Would you go for a dip in Lake Ontario in -17 degree weather?? Well these brave guys did! And they did it all for a good cause….Inn From The Cold, which is a homeless shelter in Newmarket, Ontario. My old friend, Carmine, organized the charity to raise money for the shelter. I gotta admit……it was soooooo much fun to photograph!!!!!! Check out these pics!
Here’s Carmine……the 1st to go in!
This is the official 1st Annual Dip…….so I hope we can get others more involved next year. (I’ll be there to shoot it)
Mauro looks nice and toasty….doesn’t he?? :o)
You can see Carmine in the back getting interviewed by CTV News. The Toronto Star was also there. The event should be in print either today or tomorrow.
You can see Carmine in the back getting interviewed by CTV News. The Toronto Star was also there. The event should be in print either today or tomorrow.
I really enjoyed photographing all of the wonderful people that night, along with their families. Each one received a few 5×7’s for Christmas. Many were either homeless, or struggling barely able to make ends meet. Not being able to afford a photographer to capture photos of their children, they did not hesitate in showing their greatfulness.
This mom and daughter pair were so cute. When in front of the camera, mommy could not stop laughing, which was so contagious that it got passed on to her daughter! They were giggling like little school girls and could not stop! It was so cute….I just had to laugh myself!
These twins, David & Kevin, were so adorable. They kept on asking me on-going questions about my camera equipment.
Here’s our young single mom Tia and her family…….with her newest arrival, Violet, who is only 2 weeks old!
Little Tay-Tay!
Both Tiffany & Alex were so easy going in front of the camera…..being awesome photographers themselves, they know how to work it…….love Tiff’s natural laugh in this one!
We did a little bit of trespassing after finding this really cool rooftop. After a little while……it seemed like these 2 were really enjoying their intimate session together :o)
The boys decided that my studio would look a little better with some “chip” decorating …….quite creative I say…..
The “Chip-fest” continues
Here’s a pre-ceremony shot with Maria on her Mac and Jocelyne in the background trying to get a roller out of her hair! She’s so cute :o) It was great hanging out with you and chatting Jocelyne!
the guys…….
Silvina’s brother seeing her for the first time….. 
Silvina made such a beautiful bride…..talk about perfect skin!
Now how adorable are these 2??? They are the freshly born twin nephews of Silvina who were really anxious to come into this world…so…being born quite prematurely, mommy & daddy needed to make sure they were well protected with their little mitties and all. (I think the cutie on the right was having some pretty sweet dreams there)
A special thanks to the very kind Katie at 
Mr. G. Raff
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