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Avard Woolaver
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Photographer in Nova Scotia, Canada, exploring the social landscape - aged white cheddar

New photo zine: "Adventures In Monochrome"
https://www.blurb.ca/b/12676431-adventures-in-monochrome

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Pinned
Kensington Market, Toronto, 1983

From the photo book: “Toronto in the 1980s,” available at Blurb Books.
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View from St. Joseph and St. Nicholas, Toronto, 1984
From the photo book "Toronto in the 1980s"

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January 27, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The colour of time

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January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Call It Democracy by Bruce Cockburn
The song brings feelings of sadness and anger, as it did when I first heard it in 1985. The powerful message still resonates forty years. As with Carney's recent speech, it takes a Canadian to call out the US for their actions.

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Bruce Cockburn - Call It Democracy
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January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, MA

It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's gettin' more and more absurd

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Elton John/ Bernie Taupin
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
What a sad spectacle.
January 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Peace March, Vancouver, 1985
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Windsor, Nova Scotia, 2007
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Mantua, Nova Scotia

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January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Port Lands Development, Toronto, 2024
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
New Minas, Nova Scotia, 2013
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Blur of Time, Scotch Village, Nova Scotia, 2025
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Speed of Life, Windsor, Nova Scotia, 2025
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Kentville, Nova Scotia, 2010
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 1980
Stepford
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"
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January 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Car lights on stop sign.

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January 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
'How can I help it?' he blubbered. 'How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.

Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.'

George Orwell, 1984
January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Robbing the File Store

Get some wood rasps, but especially lots of rat-tail files. They're better for the job. And grab some wrecking bars, and oil. They'll think we're after the oil, but we just want those files. Smash the place up good. And hurry up, I'm feeling like my time is near.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, 2010

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January 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
My one room apartment on Carlton Street, Toronto, 1982

From the photo book “Toronto in the 1980s”

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January 7, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Dundas West and Lansdowne, Toronto, 1984
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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January 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Happy New Year, 2026!
May peace and love prevail.

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December 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Bedford, Nova Scotia

And all the rain falls down amen
On the works of last year's man.

Leonard Cohen, "Last Year's Man" (1970)

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December 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dundas East and Carlaw, Toronto, 2002
From the photo zine "Adventures In Monochrome"

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December 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My Favourite Colour Photos from 2025
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My Favourite Colour Photos from 2025
A different selection from what I posted on Instagram
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December 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A Selection of Black and White Photos from 2025
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December 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM