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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer
@culturesnapca.bsky.social
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Art & documentary photographer based in Toronto, ON, Canada. Shooting film and digital, documenting people, non-profits and creative street scenes. 🚫AI www.culturesnap.ca https://bio.link/culturesnap www.instagram.com/culturesnap
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · Apr 12
I was interviewed by Sammy of @mysummerlair.bsky.social podcast about my upcoming photo exhibit, Urban Scrawl. If you’d like to get to know my and my photography, please give this a listen!
#photography #streetphotography #filmphotography #podcast #documentary #UrbanScrawlTO #contactphotofestival
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My Summer Lair @mysummerlair.bsky.social · Apr 12
The #MyPalSammy #Substack link:

mypalsammy.substack.com/p/what-we-wr...

#UrbanScrawl opens on Wednesday April 16th as part of the Contact Photography Festival.
What We Write When No One Is Listening
Listen now | Graffiti or Grief? An Urban Scrawl Exploration with Photographer Henry VanderSpek
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 5d
Yes! Love hearing your response and your appreciation for the literary scene in Toronto! Cheers! 📚👏🏻
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 5d
Book City
A great independent book store found in Toronto.
#books #bookcity #booksky #photography #Toronto #Canada
An older woman holding two shopping bags peers into the window of a book store. The sign above shows the name of the store: “Book City”. It is a night time scene and the main source of light is from inside the book store. The store is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 6d
That’s insane. How awful.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 11d
Top of the world.
Statue of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen on Spadina Avenue, Toronto.
📷 Konica Auto S3
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🗓️ July 2025
#Toronto #Canada #believeinfilm #bnw #noiretblanc #classicmono
A statue of a man, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, taken from below. The man is holding out his cap. A pigeon is sitting on his left shoulder.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 12d
LOL!
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 12d
Good read. Thanks.
Makes me think of how College street curves as it crosses Spadina. The way streetcars shift and shimmy as they navigate it always reminds me of a ride at the CNE.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 12d
Looks like the doctor is in! 😬😂
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 14d
Hay bales in a field near Siksika First Nation territory, Alberta.
#siksika #firstnation #landscape #photography #bnw #blackandwhite #noiretblanc #classicmono
A black and white image of hay bales in rolls, in a field east of Calgary Alberta, near Siksika First Nation territory.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 17d
Beautiful image. 👏🏻
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Romel.photo @romelphoto.bsky.social · 17d
Minimal and shade
“Under the sun”
#photography #streetphotography
#cinematic #japan #streetphoto
#shadow #dark #tokyo #hongkong #minimalism #silhouette #street #fineart #fineartphotography
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 17d
Good morning from YYC!
#Calgary #Alberta #Canada #sunrise
An orange gold sky mixed with clouds overtop of an airport. A plane in the foreground is coloured orange by the light of the sky.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 17d
Nice. Equally applies when your Mom brings you your lunch in grade nine - while you’re in the cafeteria with friends. So embarrassing!
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 19d
Dark Horse Coffee
🎞️ Rollei Paul & Reinhold 640
(comes in a pack of two rolls)
📷 Konica Auto S3
🗓️ Mar-Apr 2025
#toronto #coffee #believeinfilm
#konica #rollei #lightleaks #classicmono
A scene inside a coffee shop called Dark Horse. People are working at tables. Outside is a bike share rack. A large light leak extends from bottom to top of the frame o top of a person who is working on their computer.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 21d
Fantastic photos Boris. Excellent work.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 22d
Thanks! I may send you a message. Appreciate that!
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 22d
Nice idea for a project! Keep sharing your work.
I’m looking forward to visiting Berlin for the first time next month. Seems like so much to do and explore there.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 22d
Nice work!
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 22d
This is me - set up at the Danforth East Arts Fair in Toronto. If you are in the area please stop by. It’s a wonderful event with some 50 local artisans, live music and many great food vendors. On until 5:00 PM today!
#Toronto #shoplocal #buylocal #artsmarket #photography #localart
A photo of myself standing in front of a tent/booth with my art photography hanging in frames.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 24d
Thank you for sharing @alanbulley.bsky.social!
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 24d
Excited to be showing a number of new framed prints at an art show this weekend, including this one titled “Homeward Dove”.
#artphotography #classicmono #bnw #montreal #leonardcohen
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 25d
So ridiculous. Whatever happened to the old diplomatic charm offensive? Now it’s zero charm and all offensive.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 26d
Love Jamel Shabazz’s photography. He is known for capturing stylish NYC street portraits over several eras.
“Drama and Flava” is his latest and well worth a look/buy.
#jamelshabazz #NYC #portraiture #documentary #photobook #photography
A photo of photographer Jamel Shabazz’s latest book “Drama & Flava” sitting on a pool table. The book is a few red and the table is a royal blue. Above the book is a set of pool balls, a pool cue and the cue ball.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 28d
Wow. Beautiful scene.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 28d
Well said.
Nice camera nonetheless! 👏🏻
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 28d
Definitely still worth it. Beautiful scene and moment.
Is that a Fuji G or GX 617?
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