The School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa (SPAO) has created a public art project around its location near Preston Street. They call it the SPAO Photo Walk and describe it in detail here. Each image (like the example shown above) is mounted on the side of a building in a donated space with a QR code that links to a description of the piece and the artist.
The map below shows the location of the works as of March 2024. Click on a star to see the image at that location.
A special “Thank You” to Riek Van Den Berg and Doreen Barnes for their help with this map.
This event/outing is not part of the Kanata Seniors Centre Club operations and is not sanctioned by the City of Ottawa. Information is for interested parties.
Ted Timmons will give a presentation on Street Art in Portugal on Friday, March 1st, 2024.
Santa Maria, Old Town Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
About the Presentation:
A southwest European nation sharing its eastern border with Spain and its western coastline with the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal may be well known for Port wine, cork and Cristiano Ronaldo. But there is a hidden gem of the fleeting, irreverent and unexpected street art surprises on the streets, on billboards, on façades and large walls in many cities and towns. These are true open-air galleries, where artists from around the world try to give life and colour to hidden-away places, with various techniques and messages by giving each place its own story. The presentation will explore some of the unique art available for all to see at no cost and provide some background into its origin and story.
About Ted:
Ted has been an active photographer for many years with a particular interest in the underwater world. His travel gear bag usually had a fisheye and macro lens. Unfortunately, for the past eighteen months or so his diving activities have been restricted. Travels took a different route and offered more time for local exploration on land. He developed an appreciation and interest in the street art that has left an indelible mark on urban landscapes worldwide. Not just the work itself but the mystery and intrigue of who did it, why put it there, and is there any hidden meaning. Street art takes the normal and makes it at leas a thousand time more interesting. It is easy to find examples and work by street artists on platforms like Instagram, but much for fun and interesting to do the exploring to find the actual works.
Click here to review Marie Michelle’s thought-provoking “On Board the Hydrogen Train” slideshow and to follow the links she included for more information on the controversy around the use of hydrogen as a fuel.
To see the notes from Jay-Dee’s excellent presentation on time-lapse photography click here. Here’s a sample video he made with his egg timer plus GoPro:
If you missed Stephen Stephen’s excellent presentation on the mammals of Etosha National Park or you just want to look at some of his great images again, click here.
For more information about Nature’s Tapestry Photo Adventure Tours, click here.
Stephen Stephen will give a presentation on the Mammals of Etosha National Park, Namibia on Friday, December 1st, 2023.
Stephen will introduce us to Namibia’s incredible Etosha National Park. His presentation will illustrate, through photos, what mammals can be seen there, during the dry season, on a self-directed safari drive. Stephen has always been fascinated by nature’s wonders. He had been doing 35mm film photography for many years when he moved to digital photography in 2005.
His images may be found in publications including:
Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Maritime Provinces (2016);
Species at Risk in Nova Scotia (Identification & Information Guide (2nd Edition, 2015)
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (2014 poster calendar)
Lee Valley Tools sales catalogues
calendar for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Ottawa.
articles for the “Canadian Nature Photographer” online e-magazine.
He has given nature talks, featuring his photography, at numerous venues including the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Ottawa, the Eastern Ontario Woodlot Owners Association, the Kanata Seniors Center Camera Club, the Kemptville and Gloucester Horticultural Societies, and numerous retirement residences here in Ottawa.
Stephen has also acted as a photography competition judge on a number of occasions for both the Camera Club Of Ottawa and the Kemptville Horticultural Society.
