Stephen J Weir Photography

Toronto photographer above and below the water. Always Busy. Never Bored.

historic photographs

Post author By S Weir
Post date September 19, 2023

my mother at an art sale. Dorth’ Gale’s daughter. photo from Liz Weir’s files

Bruce found this mink stole in a box in his basement in Sept 2923, Was Grandma Browne’s. 70 years old? Think he gave it to Jane Burgess my cousin

Bruce sent this to me Sept 2023. “I found this picture in an envelope. It’s actually a picture of a print. This is our grandmother Ada’s father George Batchelder Colby while he was a policeman on the beat in Boston.

September Toronto and Windsor

Post author By S Weir
Post date September 17, 2023

Chris B at Opus event frosh week sept 2023

EArl LaPierre Jr at the CNE T&T 61st birthday

That old gang of mine LSL drink reunion (I don’t drink though its been almost 3 years)

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LSL drink reunion near 406 Roger Stopford and Judy Dunlap photo by Jasper Vanderhorst, my camera

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Chris B at Opus event frosh week sept 2023

it was a ll a blur Patrice Roberts at the CNE

Fitbit walking record at jade mountain

EArl LaPierre Jr at the CNE T&T 61st birthday

Hawking books out front of Fred’s brother’s bookstore in Amhersturg Main Street

weston rd area mural from car – first drive in Toronto for me in a coupla years

Summer ends Fall begins – some hangovers from the St Lucia pictures

Post author By S Weir
Post date September 3, 2023

foodie news of the week.Great resto comes to Yonge and Eg. Smaller version of their downtown spots

A Saldenah mas dancer on stage at Patrice Robert’s concert at Bandshell CNE

Windsor skateboarding mural, University Ave near Bridge St

Windsor skateboarding mural, University Ave near Bridge St

roy cape blows a kiss at the caribbean tales film festival. beside him is king cosmos. He received a prize from Jean Augustine this night

The ghost of Ozzie Gurley’s horn section. On stage at Fleck Theatre, Jean Augustine 86th birthday

racing car by Robin Burgesse. Renfrew artist, muralist. Says I am the guy driving the green car

Maria took this one the wy to the hotel oe of two Pitons

August 2023 summer and the St Lucia

Post author By S Weir
Post date August 4, 2023

3-D sign in downtown Leamington,Ontario

infinity pool. our four poster bed and bug curtain

jade mountain infinity pool, Maria soaks and checks out the Pitons, St Lucia

Fifi

Fifi

artist mural with St Lucia themes our wc in ac

our library at AC, over looking the Caribbean

Church in town near Jade Mountain hotel Maria took pix

me at balcony of Anse Chastenet

audience at Trinbago, Dundas square of T&T’s 61st Birthday

Maria took this one the wy to the hotel oe of two Pitons

Patrice Roberts on stage at the CNE on Soca Day

foodie news of the week.Great resto comes to Yonge and Eg. Smaller version of their downtown spots

David Rudder on stage at Dundas Square, Jasper did the pix

trinibago crowd

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Fitbit walking record at jade mountain

Joel davis, connector on stage at Dundas Square as part of Trinibago fete

selfie wall at the mural festival in Yorkville in the middle of Cumberland Ave, Toronto August 2023

two day trinibago festival, looking for winning number of rag, for free trip anywhere Caribbean Air travels to

mural in progress at mural festival in Yorkville, Cumberland st. august 2323

going ape for a selfie at the mural festival in Yorkville on Cumberland

Jasper and Steve at LSL watering hole

dumb sign above smoking volcano vents above the mud baths

Maria and guide check out the volcano above the mud baths

beach bar’s pillar post art 2023 St Lucia

Turtles lay their eggs on the beach and the bar staff at Jade Mountain, in St Lucia put out protection signs.

Alien has arisen and is hiding amongst real islands. St Lucia

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shark on the pillar of a beach bar in St Lucia

Maria and Steve take a mud dive

selfie taker gets ready for mud bath

mud people pose for pictures at mud baths of St Lucia

inside the Pelee Island ferry, high dust storm hits the cars inside.

