Author: aly

  • Can I take your picture?

    Can I take your picture?

    I haven’t done it yet but I thought about it today while I was out taking some pictures. Asking people if I can take their picture, that is.

  • The annual resurgence of motivation for blogging

    The annual resurgence of motivation for blogging

    Every year, right around the holidays, as I start thinking about what I might want to achieve during the next year, and blogging more is always on the list. Every. Single. Year.

  • Taking pictures again

    Taking pictures again

    One of the good things to come out of 2020 was getting back into photography. During the summer, I even tried vlogging about taking pictures. It was a fun project and something that I’ve been thinking about revisiting.

  • I Didn’t Have a Book Light

    I Didn’t Have a Book Light

    I’ve been wanting to read more but I haven’t been able to. There’s been a book and a Kindle beside my bed for a few months but I haven’t really been doing any reading before bed. I tried to read during the day, after work or dinner, but sitting on the couch to read hasn’t…

  • December 6, 1989 | 31 Years Later

    December 6, 1989 | 31 Years Later

  • Video Diaries

    Video Diaries

    For a while now, I’ve been trying to figure out what unique perspective I can share with the world through video. Over the summer, I was posting videos on YouTube of me running around Toronto taking pictures. I tried doing a few reviews of pens and different tech before that, but those didn’t really work…

  • The Desk Chair

    The Desk Chair

    Not too long ago, I purchased a new desk chair. I made sure to spend some money on one that I think will last a long time and will match the colour scheme I’m aiming for. And, it hasn’t disappointed. In fact, it’s better than I expected.

  • Storage

    Storage

    Back in February, I submitted this story to the CBC Nonfiction Prize. It didn’t get selected for the longlist, but, fear not, you can still read it. Enjoy!

  • You Have to Have Created Something

    You Have to Have Created Something

    As the summer is coming to a close, I find myself in a strange state of mind. The weather is noticeably cooler and the streets are busier, but there’s this sense that things are about to be so much more different than they were a short six months ago. It was March then, the start…

  • The Last Vlog (in this series)

    The Last Vlog (in this series)

    In this week’s vlog, I find myself at The Beaches in Toronto. Lake Ontario didn’t disappoint. This is going to be the last vlog in this series, and in the video I share some of the things that I learned by working on this project. In the end, I think the most important thing that…

  • Bending Time a bit with Long Exposure Photography | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    Bending Time a bit with Long Exposure Photography | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    This week, I spent some time working with long exposure photography. I went out to Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Bluffers Park in Scarborough, Ontario. I got to thinking about how photography influences our perspective on the world.

  • Allan Gardens | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    Allan Gardens | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    On Tuesday, I made my way to Allan Gardens in downtown Toronto. There had been a tornado warning earlier in the evening but I ventured out when I saw a break in the clouds. The colours that came out after the rain and because of the flat light coming through the clouds were incredible. I’m…