THE WATER ISSUE BENJAMIN VON WONG #MERMAIDS HATEPLASTIC
RUTH KAPLAN THE BATHERS
OSHEEN HARRUTHOONYAN FLOATING
FALL 2023
AMY ROMER THE LAST SALMON RUN
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IN THIS ISSUE... 8 RESOURCES WE LOVE By Alan Bulley 11 SCARBOROUGH MADE: MAKING WAVES By Sid Naidu 14 THE LAST SALMON RUN By Amy Romer 20 CHRIS MYHR: AB-SOLUTES + VESSELS 26 RUTH KAPLAN: THE BATHERS by Bart Gazzola 32 PORTFOLIO Featuring: Tobi Asmoucha, Gustavo Jabbaz, Richard Miller, Steve Simon, Amy Friend, Carol How, Carey Shaw, Shelley Wildeman, Catherine Page, and Lori Ryerson.
44 BENJAMIN VON WONG: BIG BRANDS, COMPLEX SYSTEMS OF GLOBAL PRODUCTION, & A.I. By Rita Godlevskis 49 OSHEEN HARRUTHOONYAN: FLOATING By Corinna vanGerwen 54 PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHALE WATCHERS By the Ocean Wise Team 60 THE GALLERY Submissions by our readers
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EDITOR’S NOTE
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Photo by Ryan Parker
WATER IS A LOADED THEME FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER TO EXPLORE.
“ Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” — Ryunosuke Satoro
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Images of water can trigger highly emotive responses that run the gamut from easy, warm summer memories at the local pool to activist movements fighting toxic waste dumping and our terrible treatment of marine life. There’s no question that water is essential to life from a scientific perspective. I’m excited to present a number of photographers in this edition that make it their life’s work to spell out ways that we as a society continue to self-harm by how we treat this crucial element. Amy Romer’s documentary investigations into salmon in British Columbia and commercial photographer Benjamin Von Wong’s incredible international constructions both present us with eye-opening facts and figures on industrial activity. These incredible Canadian photographers clearly demonstrate a need for change.
presents. We look to water as creative fuel, as seen in Osheen Harruthoonyan’s work. We look to water to anchor our community, as the Scarborough Made crew shares. We look to water to both sustain and inspire us all. I hope all of our readers find fresh motivations to dive into new water-based directions from this edition.
We also look to water for mental health and healing, as Ruth Kaplan’s Bathers work
Your editor, Rita Godlevskis
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FALL 2023 ISSUE #68 ISSN 1708-282X
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DIVE DEEPER
A FEW WATER-BASED RESOURCES WE RECOMMEND BY ALAN BULLEY
POOLS: LOUNGING, DIVING, FLOATING, DREAMING: PICTURING LIFE AT THE SWIMMING POOL Editor Lou Stoppard If you live in suburban North America, a satellite map view of your neighbourhood will no doubt reveal numerous turquoise blue shapes. Yes, we are deeply, hopelessly in love with the pool. Through a series of chapters with titles such as “Escape,” “Holiday” and “Coming of Age,” Pools takes the reader through lazy summer afternoons lavishly buoyed up with photographs, paintings, and sunny reflections on swimming pools. Lou Stoppard makes sure that the sun is always shining, no one gets sunburned, and there is no running on the deck. Hardcover, 2020, 240 pages $85 + shipping Rizzioli chapters.indigo.ca
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WATER VIEWS: RIVERS LAKES OCEANS THE WATER WALKER For too many Indigenous communities in Canada, people cannot drink the water that comes out of their taps and parents are advised not to bathe their children in it. The Water Walker debuted at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival and packs a lot into a brief documentary that combines media footage, video, visual art, and a voiceover by actor Graham Greene. The film follows Anishinaabe activist Autumn Peltier as she prepares to deliver an address to the UN to highlight the deplorable state of our planet’s water. Whether at home on the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island or meeting with political figures, Autumn delivers a blunt and timely message: “You can’t eat money; you can’t drink oil.” 2020, Director Jamie Burns Featuring Autumn Peltier, Stephanie Peltier, Ciara Peltier, and Graham Greene Available on Crave
By David Ondaatje Canadian-born David Ondaatje has assembled a collection of images taken on several continents that pay tribute to his love of watery vistas. Captured by drone, his well-executed photographs offer viewers unique views of water from above. David also references the negative impacts of human development on our planet, and notes his contributions to humanitarian causes and the publisher’s purchase of carbon credits to offset the impacts of printing. Hardcover, 2022, 240 pages $60 + shipping The Monacelli Press chapters.indigo.ca
WETLAND PROJECT: EXPLORATIONS IN SOUND, ECOLOGY AND POST-GEOGRAPHICAL ART By Brady Marks and Mark Timmings Wetland Project is … an experience. It may look like a book, but it’s the closest you can get to a feet-wet, senses-full visit to a marsh teeming with wildlife while sitting in your favourite chair. Based on a 24-hour recording of wetland on Saturna Island, British Columbia, there’s not a lot of photography here, but the essays, listener reactions, algorithmically generated bold colours and musical scores all keyed to high-quality sound are worth the time spent. (Pro tip: You’ll want to “read” the book by following the QR-coded links with a pair of headphones or good speakers). This book richly suggests a way that photographers and other visual artists can go beyond the two-dimensional page or gallery wall to make their work more immersive. As a book, Wetland Project is an ecological adventure that doesn’t recognize the limits of the traditional print format. Hardcover, 2022, 288 pages $45 + shipping Figure1 Publishing figure1publishing.com
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RIGHT: “Environmental Portrait of Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Pool” by Nithursan Elamuhilan BELOW: SM founders Alex Narvaez and Sid Naidu BELOW LEFT: SM youth artist Nithursan Elamuhilan INSET: Ziyaad Haniff
SCARBOROUGH MADE:
MAKING WAVES BY SID NAIDU
SCARBOROUGH MADE (SM) IS A SOCIAL IMPACT ORGANIZATION that champions documentary storytelling through photography and video in Toronto’s East. Co-founded by Alex Narvaez and Sid Naidu in 2019, the group aims to shift how underserved neighbourhoods are portrayed in the media.
