalk ends, a scooter is seen, driving to the right.

I love you still
A message that I saw around Toronto in 2022.
An outtake from my Urban Scrawl exhibit, which is on now until May 5th at Daniels Spectrum in Toronto.
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I was interviewed by Sammy of @mysummerlair.bsky.social podcast about my upcoming photo exhibit, Urban Scrawl. If you’d like to get to know my and my photography, please give this a listen!
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A sticker is applied to the side of a newspaper box. On the sticker is handwritten: “Sometimes the grass is greener because it is fake.” On top of the newspaper box is a book titled The Great Controversy. An American flag can be seen in design of the book cover.

“Sometimes the grass is greener because it is fake.”
An images from my upcoming exhibit, Urban Scrawl, which opens next week Wed April 16th. If in Toronto please drop by!
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An invitation to attend an exhibit titled Urban Scrawl, which features photos of messages written on the streets of Toronto, as taken by Henry VanderSpek. The Exhibit opens on April 16 and ends on May 5, 2025 and will be at Daniels Spectrum at 585 Dundas St E, Toronto. Opening Reception is April 16 6:30 - 9:00 PM. The exhibit is held as part of the annual Contact Photography Festival. The invitation includes a quote by Bob Dylan, from his song Thunder on the Mountain: "The writing's on the wall, come read it, come see what it say".

I'm excited to share about my new exhibit entitled Urban Scrawl. See below for details. If you are in Toronto on April 16, please attend my opening reception!
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