Strangers spotted from across the room while having seafood one warm evening in Lisbon this past May.

You are beautiful!

Two children snack on bread as they wait for a tram at Homme de Fer station in Strasbourg, France.

What’s new in the world of Jen? Well, this past week has felt like one giant hangover-induced haze, so I thought this colourphilic photo set might best illustrate my happiness and consequent intoxication. No, Denmark hasn’t (yet) turned me into an alcoholic—let me explain. Last Wednesday I got my acceptance letter for the international photojournalism [...]

As part of International Pillow Fight Day 2012, a flash mob gathered in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for a massive pillow fight (Kissenschlacht) Saturday afternoon. More than 8000 people were confirmed on the event’s Facebook page. Feather pillows were allowed at the Berlin fight, which made for a spectacular mess and an incredibly [...]

Instead of enjoying the sun at the park with my friends today, I spent the first day of my two-week spring break speaking with a group of heroin addicts in preparation for a photojournalism essay I will be creating this week. After wandering around lost for a while, I asked some passersby if they knew [...]

Today is this lovely Dutch girl’s birthday. Tillyke, Anne!

Strasbourg’s six municipalities are interwoven with an incredibly efficient tramway system. The trams travel flush to the street and glide like space-age worms, each several cars long and with open gangways. They don’t clatter and spark like Toronto’s streetcars; built in the 90s, Strasbourg’s trams are much more modern and sleek, and they arrive frequently [...]

Three businessmen eat baguette sandwiches as they walk down a street in Strasbourg, France. (Trying something a little different with my processing today.)

This is the mild-mannered woman who made me a cheese breakfast bagel while I was in Copenhagen. The most average person in this country can be a source of aesthetic inspiration and envy. Talk about a great gene pool.