Henry VanderSpek - Photographer

A man named Octavio, with long dark hair and a moustache, sits on a concrete step. His three dogs sit on their haunches in front of him. A large white furred dog names Sosa, a medium sized brown and white dog named Bella and a medium sized black and white dog named Stormy.

Octavio with Sosa, Bella and Stormy.
- Parkdale, Toronto
📷 Fuji X Half
🗓️ Sept 29, 2025
#Toronto #Canada #FujiXHalf #XHF1 #dogsofbluesky #bnw #classicmono #urbangaze

Well done. Stunning scene!

I’ve read it’s the first time it has been ever happened during a World Series game. According to the Toronto Star’s live blog about the game.

Beautiful!

I like this series. Very nice light in this image also.

Along the Icefields Parkway to the many scenic spots between Lake Louise and Jasper, Alberta. So much beauty through there!

Well said. I’ve read the first two of his Harlem trilogy. The characters and the humour all come through so well. Certain lines are just so good. I know there’s more of his books to discover. How about you? Which is your favourite?

Very excited for this. Love Colson Whitehead’s writing. Definitely worth picking up! #booksky #NYC #greatreads

Wow. Thanks!

Ha! I guess I’m a maverick! Or was more focused on using 400 ISO film, less than what its best purpose is. The first reason sounds better though. :)

Beautiful captures Tom!

Someone will be annoyed one way or the other. Either way you’re winning! 👏🏻💀😊

Great hats. Spy novel worthy. :)

A timeline of the ad that led to Trump terminating trade talks with Canada | CBC News Donald Trump says he has terminated trade negotiations with Canada over an Ontario government ad that quotes a decades-old speech by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Here’s a timeline of events to...

On Oct 21 Trump said “If I was Canada, I'd take that same ad also."
On Oct 23 he changed his tune. Read the timeline here:
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Nice! You’ve really got things covered with those two! Happy Halloween! 👏🏻🎃😊

Thank you Tom! I was very happy with this one! 🙌🏻😊

Thank you Maureen!

A Toronto Blue Jays fan waves the Canadian flag above his head. Behind him is the CN Tower.

How about them Blue Jays!! Winners of game one against the LA Dodgers.
Photo taken last night before the game started.
#bluejays #worldseries #baseball #Toronto #Canada

A panoramic view of the Toronto Blue Jays playing in the Roger Centre (aka The SkyDome) in Toronto in June 2023.

Let’s go Blue Jays!
A panoramic view of the Toronto Blue Jays playing in the SkyDome (aka The Rogers Centre).
📷 @lomography.com Sprocket Rocket
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🗓️ June 2023
#bluejays #worldseries #lomography #sprocketrocket #kodak #portra400 #toronto

Such a moving film. So glad I watched it. Love what John Candy brought to this world.

Yes! Love hearing your response and your appreciation for the literary scene in Toronto! Cheers! 📚👏🏻

An older woman holding two shopping bags peers into the window of a book store. The sign above shows the name of the store: “Book City”. It is a night time scene and the main source of light is from inside the book store. The store is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Book City
A great independent book store found in Toronto.
#books #bookcity #booksky #photography #Toronto #Canada

That’s insane. How awful.

A statue of a man, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, taken from below. The man is holding out his cap. A pigeon is sitting on his left shoulder.

Top of the world.
Statue of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen on Spadina Avenue, Toronto.
📷 Konica Auto S3
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🗓️ July 2025
#Toronto #Canada #believeinfilm #bnw #noiretblanc #classicmono

LOL!

Good read. Thanks.
Makes me think of how College street curves as it crosses Spadina. The way streetcars shift and shimmy as they navigate it always reminds me of a ride at the CNE.

Looks like the doctor is in! 😬😂

A black and white image of hay bales in rolls, in a field east of Calgary Alberta, near Siksika First Nation territory.

Hay bales in a field near Siksika First Nation territory, Alberta.
#siksika #firstnation #landscape #photography #bnw #blackandwhite #noiretblanc #classicmono

Beautiful image. 👏🏻

Minimal and shade
“Under the sun”
#photography #streetphotography
#cinematic #japan #streetphoto
#shadow #dark #tokyo #hongkong #minimalism #silhouette #street #fineart #fineartphotography