At first Kenny said no thanks to my offer to take his photos. I approached him at the front of a nightclub called Soluna on Queen west. It was around 8pm so there was nothing going on in the club yet.

Within seconds of getting out of my car I saw Moad. His swagger got my attention fast. But before I could say anything he walked right past me into a store. I was upset because he would have been so great to photograph. I was also relieved because he looked tough and sometimes the tough looking dudes want nothing to do with photos or strangers (or at least that’s what I keep telling myself).

You never know who you are taking a photo of.

What does the next superstar look like? What do they sound like when they are playing music alone on the corner of Queen West and Portland?

Maybe they look and sound like Tyra Jutai?

This experience helped me realize something. There are a lot of people who would LOVE getting high quality photos of themselves. Now this might seem obvious, but things are a little different when …

I sensed Wumi’s energy even before I saw her. She was walking behind me on Queen Street west. I decided to walk a little slower to let her …

I don’t remember her name, but I definitely remember how I felt the moment I saw her.

She was sitting alone on the bench and I was immediately enthralled by her. She was beautiful, but there was a hint of sadness to her too …

This was without a doubt the most fun I have had yet. I met so many really cool humans. So many amazing photos. One thing I did that helped a lot was …

Made new cards. Kept it super simple and clean. I am really loving these cards.

I explored Humber Bay today. It was very challenging finding humans to photograph, but I also learned a lot today.

Here are my 4 takeaways …

I learned 2 important lessons with this outing …

This project is way harder than I expected. There are too many new creative layers. I need to strip it down and focus on one new element at a time and then when that layer feels more comfortable move on to the next creative element.

Let’s start by …

I saw Maeve as soon as I got to Trinity Bellwoods Park. My energy instantly was pulled towards her. She looked so at peace with her journal in the park.

Initially I was too shy to say hi, so I literally walked right past her trying to play it cool. I did a second lap and finally built enough courage to introduce myself.

“Hi I’m Darius…

After my meditation this morning I journaled about this project.

Specifically I asked myself one question:

“What are my intentions with this project?”

Here’s my answer …

I bought this domain yesterday.

I made this website today.

This weekend I am going out for my first set of photos for this project.

I am definitely nervous, but also …