A man smokes a 2-ounce, 70-paper joint at the annual 4/20 marijuana prohibition protest at Yonge-Dundas Square. Tom Ryaboi of Blursurfing and I shot a photo essay of the event for blogTO. See the full collection.

A young woman smokes a joint at the annual 4/20 marijuana prohibition protest at Yonge-Dundas Square. Tom Ryaboi of Blursurfing and I shot a photo essay of the event for blogTO. See the full collection.

I considered titling this photo more cleverly because I enjoy that sort of thing (if you haven\’t noticed by now). But then I realized that I didn\’t want or need to say very much. I LOVE THIS CITY.

A woman checks for oncoming assailants during the fourth annual Pillow Fight Day in Toronto\’s Yonge-Dundas Square on April 2. See previous 1, 2, and 3. The rest of this set can be found on Flickr.

A man is hit with a pillow during the fourth annual Pillow Fight Day in Toronto\’s Yonge-Dundas Square on April 2. See previous 1 and 2. The rest of this set can be found on Flickr.

Participants of the fourth annual Pillow Fight Day gather in Toronto\’s Yonge-Dundas Square on April 2 to battle with pillows and soft toys. See previous.

While I\’d like to say that shooting events like Pillow Fight Day in Toronto requires great photographic skill, I\’d have to be lying. An 8 p.m. start time means ISOs cranked up high, or a lot of time spent waiting for your flash to recharge. I don\’t actually own a flash, so I expected a [...]

And indeed, I\’ve felt a bit left behind since Sunday. Imagine a topographic map. That\’s what my skin looked like as clusters of red spots suddenly appeared and swelled together, forming large continents of lumpy edema all over my body. Imagine ten thousand angry mosquito bites. That\’s what my skin felt like as a fiery [...]

Torontonians probably complain about the cold more than anyone else I know. Really. But there are the rare few who find the softly drifting snow a thing of wonder, who believe that hell is not something that can actually freeze over, and who revel in the beauty of winter. Perhaps winter is even their favourite [...]

When you can\’t beat it, drink it away. It\’s the Canadian way!