In Pamplona, Spain, for the San Fermin festival this past July, I couchsurfed at my friend Gabe’s old flat. Its balcony overlooked calle San Nicolas, a bar-lined arterial road turned 24/7 street party bursting at the seams with people and music for the duration of the festival. The balcony was a convenient place to unload [...]

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

This summer, after Portugal –> Italy –> Toronto –> Spain, I accidentally spent three weeks in Copenhagen and now all I think about is going back. This is just one of the really amazing people I met there. Tillykke med fødselsdagen, Taryn!

You are beautiful!

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

Passengers sit in a tram car as its windows frame an advertisement on a wall across the street from 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!