July 2023 part two (pictures that somehow disappeared from part one!)

Post author By S Weir
Post date July 28, 2023

pointing the way for Maria om Wyandotte om windsor

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pitons of St Lucia. are hotel near the closest peak

R-rated section. picture I used in a story for the Caribbean Camera

cleaning out the 50 year old Time Magazine
in the Windsor Basement

sky high garbage pile behind the police station at Duplex and Egg in Toronto

Marci Ian on stage at launch photo by sweir

Prime Minister Trudeau at the kiddies parade

Maria is in box

on the way to Pelee Island

Stuff I found in a box under my desk today

JULY PHOTOGRAPHS TORONTO EVENTS AND FAMILY AND MURALS

Post author By S Weir
Post date July 1, 2023

ny clothes choice for my first day in school photo a year later by Maria

fountain break

3D sign in Leamington

Deborah Dundas book at Biblioasis

Gordie Howe Bridge is a work in progress

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BLUE JAY MASCOT IN THE SENIOR’S TENT AT THE TORONTO CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL LAUNCH AT CITY HALL

pan man pat

TAKE OUR PICTURES PLEASE IN THE GRACE FOOD’S SENIOR’S TENT AT THE TORONTO CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL LAUNCH AT CITY HALL IN TORONNTO

TIRED MODEL POSES FOR MY CAMERA IN FRONT OF TORONTO’S CITY HALL – CARNIVAL LAUNCH JULY 11 2023

June photographs and a view AI created photographs/illustrations

Post author By S Weir
Post date June 4, 2023

Dall E created with sweir direction. for story about a diver lying in pyramid tomb

three artists moses left romain right

ONTARIO POET LAURETTE RANDELLE ADJEI

STUDENTS ATTENDING THE ANTI-BULLYING EVENT AT THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

PRESENTING AN ANTIRACISIM AT ROM

THE CHOSEN MURAL FOR BATHURST STREET

WINNING MURAL ARTIST

WINNING ARTISTS AT BLACKHURST

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RUDY’S GARDEN I was walking along Toronto’s Black Creek trail near York University last week when 97-year old Rudy Riske whizzed by me on his pink pedal bike. He soon stopped at a wild flower garden he plants every year and began his daily weeding routine. Rudy has been doing this for years,RUDY’ he turns 98 in September

Rudy’s garden tribute sign black creek trail

BAND art exhibition

BAND ART EXHIBIT

Dall-e and sweir illustration about poker

AI and weir illustration for short story Alabaster legs

Dalle weir illustration about a CJOM FM meeting for short story

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GETTING A COP CONSTABLE JESSIE TO SIGN THEIR SHIRTS

DANCE OF THE CARIBBEAN FLAGS

DANCE OF THE CARIBBEAN FLAGS

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STRIKING A POSE FOR THE CAMERA ON THE PARADE

PHILLILPINO STUDENTS DO A BAMBOO DANCE

CROPPED PICTURE OF HOMELESS MAN WHO I GAVE ALL MY COINS TO

WALKING BACK FROM THE MARKET= REFLECTION OF SIGN IN THE WINDOWS

CHAATHAM ALL BLACK BASEBALL TEAM, HISTORY BOOK LAUNCHED IN WINDSOR

luminato dance – fleck theatre. It was a winner
NUIT

Walk of Excellence 2023 500 marchers cross Finch as they head to University of Yptl

drummers at the March

Mundy got a $,000 bursary from York

Itah left, Olivia Chow middle at schools walk. not my photo

POET LAURETTE AT MARCH

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SHELLEY FALCONER THIRD FROM LEFT, NOT MY PHOTO

MURAL ON THE SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT I USED TO EAT LUNCH AT WHEN I WORKED AT IMPERIAL OPTICAL THIE 70S

