“People forget about the surprises. They drive down Oxford or Highbury or Fanshawe Park Rd. and they’re just looking at industry. But if you go into small subdivisions, parks, the Thames Valley Parkway, there are all these surprises about how beautiful London is,”

- James Wilkinson, via London Free Press

James Wilkinson was recently interviewed by the London Free Press about the upcoming London PhotoCamp and about the London Photo Walk.  Not only is this interview great exposure for PhotoCamp and the Photo Walks, letting amateurs and professionals know that there are more casual, stress free and FREE ways to learn about photography, but I think James nailed the purpose of the Photo Walks.

For me the Photo Walks have not only been about the community, meeting new people and celebrating London, but they have been about exploring and finding the hidden beauty in the city. My favourite example of this was the Watson Park Walk I participated in a few months ago. A route that I have travelled a thousand time before but when out with my camera, other people and taking the time to slow down I found places, sights (and sounds) that I had never experienced before.

For some residents London only offers the beautiful places highlighted in travel magazine or in the local news, for others there is far more beauty that is discovered when the time is taken to explore, take in and appreciate the Forest City.

Sunday Sept 5 at 9 AM

This is a guided walk.  Our guide is a member of the “Friends of Meadowlily” and very familiar with the area!

We will meet in the parking lot of the sports fields across from the strip mall in front of the Summerside sub-division.

Meadowlily Web Site

Hope to see you all there!

Chris Baldwin

As every photo walk I have been to this one was fun.  It was a beautiful evening and although I doubted we would get many people at 8 pm on a Saturday night I was very pleasantly surprised when 18-20 people showed up!

Mr Tizzy entertained us with his patented lie on the ground photo technique and Bryan Nelson showed us his wade in the river style…..The light was beautiful and I have seen many fantastic pictures posted by walk participants….we tried to arrive at the pedestrian bridge in time for sunset but were early…..so we ended up hanging around the bridge for 20 – 30 minutes. It turned out to be a great opportunity to talk to other photo walkers and get to know each other a little better and for those who waited we were rewarded with not only some great shots of a beautiful sunset, but a gorgeous full moon as well!

My thanks to everyone who came out and I hope to see you all again at UWO on Aug 21st

Chris Baldwin