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"Friendly Fire 2" from my series Out of Order on l

"Friendly Fire 2" from my series Out of Order on living with a brain injury.

One of the most difficult aspects of living with a brain injury has been navigating relationships in a world that doesn't really understand invisible disabilities. Friendly Fire is about dealing with health advice that often isn't very helpful.

"Trapped in Time" from my series Out of Order abou

"Trapped in Time" from my series Out of Order about living with a brain injury. Similarly to my last post this photo is about being trapped in time. Weeks become a blur of medical appointment after medical appointment. Years drag on and my symptoms stay the same. Almost a decade on and I was still trapped in the same place at 25 as I was at 16 when I was injured.

"Imobilized" from my series Out of Order about liv

"Imobilized" from my series Out of Order about living with a brain injury. It's about being stuck in time, unable to reach regular milestones while others move on to bigger and better things.

Last weekend I photographed the migration celebrat

Last weekend I photographed the migration celebration for Shadowland. There was a big turn out. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the celebration.

Ungraspable from my series "Out of Order" about li

Ungraspable from my series "Out of Order" about living with a brain injury.

"Rooted" is another self portrait from my series a

"Rooted" is another self portrait from my series about living with a brain injury.

"Ball and Chain" from my series Out of Order. PCS

"Ball and Chain" from my series Out of Order. PCS (post concussion syndrome) often feels like I have a ball and chain around my head. I can only do so much, I can't handle every day stimulus and I am held back from life almost like a prisoner. From the neck down I feel perfectly healthy but I am held captive to what my head is able to handle.

I did several photos illustrating my brain injury with a ball and chain around my head in 2017. I built a giant ball and chain prop and photographed myself in different locations throughout Toronto. I wasn't happy with how they turned out and I wanted to make this elevated version with the rock for my show last month.

"Drifting Away" from my series Out of Order about

"Drifting Away" from my series Out of Order about living with a brain injury.

"Brain Fog" from my series Out of Order about livi

"Brain Fog" from my series Out of Order about living with a brain injury.

NOW Magazine wrote an article about my photography

NOW Magazine wrote an article about my photography exhibition "Out of Order". I'm so thrilled by everyone's reactions to my series. Thanks to everyone who went to see it. If you haven't had a chance the show will be up until May 29th at the Riviera.

My first solo photography show opens tomorrow May

My first solo photography show opens tomorrow May 4th at the Riviera from 7pm to 9pm. Come out and say hi. If you can't make it tomorrow the work will be up until May 29th. Please wear a mask.

I'd like to thank the Ontario Arts Council and Tangled Arts for their funding and support.

I photographed the beautiful Fire Lights the Moon

I photographed the beautiful Fire Lights the Moon event organized by @mabellearts this week.

Self portrait of me creating a passing lane.

Self portrait of me creating a passing lane.

Here are some shots from a winter Solstice event I

Here are some shots from a winter Solstice event I photographed last week.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Boutique! I

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Boutique! I still have a few ferry mugs and shirts for any last minute shoppers who missed it. I have small and medium sizes left in the Map Shirts and small sizes in the Bicycle Cart Shirt. They are in mens sizes. So I wear a small even though in women's sizes I'm a medium. Mugs are $15 and shirts are $25. Message me if you're interested!

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This is an astro shot I took on my camping trip to

This is an astro shot I took on my camping trip to Lake Superior Provincial Park.

I spent a few weeks volunteering at Pelee Island b

I spent a few weeks volunteering at Pelee Island bird observatory during the spring migration. We measured the birds and collected data on them. Here are some photos I took of the process.

Pelee Island Bird Observatory is monitoring migrat

Pelee Island Bird Observatory is monitoring migratory bird populations.

The first picture is in the netting area after several birds have been extracted.

The second picture is of a yellow breasted chat, a secretive bird that's on the endangered species list.

I had a number of photos about bird banding publis

I had a number of photos about bird banding published by the CBC.

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