A straight ahead view of a tiled wall beneath a window, with sunlight stretching diagonally from right to left. On the tiles are written "No Graffetti", "No Graffeti" and then "No Graffe..." with the latter part erased.

No Graffetti
Written three times, each one a little different.
This wasn't in my recent photo exhibit, Urban Scrawl, but it does make me smile.
🗓️ Oct 2021
🎞️ Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400
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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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On the left side of the image is a lamppost with the words "Now is the only thing that's real" written on it. To the right is a crosswalk with people walking to the left, two of whom are pulling small wheeled carriers. In the background are cars crossing the intersection. Above is a blue sky with a few light clouds.

"Now Is The Only Thing That's Real"
This image is in my Urban Scrawl exhibit, on at Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas St E, Toronto) until Monday May 5th as part of the annual Contact Photo Festival.
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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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The words Love Yourself are written on a dark wall in the right side of the image. On the left, in the distance, a man walks along a sidewalk, in the direction of a taxi. Image is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Love Yourself
An image that isn't in my Urban Scrawl exhibit, which opened last night, but was in the running for it.
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A large photo of a store window is stretched across a table. In the background someone is measuring out a wall where the photo will later be hung.

Yesterday during setup for my exhibit, Urban Scrawl, which opens tonight at Daniels Spectrum in Toronto. Drop by if you can! 6:30-9:00 PM 585 Dundas St E.
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A poster for a photo exhibit is placed on a rough wood wall that is covered in tattered paper and graffiti. Graffiti art of a mouse is on the wall beneath the poster. To the right a covered sidewalk leads towards Toronto’s Kensington Market neighbourhood.

I’ve been postering around Toronto for my new exhibit Urban Scrawl, which opens this Wednesday. Here is one of them near Kensington Market.
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An interview with yours truly about my upcoming photo exhibit. Thanks @mysummerlair.bsky.social! #photography #graffiti #streetart #podcast #UrbanScrawlTO #Toronto #Canada

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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Urban Scrawl - Photo Exhibit Opening Reception Urban Scrawl explores moving messages written on Toronto streets, as captured by documentary photographer Henry VanderSpek.

In one week my new exhibit Urban Scrawl opens. The exhibit features photos of messages found on the streets of Toronto over the past 12+ years. If you’re in Toronto stop 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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