Mike Shoreman, once a professional paddleboarder who suddenly lost his mobility to Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, will be attempting to paddleboard from Rochester to Toronto in August. He is pictured out on the water at the Toronto Islands. Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2021. 

The installation of the third and final shipping container for a home next to Harlem Underground restaurant in Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2016.

Jack Lynch, 7, has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pictured here on a trampoline in his backyard. Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2013.

A protester helps a woman after something - it was not clear what - was shot at her during a protest near the temporary detention centre for G20 in Toronto's east end. Toronto, Canada. 2010.

Mayson Al-Misri, the very first female volunteer with Syrian Civil Defence (SCD), a White Helmet, in her kitchen at home in Hamilton, Ontario where she resettled in 2018. For the Toronto Star. 2019.

Twenty-three-year-old Eritrean refugee Selam Andemichael, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in the fall of 2014, roasts coffee on the sidewalk before an event held by Toronto Friends of Refugees at Romero House in Toronto's West End. For the Toronto Star. 2015.

John, once homeless and addicted to crack, tunes his guitar before busking on Queen Street West. 2021.

Priya Jeyasegar listens to a caller on her cellphone as she prepares cookies with her sons Maaran, 6, and Cheran, 8, in the home that is rented to her by a church in the Beaches, at an affordable rate. Toronto, Canada. For Evergreen City Works. 2015.

Jenna Iacutone, left, serves regular customer Thinley Dorjee, right, at Garleek Kitchen on Queen Street West in Toronto. 

For the Toronto Star. 2019.

Vince Ferranti paints a piece of the facade at Palace Pier, behind are the newly painted and replaced parts next to sections that are yet to be replaced. Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2015.

Painter Kim Dorland works in his studio in the west end of the city. Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2013.

Artist Jeff Tutt in his studio on Wallace Avenue in Toronto, Canada. For Wondereur. 2012.

Patrons on a Sunday afternoon at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.  2019.

Mark Phillips positions a mannequin onto the Yamaha YFZ-R1 with Matthew Helmer during setting up for the Motorcycle show at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2011.

Actress Annick Obonsawin records in a studio for a prodcution at Optix Digital Pictures. Reflected, working in the adjacent room are front to back; Gabriella Sundar Singh of Centennial College's Children's entertainment course, Ryan Aktari and Gitte Barrow. Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2012.

Dance troupe JNS Finest Ephraim Place from the Jane and Finch area, perform at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts for the 16th Annual STOMP Urban Dance Competition/Showcase. Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2017.

A man walks along the walls of a subway station illuminated by flashing lights. Brooklyn, New York. 2019.

Kayla Lemieux, Z-cup prosthetic breast -wearing high school teacher, walks toward their car after visiting Twist Performance and Wellness Centre. Burlington, Ontario. February 13, 2023.

Demonstrators gather in the thousands at Place de la République on the evening of the Charlie Hebdo attack. Paris, France. For Maclean's Magazine. 2015.

Fans of the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors celebrate, near Yonge and Dundas Square, after the franchise won its first title on June 13, 2019. 

Caregiver Doreen covers her face as she laughs during a short break outside of a client's apartment at The Dunsfield Home. Toronto, Canada. For Atkinson Foundation. 2014.

A first grade class sings 'Oh Canada' at St. Vincent de Paul Elementary. Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2012.

'Stand Up, Speak out', Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, Canada. For Facing History and Ourselves. 2013.

Zohra Ahsan speaks to her class at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus during a class for a course in psychology focused entirely on Wikipedia led by award winning professor Steve Joordens. Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2012.

Ashley Liu, 4 looks at a Christmas storefront display at the Bay on Queen Street West in Toronto, Canada. For the Toronto Star. 2011.

Pauline van Veen, a volunteer veterinarian from Barrie, Canada, spays a dog in Attawapiskat First Nation in the province of Ontario, while another volunteer assists her. 2016.

Kjell Axelsson, Chairman of Tranås Jaktvårdsförening, takes aim at a moose target at the organization’s shooting range. Tranås, Sweden. 2018.

Allysin Chaynes smokes a joint as she hosts an online drag bar event on Twitch for SpeakeasyTV, a community-supported 2SLGBTQIA+ content booster. Toronto, Canada, April 2021.

A veteran of the Ontario Giant Runt Club in Toronto's west end is reflected in the window as he tends to plants. Toronto, Canada. 2013.

A local guide walks down Mount Sinai near the city of Saint Catherine on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. 2012.