TORONTO’S PIANO PIANO RESTO’S ALLEY MURAL BEHIND THE KING EDDIE HOTEL

MURAL RACCOON

HOMELESS. MAN CLEANED ME OUT ON WELLINGTON BUT HE DID POSE FOR PIX IN TORONTO

BLACK CREEK PARK LOCAL HERO, 97 YEAR OLD VOLUNTEER GARDNER BIKES DOWN THE PARK TRAIL NEAR YORK TO TEM TO THE PLANTS

CARTOON STORY MURAL

Maaria’s walk for cancer

Maaria’s walk for cancer

York University students greet the marchers as they arrive at York

last year’s march of distinction Jane/Finch

house on our block, Duplex and Roselawn. Toronto

Just found on my cell, maria’s house before I savaged the bushes in front 2021 Kildare in Windsor

WORD ON THE STREET AUIDENCE AT AUTHORS’ TALK

Marilyn Denis goodbye cover Star Week

photo I used for story on Niagara Falls carnival parade august 2023

LCBO didn’t mind when I took a picture of four cans of a spritzer for a contest!

Took this in South America a few years ago. Resized it and repurposed it for a story on a coming Niagara fall Carnival style parade

mummy’s curse by sweir/dall=4

colourised mummy’s curse created by sweir and DALL-3

colourised picture of Butson’s motel and bar (where I worked in 1970ish) Renfrew

TRUDEAU PROTESTER STOPPED YELLING AND STRUCK THIS POSE WHEN I PRAISED HIS BOD, NORTHERN TIP OF QUEEN’S PARK

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BACK YARD BLUR WINDSOR

May photographs 2023 (bb pixs actually taken at end of April)

Post author By S Weir
Post date May 3, 2023

Ricard Robyn and Maria Nenadovich beside the portrait of the Sinking of the Mayflower, shot take in Barry’s Bay Hotel

photo I used for story on Niagara Falls carnival parade august 2023

Mitzy Hunter, former MPP and now running for mayor checked out the weekend Word on the Street Festival,

word on street – toronto – Queens Park. Ink earl by windsor U prof on sale

mural better than food. Uncle Betty’s. Yonge St just north of Castlefield

Before – Stoney Lake bait building near Young’s Point 1978

LAKEFIELD LEADER STAFF. BILL DICKSON MISSING AFTER

BEFORE COLORISATION LAKEFIELD LEADER STAFF. BILL DICKSON MISSING

FAILED ATTEMPT TO SHOW RENFREW STUDENT STICKING A CREAMER ON FACE AT HARMIS RESTAURANT IN 1965

YELLING AT NORTH TIP OF QUEEN’S PARK. ANTI TRUDEAU. STOPPED WHEN I COMPLIMENTED HIS BODY. POSED. NICE GUY TILL HE STARTED YELLING AGAIN. WORD ON STREET

UNKNOWN-MAYOR-CANDIDATE-AT-WORD-ON-THE-STEET.

WORD ON THE STREET AUIDENCE QUEEN’S PARK

BOOK OF THE DEAD AT THE HIMALAYAN CAFE ON YONGE ST

art of the blur. Found pix in my camera.

JUDITH PENFOLD. STILL HAVEN’T FOUND HER. NOR THE BEST MAN JOHN MCILVRIDE OUR 46TH ANNIVERSARY MAY 27

JUDITH PENFOLD – OUR BEST LADY 46 YEARS AGO. CAN’T FIND HER OR HER EX HUSBAND JOHN MCILLVRIDE

Bev Don (middle) and Maria Nenadovich (right) of the Yonge Lawrence Village BIA receive an Eglinton- Lawrence Volunteer Service Award from MPP Robin Martin. Happened last week.

@jamai_photography photographer Rate R section Carnival costume launch – I wrote story and used this publicity shot

not my photo but I have seen the graffiti

MURAL DOWNTOWN NEAR AGO

NDP MPP PRESENTS CERTIFICATE TO AFRICAN GROUP

NDP MPP PRESENTS CERTIFICATE TO AFRICAN GROUP LIB MPP (L) AND CONSERVATIVE MPP (R) IN BACKGROUND

AI colourisation of this photo taken in Trinidad 1915 of a mining crew loading train near Pitch Lake

AI colourisation of this photo taken in Trinidad 1915 of a tar pit crew in front of pitch lake

