What is this?

I'm walking every street in Toronto where somebody lives, and photographing them. There are about 3,700 of them. It'll take me five or six years.

If you saw me on your street with a camera, that's what I was doing.

What I photograph

Streets, houses, storefronts, doors, sidewalks — always from the sidewalk, always from public property. I photograph the street, not the people in it.

What I never photograph

Children. Through windows. Anything on private property.

Who I am

I'm [NAME]. I live here. I also sell real estate for a living — I'd rather tell you that than have you find it out later. This project isn't part of that work and I don't use it for that. There are no listings here, no pitches, and there never will be. I do this because I like this city and I want to know it properly.

More about what the project is and how it works: what this is.

What I never publish

Addresses. House numbers. Anyone's name without their say-so. Nothing that would tell a stranger where a particular person lives.

If you're in a photograph — your face, your voice, your name — you decide whether it stays, and you can change your mind at any time.

If something's wrong, or there's something I should know

Write to me at hello@the158.ca. I answer everything, usually within a day.

If you've lived here a long time

I'd like to talk to you. Twenty minutes, on your street corner, about what's changed. Here’s how that works.