Toronto Marathon May 2012. ~ By Photographer Anthony Luke

Toronto, ON - Sunday May 6th, 2012 - Over 12,000 participants from 50+ countries hit the streets of Toronto in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Toronto General & Toronto Western Hospitals.

Since 1995, the Toronto Marathon has generated over $9 million for its various charitable partners including the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Toronto General & Toronto Western Hospital, Hemophilia, Multiple Sclerosis, Toronto Foundation for Student Success, ICA Canada and Diabetes.

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Skateboarder Shoot by Yours Truly ~ Anthony Luke

JessiKa Violet By Yours Truly

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New Personal work From Yours Truly

I was riding around the city looking for inspiration and rode through a few back alleys and some more off-the-beaten-path places in Toronto. I came across some interesting textures and linear patterns. Old posters and graffiti prove to be an interesting source of material. The works of some of the abstract painters came to mind when I looked through the lens. A great source of inspiration for me is the work of photographer Aaron Siskind and painter Franz Kline. Take a look

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Sneak Peak of My Parkour Shoot

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Parkour (sometimes abbreviated PK) is a method to overcome obstacles with speed, efficiency, and agility. Originally developed in France, the main purpose of the discipline is to teach participants how to adapt their movements to their environment by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing and jumping. Traceurs (parkour practitioners) train to be able to identify and utilize alternate or more efficient paths. Parkour can be practiced anywhere, but areas dense with obstacles offer many different training opportunities. Parkour is often confused with free running. They are often used interchangeably even though these terms refer to distinct disciplines. Free running employs creativity through the use of tricking moves such as aerial rotations and spins.

Move Over Flickr, There's a New Kid In Town ~ 500px

"500px lets you create stunning professional photo portfolios, find friends, express yourself and connect with people like you."

In recent months, Tortonto-based startup 500px seems to be becoming the new favorite site of a lot of Flickr “power users.” Some 27,000 of the site’s 67,000 current members joined in the past two months.  500px is targeted mainly at professional photographers and highly skilled amateurs, people whose photos would be at the upper echelons of a site like Flickr. “We see Flickr more as a photo storage site, where anyone can upload all their photos in one place and share them with their friends,” co-founder Oleg Gutsol explained. “We’re interested in getting the best photography in the world in one place, and growing the best photography community.” here is some of my work on 500px   Hot Lips by Anthony  Luke Samantha by Anthony  Luke Irina by Anthony  Luke

Nice Goggles by Anthony  Luke 

Portrait of a Mullet ~ A Mullet Tryptic

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Another Sneak Peak at New Portrait Series Before It's Uploaded to Website

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Don't try this at home kids

Sneak Peak of New Work. Reflections Series.

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New Portrait ~ A Preview Before It Is Uploaded To My Website

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New Portraits ~ Sneak Peak Before Some Of Them Go On My Website.

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Sneak Peak of my latest portrait session before it is uploaded to website.

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Zombie Portraits ~ Shot On Location @ The Toronto Zombie Walk By Yours Truly

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A zombie is a creature that appears in folklore and popular culture typically as a reanimated corpse or a mindless human being. Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodoo, which told of the people being controlled as laborers by a powerful sorcerer. Zombies became a popular device in modern horror fiction, largely because of the success of George A. Romero's 1968 film Night of the Living Dead.(wikipedia)