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Monthly Archives: December 2008

The Polar Bear Dip!!

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.

February 4, 2009 - 12:52 pm TBC - OMG! Don't know how I got here, but I'm glad I did. :) Your pics are stunning!!!

December 29, 2008 - 8:06 pm Shipra Panosian - YIKES! All for a good cause though :)

December 24, 2008 - 8:06 am collin - i found your site while i was looking around 99designs.com actually looking for a new site header and all i can say is WOW!!!! You are an incredible photogpraher!! i'm just getting started and absolutely LOVE your style, it's what i hope to get to...one day! :) www.pixelpopphotogpraphy.com

You should teach online classes! i live in Utah...too far from Toronto unfortunatley.

Helping the Homeless on Photo Night

On a cold, winter day, Bobby walks through the doors of the soup kitchen at The Knight’s Table. He slowly approaches the hot table as he starts to take his gloves off. There, he is served with a delicious home-made meal. He sits down, all by himself, and enjoys his meal. His smile is warm. I ask him….”Bobby…come over here, I’d love to take your photo”. “Me? Really? Are you sure?” he answers. “Okay”. His face radiated in front of the camera. He felt special…and rightfully so…for he is very special. Shortly after the shoot, all I could hear for a long time was “Thank-you….thank-you so much…..thank-you”)

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!



Me and Glendon photographed about 25 individuals and families that night. It was an awesome night! And we were blessed. Thank-you to the staff and volunteers at Night’s Table for working so hard in order to keep this kitchen open, and especially to Castro and his team for preparing all the delicious hot meals daily. (Oh…and thanks Paula for helping me put the prints into frames :o)

January 1, 2009 - 10:33 am Mark - That's awesome, Silvana. Their expressions are so open--their faces are almost shining. It takes a heck of a lot of trust for people who've had rough times to open up in such a positive way.

Inspirational!

December 29, 2008 - 8:09 pm Shipra Panosian - wonderful series of photographs. What a blessing it must have been for those families. I especially love the little group of shots of the mother and daughter (with head coverings) laughing and enjoying each other.

December 24, 2008 - 10:00 am Anonymous - Hi there,
I think we met briefly several years ago at a service at The Meeting house...and i know you have talked a bit with my husband tom cahill(we are friends with David Beneteau). I was so touched by your photographs of the homeless.....what a wonderful gift to them.It probabaly is the sweetest thing I have heard of anyone doing in a long time. May you have a very, very blessed Christmas.-savanna cahill

December 23, 2008 - 11:13 am Zoi - You are a blessing to the community, and what a selfless thing to do, so giving, you are a wonderful person Silvana. Beautiful images, very touching and inspirational. I would love to come out and help, and if you ever need me, just give me a call.

Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and all the best in the new year.

December 21, 2008 - 8:26 pm Roel - Thank you for caring... and for sharing.

December 21, 2008 - 2:05 pm Ryan Rowell - I love what you have done here, and it makes them feel like they mean something/important, which is what everyone needs. I think this was a more pro active approach to helping others than just cans for comments, and if you are planning to do this again next year give me a call as I would love to help out. I sometimes miss helping in the soup kitchen, perhaps I should go help again soon.

thanks for this post.

December 21, 2008 - 9:49 am John Edgar - You are a truly good person.

A wonderful story, and amazing images. :)

December 20, 2008 - 11:14 pm Anonymous - WOW !!!!!!!

1st place for Maryam + Ali !!!

I’m so excited to learn that one of Maryam & Ali’s photo which I took this summer from their e-session came in 1st place at the 2008 WPPI 8×10 International Competition!!! Congratulations to my very sweet couple….I know it was that special look that Ali gave Maryam. :o)

Here’s the storeyline: It was one of our last photos of the session…….very hot summer day…..downtown Toronto cafe. Maryam was feeling the heat and so she spontaneously just roughly tied up her hair. I was observing Ali watching her and just had to capture his priceless expression. Can you just see the passion in him for her?!?! I titled this: “She’s So Incredible”

February 3, 2009 - 9:06 pm maryam - Thanks so much Darling. This is amazing!!! I MUST get my order in ;) thanks again x 10000 p.s the new site looks fab!!!

December 15, 2008 - 7:05 am alex albojer - Congrats Silvana!

awesome, totally deserving!

December 13, 2008 - 7:47 pm James Day - Oh man, your images are so cool. I just love them!

December 12, 2008 - 1:43 pm Gustavo Fernández - Amazing, congrats!

December 10, 2008 - 6:39 pm Roel Dixon-Mahatoo - Congratulations - excellent photo!

December 10, 2008 - 1:25 pm Jodi Burak - Congratulations Silvana! Your work is stunning!

December 9, 2008 - 11:19 pm anna - Congratulations! That is an amazing photo! :)

December 9, 2008 - 6:21 pm pattimillerphoto - Congratulations! So well deserved!

December 9, 2008 - 12:23 pm UAguy - Congratulation to you!! This is more just a photo!

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