When I began my photography journey at eleven with a Canon ELPH point-and-shoot camera, I had no idea what a Canon Canada ambassador was or that Canon had a Canadian division.

My new solo Project T-Dot art exhibit at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, based on my 18-year-old documentary project on Toronto’s hip-hop culture, community, and history, has been open to the general public for approximately four months in the airport terminal’s atrium. I am honoured to share a short film on the exhibit that many skilled people contributed to.

When I first began learning about the art and science of photography and how to shoot and develop film using SLR cameras, first through the Toronto School of Art as a twelve-year-old among adults and soon after as a teenage visual arts major through the once highly competitive Claude Watson Arts Program at Earl Haig Secondary School, I was satisfied with sharing my work with my classmates, a handful of close friends, and my parents.

On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, I woke up at approximately 6:00 AM EST to prepare for the media event on behalf of my new solo Project T-Dot art exhibit at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, which showcases my 18-year-old documentary project on Toronto’s hip-hop culture, community, and history.

I am honoured and grateful to announce that Nieuport Aviation presents my second solo Project T-Dot art exhibit at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Proudly sponsored by Sony Music Entertainment Canada and part of the CONTACT Photography Festival’s 2024 programming, it is located past the airport’s underground tunnel, specifically in its terminal atrium.

One of the most fulfilling aspects of my career, especially in recent years, has been contributing to the Canon FUTURES program as a mentor.

During the evening of Friday, June 30, 2023, I attended Socality and Canon Creator Lab’s second Sail Into Summer event.

This year is Canon Canada’s 50th anniversary, and I am thrilled to be a Canon Canada ambassador after renewing my contract for the second time this spring. 

Applications for the third year of Canon’s FUTURES program are now available here via the Canon Creator Lab until Friday, June 30, 2023.

If left to my own devices, and when different forms of stress lead me to forget much of what I have learned about embodying a positive mindset, I can lack gratitude for the overabundance of blessings in my life.

On Sunday, January 22, 2023, I attended the last half of Socality And Canon Creator Lab’s Toronto Creative Experience at OBJX Studio via Canon Canada to support my colleagues and clients, to interact with and learn from the fantastic community that Socality has created, and to practice my photojournalistic skills.