SM inspires emerging BIPOC youth interested in pursuing creative work professionally. The project provides mentorship and employment opportunities, supporting emerging creatives to build documentary storytelling, public art, and community engagement skills. When we started building this project, we saw a need to address the lack of creative opportunities for youth. Engaging youth in photojournalism also engages wider community conversations around us. Access to sports and recreational facilities is essential to community resilience, providing safe spaces for youth to develop and engage with formal and informal support networks.
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) is a world-class facility and recreational space in Scarborough that houses two Olympic-sized pools. A legacy of the 2015 Toronto Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, it is co-owned by the City of Toronto and the University of Toronto Scarborough. This sports centre exemplifies how civic and educational institutions can unite to foster stronger communities and future athletes in water sports. Ziyaad Haniff engaged with SM after visiting several of our public art activations. He joined as a youth project lead to help us develop a public art installation in Scarborough’s Golden Mile. Working on our communications and community outreach, Ziyaad learned to identify strong story leads and for this project, he built a connection with the Shadow Water Polo Club. This local non-profit club is operated by parents and caregivers to support youth and engage them in recreational and competitive water polo. The club runs their practices at the Pan Am Centre pool, with its teams competing internationally for Team Canada. photo ED 11
THE LAST SALMON RUN:
THE DECLINE OF
WILD SALMON ON THE FRASER RIVER AN IMAGE-LED JOURNEY
BY AMY ROMER ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALIX PENTECOST FARREN
“ The fish are the builders of the environment. The young bear gets a fish and takes it into the forest because the bigger bear will take it away from him, and the birds do the same thing.” — Gerald “Bobo” Michell, Lands and Resources Liaison and Band Councilor, Xwsten Community photo ED 15
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GURU SHOTS:
WATER WONDERS
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GuruShots’ challenges are voted on by the platform’s Gurus and the wider community, with a fresh challenge every day. Winners can receive prizes from GuruShots’ sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby. From long-exposure landscapes to delicate detailed droplets, the Water Wonders Challenge showcases a world of wonderful interpretations on this theme.
1. GURU’S TOP PICK WINNER Ismail Rimah • Maldives
2. Shanky Yvette • Australia 3. David Samuel dos Santos Sousa • Switzerland
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14. Linda Pinkston-Sanford • USA 15. Margarida Afonso Silva • Portugal 16. Maria Fremming • Denmark 17. Michael Firmbach • Germany 18. Myrna Gordon-Covelli • South Africa 19. Nikolay Tatarchuk • Israel 20. Rémi • France 21. Roberto Valdes • Cuba 22. Yuriria Arenas • Mexico 23. TOP PHOTOGRAPHER WINNER Andrew Muhlhauser • USA
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6. VALERIE DURANT Vancouver, BC DISSIPATION: TRACES OF A VANISHING LANDSCAPE valeriedurant.ca IG: @ValerieDurant.art
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NATALIE GOULET EULOGY FOR A GLACIER Halifax, NS
Photographic emulsion is encased in water collected from glacier runoff, refrozen, then documented as it liquifies. The emulsion, a thin skin, is left behind as the ice melts. As the climate crisis continues, and as glaciers melt and die, how can we memorialize them?
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Comprising nearly 300,000 photographs by more than 6,000 image-makers, the Black Star Collection at The Image Centre is one of the world’s most important archives of photojournalism. See this remarkable collection in the exhibition Stories from the Picture Press: Black Star Publishing Co. & The Canadian Press, on view September 13, 2023–April 6, 2024 (holiday closure: December 10, 2023–January 16, 2024).
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Kosti Ruohamaa, Untitled [A fishing vessel in a squall, Georges Bank, Maine, United States], 1957, gelatin silver print. Black Star Collection, The Image Centre
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