Toronto Gone 08-18-2020

Yonge and Dundas, Toronto, 1982 – © Avard Woolaver

Looking back now at the photos I spent my precious film on back then, so much comes back to me about dropped into a new environment. We use our creative tools as extensions of ourselves; they help us understand and define our place in the world. For me, having a camera in my hand at all times helped me remember, You only get to do this once. We have to take time and see it, as clearly as we can.

I will be posting more from the series: Toronto Gone over the coming months–photos taken in Toronto in the 1980s and 1990s. It may lead to a new book.

Biltmore Theatre, Toronto, 1982 – © Avard Woolaver

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Dundas West and Runnymede, Toronto, 1984 – © Avard Woolaver

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Malta Band Club, Toronto, 1985 – © Avard Woolaver