2011 August / Jen Grantham / Toronto Photographer

Archive for August, 2011

Daily Photo – August 31st, 2011

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Taken at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.  July 2011. You can buy prints of the Daily Photos here.


Daily Photo – August 30th, 2011

Stripping Busker

A street performer stripping while riding a unicycle with a balloon on his head.  Taken at the Toronto Buskerfest 2011.  (Toronto, Canada – August 27th, 2011.)    


Daily Photo – August 29th, 2011

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Toronto, as seen from Jarvis & Adelaide.


Daily Photo – August 28th, 2011

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Taken outside Roy Thompson Hall during Jack Layton’s state funeral.  (Toronto, Canada – August 27th, 2011)    


Jack Layton’s Funeral

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Here are some photos from Jack Layton‘s funeral this afternoon at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto. People gathered along University Avenue to watch the funeral procession.  Some were wearing stick-on moustaches. I haven’t read a count of how many people gathered outside of Roy Thompson Hall to watch the funeral, but I’m going to guess [...]


Daily Photo – August 27th, 2011

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A man writes a message to NDP leader Jack Layton outside city hall the day before his funeral.  (Toronto, Canada – August 26th, 2011)


R.I.P. Jack Layton

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As you probably already know, NDP leader Jack Layton passed away four days ago after his battle with cancer.  This afternoon I headed to Nathan Philips Square and took some pictures of the memorial set up outside City Hall. It’s quite amazing.  Almost all of Nathan Philips Square is covered in chalk messages to Jack, [...]