The Whole Story–Photo by Roger Yip

I'm glad I asked photographer Roger Yip the story behind his image.  I would never have guessed where this man was working.  Read The Whole Story and see if you guessed right.

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The Photograph

The Whole Story

This photo was taken 60ft below the surface.  This steelworker is prepping rebar for a 40-foot concrete wall to support a subway station.   I was hired to document the construction of Toronto's new subway expansion.  This part of the site was not requested by my client, but I thought this scene was too good to pass up, so I took a shot with my iPhone.  This scene reminds of the famous black & white photos of New York steelworks taken during the construction of Rockefeller Center.

 

The Photographer

Roger Yip - I am a commercial photographer based in Toronto, and have been since I completed my formal training in photography in 1991 at Ryerson University here in the city.  But my passion for photography started at age of 13, when I bought my first SLR.  I have always been interested in photographing people, not so much in formal portraits, but more candid portraits and human activities.  Though my commercial work occupies most of my time, my true passion in photography is shooting street photos.  I vacation a few times a year from commercial work to travel to other parts of the world to do street photography for myself.

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The Whole Story–Photo by Roger Yip

Continuing with the series, this photo by Roger Yip brought back a lot of memories of childhood and chasing after the ice cream truck.  If you’d like to submit a photo and have a chance to be featured, you can find the details here. 

 

 

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The Photograph

The Whole Story

Canadian winter had been very long this year, and the weather has just started to get double digits.  This is only the second time the ice cream truck has come to our street.  The first time it came late at 6:30 on April 30, and we were having supper, and had to miss it.  This photo was taken on the following day, the second time it came around. My daughter and I were returning from a dog walk, and we saw the ice cream truck parked in front of our house. We didn’t want to miss it, so we ran about 300 yards to catch it.  And we made it!  It was our first ice cream of the year. It was delicious!  It tasted like summer.

The Photographer

Roger Yip - I am a commercial photographer based in Toronto, and have been since I completed my formal training in photography in 1991 at Ryerson University here in the city.  But my passion for photography started at age of 13, when I bought my first SLR.  I have always been interested in photographing people, not so much in formal portraits, but more candid portraits and human activities.  Though my commercial work occupies most of my time, my true passion in photography is shooting street photos.  I vacation a few times a year from commercial work to travel to other parts of the world to do street photography for myself.

Find Roger:  EyeEm / Website