PDB is for the children.
Stressed and overwhelmed and still making funny faces at your baby.
Photos taken at the best poetry slam series in the world @torontoyouthpoetryslam , if you haven’t been, you’re missing out.
📸: @davidakiogrant
Walking with a heavy heart 🇱🇧💔
But the people and beauty of Lebanon won’t be down for long 🙏
Photos taken from southern Lebanon, currently occupied by Israeli forces, with threats made to annex up to the Litani River.
#lebanon #🙏 #❣️
Our host for our next open mic and slam will be the phenomenal @desireemckenzie - celebrate poetry month with her and the team this Wednesday.
She’s in her feelings in this photo, and I’m sure we will all be too at this upcoming show. 2 more days to buy tickets, and limited spots will be available at the door. Link in our bio to get yours early.
Interested in competing? Send us a DM, or sign up at 6:30pm.
📸: @davidakiogrant
I was looking forward to Little Italy’s atmosphere here in Toronto during the World Cup…
At least the Azzurri can enjoy their Italian summer not worrying about playing football or anything 🇮🇹⚽️😬
Shoutout to Bosnia though 🇧🇦bet Sarajevo is gonna be popped this summer. Congrats to Sweden, Iraq, Czechia, Türkiye and DR Congo for qualifying, let’s get this WC going!!!
Photos from Roma a couple summers ago
After a two year hiatus, my good friend and amazingly talented painter @f.sclocco returns to the @artistprojectto this year. Opening night is this Thursday, March 26 and the show runs until Sunday, March 29.
I visited his studio a little while back to take some photos and must say his new work is incredible! These b&w photos don’t represent his new colourful series lol, but make sure you stop at Booth 642 to check out his new work.
I’m taking a break this year myself after a 4 year run, but can’t wait to see all the other art that will be shown.
Eid Mubarak 💫 to my Muslim brothers and sisters
A difficult one for many in the world this year as missiles and drones target many countries in the Middle East. Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem also remains closed, one of the holiest sites for Muslims, making impossible conditions for Palestinians even worse during what should be a time of celebration. Not since 1967 has access been denied, adding further pain to their plight (as worries of shrapnel from Iranian missiles force the closure).
But I know brighter times are ahead, so sending love and strength to all communities struggling with danger, fear and despair. Billions around the world are with you 🙏
Photo 1 - hundreds pray in front of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
Photo 2-5 - Al-Aqsa mosque from various angles
I have a deep respect and love of fashion. Bold outfits, styles and personalities make for a fun industry. I don’t shoot a ton of fashion tbh, but it’s something I do like to dabble in.
Shoutout to @torontofashionnetwork for putting on a great event with awesome friendly people. I didn’t get to connect with all of you but let’s collaborate more (tag people here I missed)
Here’s some bts of the amazing talent in front of and behind the lens @mild.studios . More images of the amazing talent coming soon…
I’m traveling less these days so fashion is something I want to do more of here in the city 📸 so reach out to create ✌️
With the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei over the weekend, Iran, the Middle East and the wider world enters a new era.
A Persian taxi driver in Vancouver once told me that we would see much wider peace if the Iranian regime was removed since they sponsor so much terrorism across the world.
While I don’t agree with the lack of congressional approval, negotiating while planning the attack and total disregard for international law by the USA, it is clear Khamenei was an evil man who finally got what was coming to him. One who slaughtered his own people multiple times over the decades to squash any dissent. While funding several terrorist groups whose whole mantra was solely to destroy Israel. Imagine if that money had gone towards the Iranian people instead…
I do fear for further chaos in the coming months and pray for the Iranian people. The US doesn’t exactly have a good track record with these types of operations and there seems to be no clear plan ahead by the US government.
So I pray for our Persian brothers and sisters, I pray for their safety from US and Israeli bombs, from crackdown and instability within the country as the regime tries to maintain control. But mostly just pray for a more positive better future, one that they deserve after decades of oppression. There are brighter days ahead 🙏☀️
Happy Family Day ❣️
To all the sisters, brothers, mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, grandparents and friends who feel like family, be thankful for everybody in your life that brings joy to your day. And sometimes not joy too 😂😂
But that’s family…there for the ups and downs 🙏
