What am I missing about Kyle Tucker? Did I just not see enough games when he played for Houston? If I saw more of him would I believe he’s one of the best instead of just good? I feel like the Blue Jays dodged a bullet when Tucker signed with LA for a ridiculous amount of money. #bluejays

Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 PROJECT MILESTONE! 4.6km of street, each side in a single frame. I've been building these since 2023. I had an idea what they would look like, but I had to do the work to discover the result. I’m pleased! #documentaryphotography #toronto

Recently on Portraits of Queen West 660 Queen St W December 5, 2025 & December 6, 2011 #documentaryphotography

250 Queen St W at John St 2014.07.13 → 2025.12.05 #documentaryphotography #photography

Funded! Thank you, all! Preorders and contributions are still welcome, of course !

OK, Bluesky people. I need a few more preorders and my current project is funded. YOU could be the person who carries Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 across the finish line.

DRAKE YOU HO was late 2005. I have pictures of this address before this date, but when I saw this graffiti, I didn’t have a camera with me—and I didn’t make it back in time. MANY people did get the shot, and I'll find a way to include it when I get to that book. 1092 - 2001.01.06 & 2005.10.27

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All the Starbucks on Queen Street West in the summer of 2015. → Some were close enough together that it felt like there was a Starbucks every two blocks. → Today, there are no storefront Starbucks on Queen West. Details from "Queen West Complete, Summer 2015" #documentaryphotography

A detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 A couple of blocks in Parkdale. #photography

I made a one-of-a-kind, complete record of Queen West ten years ago, as part of a much larger project. 🗓️ 20 days left to preorder a book or poster, to help make a print run happen. 👍 At 50% of goal. 🔥 Preorder a digital edition & support for as little as $10. 🔗 Link in bio to preorder & info

Queen West Complete, Summer 2015, is the latest work from Portraits of Queen West, my project documenting over 20 years of change on one of Toronto’s most iconic streets. Pre-order book or posters to help bring this work to life & contribute to the project, overall. Please share. Link in bio.

Queen West from Euclid Ave to Palmerston Ave Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 – a series of continuous collages of each side of the 4.6km length of Queen West. I'm making a book & 3 posters. Pre-order/crowdfunding link in bio. Please share and help bring this work into the world.

I made this post when it looked like they'd win, not once victory slipped away. Days later, it doesn't feel like the Blue Jays lost. They didn't win the championship, but they won everything else. They were part of a legendary series, and new and old fans are excited for 2026.

Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 presale/crowdfunding campaign is now live! The book will feature the complete work, a snapshot in time of a 4.6km stretch. Three Posters: North side — Roncesvalles to St. Patrick South Side — Simcoe to Roncesvalles Parkdale — Dufferin to Roncesvalles, both sides

Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015: Brock to Noble I’m creating a book & 3 posters from this work. The crowdfunding/presale campaign describes the book & posters, & goes live tomorrow. crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015 I’ll be featuring many of these blocks over the coming weeks.

Blue Jays keep on Blue Jaying.

Whew! It took 2 years, but I've built all 70 city blocks that make up "Queen West Complete, Summer 2015!" I'm making a book and 3 posters. The book design (below) is an homage to Ed Ruscha's Every Building on Sunset Strip (1966). Crowdfunder launches on Nov. 4 crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015

I remember shortening variables in a HyperCard script, just to get the stack to fit on an 800k disk. I just installed a piece of software that was a 1 GB download and takes up 3.5 GB on disk. I can't help wondering how much of that is just bloat. What's in a modern app that takes up so much space?

Can anyone please explain? The signage at the top of this brick building reads "1478Q Lofts" The street address is 1480 Queen St W. The grey building next door is 1478. I'm bothered by this because my label below is correct, but the sign makes it appear as though I've made a mistake. #Toronto

Queen Street West near Lansdowne 1478 & 146 Queen St W, 2006-2025 2006.06.17 #documentaryphotography

South side of Queen from Shaw to Dovercourt, 2015 I've built the last segment of my complete record of Queen West in the summer of 2015. It was a challenge keeping scale consistent and finding points along the plane at the back of the sidewalk to align to. Now to put all 4.6km (x2) together.

