Mark Bellis
Hi all, journalist photographer, Blogging since 1996. Written for Toronto Star, Cité Libre, Toronto and Ottawa Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Morgunblaðið (Iceland), Indian Time (Mohawk/Kanien'kehá:ka) . email markbellis@spamcop.net, enjoy! All content copyright Mark Bellis, and other copyright holders unless where noted.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Punks in alley, Toronto c. 1993
Punks in an alley with a crossbow. I was on my way to an interview with somebody in Toronto and didn't have time to get a good photo. Sometimes in the mid-90s.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Brigitte Mballa
Brigitte Mballa, author of “À ceux qui brise les chaînes,” (To Those Who Break the Chains), SD&G Library, Alexandria, Ontario, 16 May 2026
The book is about multi-generational trauma. I was impressed that she led her talk with a mention of the residential schools impact on the First Nations. I've found that new Canadians are more aware of the First Nations than people who were born here.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Barber Shop
"We're going to Rome, Barcelona. We're not going to the States, not until he's gone." - Man next to me in the barber shop yesterday, in Canada.
Barber Lounge Smoke Shop ghost sign, c. 1990, Pitt Street, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Friday, May 15, 2026
Crash kills 2
Waterloo Crash kills two - Twisted sign marks spot where two girls died and one critically injured in high speed crash Friday morning - January 1997.
I looked down after I took the photos and saw I was standing in blood and broken glass.
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