Posts Tagged ‘Nautica Simone’

I went to College Park in search of a CONTACT Photography Festival exhibit.  To me, College Park has always been a place where people pass through on their way to somewhere else.  If they linger it’s to grab a bite to eat from the food court or from the grocery store.

lower level of college park, outside glass wall of grocery store

I’ve never spent much time looking around inside so I wandered around a bit. I couldn’t find any space/place where there might be a photo exhibit.

a chair sits behind a translucent blue glass wall, escalator and the reflection of that escalator in the background

coming to the top of an escalator to an atrium where the walls are glass

I found a small group of paintings by Divyani Chandorkar in a small, out of the way corner by an elevator. Interesting, but not what I was after.

painting of a nature scene by Divyani Chandorkar, a sunset or sunrise over water

After a chat with a security guard and a little more walking around, I discovered that the photos were being displayed outside!  They are in a public space immediately south of the College Park building- between the College Park and Aura buildings.  Here, they become part of the environment.

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photo of a couple standing facing each other with arms wrapped around each other

Photo by Hikari Creatives (aka Winson Sun) who specialize in wedding and engagement photos.

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The exhibit is presented by the Downtown Yonge BIA and Aden Camera.

photo by Nim Mendoza of a bright orange building, night time, there is a group of young people walking past it, outside

by Nim Mendoza

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picture photograph on display as part of contact photography festival, night city scene, by Aidan Samuels, cars on a street

by Aidan Samuels

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photo of lower part of man's body, wearing dark pants, holding a purple skateboard, by Nim Mendoza

by Nim Mendoza

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This large bunny and butterfly were there too!

large blue sculpture of a rabbit in the foreground, and a butterfly with open wings in the background

Other photographers involved in the show: Rob Burns, Maryn Western, and Eden Schwinghamer.

public park space behind College Park and beside Aura building, people sitting on benches,