Pape Avenue, Toronto, 2024 #photography #toronto

I've been receiving "I'm [name] from [recruiting company] and I have a job for you" text messages over five times a day, sometimes simultaneously. I used to get these only a few times a week. Is this normal? Has my number been put on a "Please harass" list, or has this scam gone viral?

The death of humankind will be the result of poor reading comprehension, autocorrect, or some unfortunate interaction of the two.

I achieved a new milestone. Someone commented on one of my Instagram posts, "You suck. Click bait bullshit!" In my 25 years of posting pictures of Queen West to the Internet, this is a first. I'm sorry for all the controversial people who must put up with a rain of shit.

My portraits_of_queen_west Instagram account recently got more viral. I'm gaining Toronto followers hourly & they're sharing anecdotes in the comments. My record of Queen West has aged past a nostalgia tipping point. For now, Instagram remains the first and best place to see POQW photos.

Today on Portraits of Queen West 241 & 243 Queen St W September 2025 & July 2014 #documentaryphotography

My arm hurts because it was rammed by the handlebars of a cyclist passing me as I walked ON THE SIDEWALK. I hate being mad at a cyclist.

1138 Queen St W, September 30, 2025 R.I.P. #documentaryphotography

I'm getting so tired of keeping track of how everything works, and constantly having to relearn things that I don't do often enough to remember. I know some of that is me, but there's so much transient bullshit being created daily for us to wade through, and I'm not talking about art.

We made and sold 500 #photobooks. I want to make more and sell more.

I found the source for this block in my “rejected” pile—too many cars, not enough shots. Those reasons don't matter now, so I built it. Documentary value outweighs other concerns, now that I’m working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN. Queen St West from Walnut to Strachan, June 2007, Assembled 2025

703 & 703A Queen St W, June 2010 & August 2024 Tibet Arts was a few years old in the first picture. #documentaryphotography

A #cat I saw 10 years ago. #photography @hipstamatic.app

1072 Queen St W, Sept 2009 & Aug 2024 This pair of pictures has a lot, including a kitchen sink. #documentaryphotography

We moved out of province over two months ago. I shook hands with our landlord, and upstairs neighbour, when we left our apartment. Late last night my ex-landlord called me up drunk to harass me because he’s sure my brother and I got away with something.

Queen St W from Euclid Ave to Palmerston Ave, June 2007 [assembled 2022] This block is part of the stretch of Queen being covered in the photobook I'm working on now. #panorama

498 to 594 Queen St W, Nov 2012 Still a few more pictures of Bathurst to Strachan to prep for my next book. My process is to prep all the decent shots, then choose the ones that work on the page together. I'm often surprised by which pictures are redundant when I finally choose.

Today on Portraits of Queen West, a 2012 picture of Czehoski. The sign dates back to 1924. For decades, this was a Polish deli, then it was a closed deli with a great sign. The sign remained when it became a restaurant, until it closed in 2015 amid its owner's legal troubles as a corrupt drug cop.

Recently on Portraits of Queen West A wet day in Parkdale in March 2016 1470 & 1468, 1440 & 1438, 1436 & 1434 and 412

I tested an AI app-building program to make a game. I was impressed when it produced a working game from my simple prompt. Each iteration was an improvement, but gameplay was awful. But it's not like Tony Stark collaborating with Jarvis or like someone creating a holodeck program on Star Trek.

Three Blocks of Queen West (Gladstone to Lisgar), Summer 2003 & Spring 2006 Assembling this comparison and selecting other Queen W pictures, for a May 2006 group show, was when my photo activity narrowed in focus and escalated to a real project.

Queen from Noble to Gladstone, July 31, 2015 Assembled today. I’d already shot 10 blocks, power & storage were low, and it was rush hour. I got just enough to cover the span, but made odd choices. I can't say I planned it, but I love how this segment turned out.

Queen St W from Macdonnell to Lansdowne, July 31, 2015 TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, I shot all of Queen in Parkdale. I am assembling these blocks right now. This is the self-contained block version, but I am also building longer contiguous stretches connected by views up each street.

Before I settled on Queen West as my main subject, I would take my camera out and give myself creative exercises. The last week in July, 20 years ago, I gave myself a straight-upward assignment: Look up. Look up, July 2005

978 to 970 Queen St W, Nov 2010

Checking in with the #cats. The girls have all been sleeping in my room, surrounding me in a triangle of feline energy. Coleco, Charlie & Keke