JBIPix – A Personal Photoblog

1000 Tastes of Toronto at a Luminato event at Queen’s Park North. Toronto, Ontario. Nikon D700.

Enjoying the quiet of the Toronto waterfront a couple of days before the G20 Summit of world leaders. Sony HX5V

Nikon D700 and 70-300 VR lens.

Sony HX5V

Nikon D700 and 70-300 VR lens.

Sony HX5V

While the G20 summit security for world leaders affects some of downtown Toronto, just a few hundred meters away the Toronto Jazz Festival continues at Nathan Phillips Square. Sony HX5V camera.

Mr. Something Something at a Luminato Arts + Creativity event. Toronto, Ontario. Nikon D700 and 70-200 VR lens.

Autorickshaw: Bollywood and Beyond at a Luminato Arts + Creativity event. Toronto, Ontario. Nikon D700 and 70-200 VR lens.

Katenen “Cheka” Dioubate at a Luminato Arts + Creativity event. Toronto, Ontario. Nikon D700 and 70-300 VR lens.

Carmen Souza at a Luminato Arts + Creativity event. Toronto. Ontario. Nikon D700 and 70-300 VR lens.

… and a short few blocks from the G20 preparations, fences and the “fake lake”, participants could find the charm of Toronto’s waterfront on Lake Ontario. Sony HX5V.

Along Front Street in downtown Toronto as the city prepares for G20 meetings of world leaders later in the week. Billion dollar cost to discuss the sorry state of the world economy. Downtown meeting sites fenced in. Police everywhere. Somehow downtown still maintains some of its customary life and charm. Sony HX5V

Cabaret singer Alejandra Ribera at a Luminato Festival of Arts + Creativity event. Toronto, Ontario. Nikon D700 and 70-300 VR lens.