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The Daily Photoist: November 25, 2009
Each weekday morning, we pick a recent image from the Torontoist Flickr Pool and feature it here on the site. It's our way to give the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve!
Over the past few years, it seems that The Brickworks are the new Whitby Psych Hospital (now torn down) for urban exploring photographers -- just about everyone's done it, and it's now turned into a bit of a cliche. We thought we'd seen every detailed angle and nook, but then came across ~EvidencE~'s shot in our Flickr pool, and were surprised with how refreshingly different it is. It was taken inside one of the oven tunnels, which seems apt, given the warm treatment of it. The photographer used tealights down the middle and a long exposure to get the full light effect. Kudos for originality.
Rumour has it that The Brickworks will soon be open to the public, which makes us wonder -- what will be the next Brickworks for photographers in the city?
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It's true, this place has been shot by every toronto photog it seems. And it's also true that it will be open to the public (eventually!) A group I volunteer for called Evergreen is revitalizing it: evergreen.ca/rethinkspace
I really like the old brickworks, but I'm more looking forward to the new. It'll be good for nuturing my inner granola girl.
Looks like the perfect movie set.
The TLR Club in Toronto invites you!
Into the Field with the TLR Club
12:30pm – 4:30pm, Saturday, March 10
Hart House and Toronto's TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) Club are leading a
photographic expedition to the Don Valley Brick Works
Bring your camera, and a
sense of adventure! For transportation to and from this event , meet
at the Hart House Hall Porters' Desk at 12 noon. Bus returns at 5pm.
Round-trip fare: $5.
About the Don Valley Brick Works
In operation from 1889 to 1984, the Don Valley Brick Works was one of
Canada's pre-eminent brickyards, producing 43 million bricks a year at
its peak. Today, the Don Valley Brick Works is a 40-acre park that
includes the Weston Quarry Garden, wetlands, hiking trails, wildflower meadows and 15 heritage buildings that are desperately in need of restoration. Evergreen, a national charity, is redeveloping the site in a way that will transform the way we think about nature in our cities and communities. It will place Canada at the forefront of the
urban greening movement and create a legacy of social innovation for
our children and theirs.
About TLR Club
TLR Club is a group of photographers, photography enthusiasts, artists and urban explorers that formed in 2004 to shoot Toronto's hidden spaces and sites. By documenting behind the scenes and often behind the fences of urban design, we hope to provide a view of a city in renaissance: a city being redesigned before our eyes. The group gathers on the last Sunday of every month and welcomes new members.
e-mail tlrphotos(at)gmail(dot)com
Kodak is next.