Avard Woolaver

Other places

A touch of surrealism in every day life.

1. Flying over Toronto, 2014
2. Gypsum Mines, Nova Scotia, 2016
3. Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2012
4. Hantsport, Nova Scotia, 2023
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I can't remember exactly, but I think in the Wellesley/Bloor area.

More Toronto 1983

1. Crazy Joe's Flea Market
2. Yonge and Dundas
3. Bay Street
4. Bay Street

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Toronto 1983

1. Crazy Joe's Flea Market
2. Kensington Market
3. Kensington Market
4. Photo auction at Sotheby's

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Some reflections

Wind in the willow's playin' "Tea For Two"
The sky was yellow, the sun was blue

"Scarlet Begonias" lyrics by Robert Hunter (1974)

1. Manjiro and me, 2016
2. Rangeley, Maine, 2017
3. Kentville, Nova Scotia, 2012
4. Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2013

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More Toronto 1982

1. Speed Chess at Yonge and Gould
2. Nathan Phillips Square
3. Dundas West and Keele
4. Keele and St. Clair

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Yes, the guess focus is a bit tricky. I only used Tri-X film and tried to shoot at f11 or f16. Closeup work was really hit or miss!

Toronto 1982
In my second year of studies at Ryerson I got a Rollei 35s, and it changed the way I took photos.

1. Speed Chess at Yonge and Gould
2. Cigarettes, only $10.49 a carton
3. Danforth Avenue
4. Nathan Phillips Square

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Thanks, Bob!

The Language of Signs
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The Language of Signs
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No words

A Question of Scale

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Toronto 1981
After a year under my belt in the big smoke, I felt a little more settled and Yonge Street (just steps from the Ryerson photography building) was ripe with photo potential.

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Paris 1993
I spent about a week in Paris in 1993, on my way back to Nova Scotia after 6 years in Japan. I took the east to west route via the Trans Siberian Railway, and flew back from Paris. It's the first time I've seen these in 32 yrs!

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Thank you, Maureen!

Toronto 1980

Moving from Wolfville, NS to Toronto in 1980 to begin studies at Ryerson was a major turning point in my life. Getting used to city life was challenging, and I'm glad I had a camera to help me adapt to the new environment.

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Perception/Deception

"We have art so that we shall not die of reality." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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These days I'm not a fan of McDonalds, but when I was a teenager and fast food was a novelty in my life, I ate there as often as I could. So, there is a bit of nostalgia in these photos, and also an attraction to the design of the yellow M.

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Thank you!

My Favourite Light
I first discovered this light in Halifax in 1980 (see first photo in set) and have been enamored with it ever since. Back light on pavement is my favourite light and works best when the pavement is wet.
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Thank you!

Semi-Crazy

Yeah, I'm semi-crazy, I gotta be half nuts
To keep running up and down the road in these semi trucks

Junior Brown "Semi-Crazy" (1996)

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Wonderful illusion in this one!

5th Avenue and East 36th Street, New York, 1983

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West 35th Street, Street, New York, 1983

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Ellershouse, Nova Scotia

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Cheers, Fred!

Thank you, Marian. Yes, a little nippy.

Windsor, Nova Scotia

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the street

Martha and The Vandellas "Dancing in the Street" (1965)

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