Trinidadian woman – originally in sepia before I saws colourisation AI AP

1890s from a glass negative of this Trinidadian woman – originally in sepia before colourisation

RAISE AND POINT! AFRICIAN UNION FLAG RAISING QUEEN’S PARK

RAISE AND POINT! AFRICIAN UNION FLAG RAISING QUEEN’S PARK

AI colourisation of this photo taken in Trinidad 1915

NDP, Conservative and Liberal welcome African Union to Queen’s Park

African Union Flag rises

new outdoor art in front of the AGO in Toronto =cell picture

national anthem sung at flag raising at Queens Park

MARIA TOOK THIS. CLUBS HAVE PATRONS TAKE PICTURES OF THEIR COAT RACK NUMBER! MARIA TOOK PIX

THIS IS THE FLAG DESIGN ON THE FLAG RAISED AT QUEEN’S PARK

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JUST AFTER THE SHOW MARIA TOOK THIS OF THE SIGN. I HAD A CAMEO

WEIR/DALL·E-2023-05-23-13.53.16-PHOTOGRAPH-OF-A-WOMAN_ — “Bless me with good fortune,” he whispers to her. She’s young, with crinkly red hair and freckles crowding her cheeks.

Two doped up men were camped out for the afternoon at Toronto’s sculpture gardens. Took a break from smoking up to take a closer look at the African sculpture installation

Me and the painting of the sinking of the Mayflower. Balmoral Hotel stairwell. Maria took this picture of me

12- year old Balmoral Hotel in Barry’s Bay. Delivering 2022 tax returns to Richard Robyn April 21, 2023

Everyone in my creative writing class hated every word I wrote

Post author By S Weir
Post date April 16, 2023

Every one in my 4th year creative writing class, at Windsor U hated every single word I wrote. Dali-1 illustration by sweir

FAILED ATTEMPT TO SHOW RENFREW STUDENT STICKING A CREAMER ON FACE AT HARMIS RESTAURANT IN 1965

WEIR/DALL·E-2023-05-23-13.53.16-PHOTOGRAPH-OF-A-WOMAN_ — “Bless me with good fortune,” he whispers to her. She’s young, with crinkly red hair and freckles crowding her cheeks.

one box for the body. one for the head. Dali-1 illustration by sweir for creative writing class story

April 2023 Back in Toronto

Post author By S Weir
Post date April 16, 2023

Started my day in the comic era museum waiting room of my dentist in downtown Toronto. Fun but it hurt. iPad picture

Damned if I can remember the movie, but, I do know I used this photo in one of my first movie reviews back in 74 or 75

chris Alexander says he wants to hire me to do pr for this summer’s event

publicity shot from Rated R section, Toronto . Caribbean Carnival do Nort burg Ayr permission from @jamai_photography

million people on the road during caribana. took this picture from the ontario place bridge

iceland star laughs at comment from Toronto fan at Harbourfront

Me and the painting of the sinking of the Mayflower. Balmoral Hotel stairwell. Maria took this picture of me

80s Sterrn cover from OMA’s collection

I took this at a festival near the Scarborough Town Centre. Caribe Dance. One of my favourite shots from Steven M’s festival

working all nite on the Mirvish Centre Bloor and Bathurst

portrait of our washing machine. Maria took the picture for the insurance company when the machine broke down. Woulda cost 1000$ without this picture

Yesterday, Today and Next Year

Accidentall photograph of my new keyboard

12- year old Balmoral Hotel in Barry’s Bay. Delivering 2022 tax returns to Richard Robyn April 21, 2023

my weekly star week picture for my tweet, picture taken with IPAD on diningroom table

cell photo shot of now empty lot. week before it was a booming pickle ball court

USED Dall-e-30034 to create this illustration for a creative writing cover about how class hate my work

Rated R!!! section from the Revellers, sent me this press photo for my article in the April Caribbean carrnival

loaded 600 photos into this new display frame. gift from Russ and Rose, Always on, always interesting

publicity shot from the Revellers. I am back writing about carnival for the Caribbean Camera. Used this in an April feature I wrote