Thanks to Chris Baldwin for leading and Donna Currie for support this walk is back on. sorry for the confusion!

The London Photowalk Group is back again this year for another World Wide Photowalk! This year we will be exploring the beautiful Gibbons park and surroundings during the golden hours. This is a very large park so we will have lots of room for our 50+ participants (if we count on last years numbers).

Gibbons park is situated on the edge of the thames with a beautiful walking bridge, shore side access, lots of trees, a splash pad and pool, and of course many geese and ducks ready to be photographed!

So here are the details!

Gibbons Park World Wide Photo Walk
Date: Saturday July 24th
Time: 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Where: Gibbons Park Splash Pad Parking Lot
Route: Walking through the park with a stint into a historic neighborhood then back down through the north end of the park. See RED on map.

You need to register to be a part of the Wordl Wide Photowalk, and it is open to 50 ppl. However just as we did last year we do not limit the amount of ppl who can come. So come anyways if you dont get registered. However if you do get registered you are entered into the World Wide Photo Walk photo contest!

So we hope to see all of you out, and dont forget to Register!

Here was the wining photo for London, Ontario from last years WWPW by Jason Parreira:

On May 23rd, 2010 I had the opportunity to head out with a small number of photo walkers for an Impromptu Photo Walk.

Beginning in Watson Park, off of Wellington Road at the Thames River, we headed East along the multi-use pathways, North on Adelaide Street and then back West passing by the South Street hospital. From the moment we started at 8am until when we finished around 10am the morning fog was out and made for some great shots.

I really enjoyed this walk as it was one that I probably wouldn’t have thought of on my own. I passed the area off as being ‘boring’ and typical, but having Chris Baldwin organize the walk in this area helped me to remember that all areas of London have something to offer, and the London Photo Walk is about exploring and celebrating these areas.

On this walk I was able to find an elevated train crossing, the location to where Flagswipe Paintball moved to years ago, some abandoned buildings and other fun stuff. I even managed to find a Red Chair before the walk began.

The people that came out for this walk were great as usual and the morning couldn’t have been better for a leisurely stroll along the Thames River.

It is the “low key” walks such as this one that I find the most rewarding. I am not sure why this is the case but when I return from them I always feel like I have a better appreciation for the Photo Walk, the people who I am with and London, Ontario in general.

Remember to check out the next scheduled photo walk in the Huron Woods.

Our next photowalk will be at the beautiful St. Peter’s seminary and taking the trails down to the River and following the bike path back to the seminary. This is a 3KM walk but only 2KM is really pretty. So bring comfortable walking shoes and water! We will be going during the evning for some really nice light. Points of intrest are the Seminary it’self, the courts behind the seminary, and the river. So here are all the details in short, see the map above for the route.

Huron Woods Photowalk

Date:  June 19th, 2010

Time: 6PM-8PM

Meeting Spot: Kings College Parking Lot, just beside and back from the seminary.

Route: Through the seminary yard down the nature trail and back on the walking path.

Parking: Paid parking located at Kings College meeting spot, as well as free parking along the side of the street.

Chris Baldwin is organizing an impromptu photowalk this weekend in the morning near the Thames river past Labatt’s Brewery. Details above and below!

Date: May 23rd, 2010

Time: 8AM

Location: Parking lot of the park at Front St and Wellington near the Thames River.

Contact Chris Baldwin for more information.

Jane’s Walk will be taking place in London on May 2, 2010.

What is Jane’s Walk?

Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that helps put people in touch with their environment and with each other, by bridging social and geographic gaps and creating a space for cities to discover themselves.

It’s a thriving Canadian innovation that’s gone global. Last year 46 cities took part across North America. This year Jane’s Walks will span 60 cities worldwide (approx 30 in Canada, 25 in the U.S, five internationally) with some 350 walking tours on offer. New Jane’s Walk partnerships this year include Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Chattanooga, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Victoria and …. London, ON.

Best of all, all Jane’s Walk tours are given and taken for free.

For more details check out www.janeswalklondon.com

In participation with Jane’s Walk London we have decided to schedule another May photo walk taking place on May 2nd. Although we realize that this is happening not too long after our last photowalk and very close to our joint Photo Walk with PodCamp London we thought it was important to celebrate the City of London on May 2nd with the many other walkers that will be out that day.

With that said, here are the details of the photo walk happening for Jane’s Walk London:

Date: Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Location: The Forest behind Bresica University Collete (at the University of Western Ontario)

Starting Location: Bresica University College (See Map)

Route: Marked in GREEN on the map

Ending Location: Bresica University College

Parking: Typically the parking lot shown on the map is open and free during the summer (from past experience), however this cannot be guaranteed and as such you should be prepared to find and pay for parking if you are driving. You can CLICK HERE to check out Western’s Parking Services.

This walk will take us through the forest and on trails that aren’t paved so we suggest that proper footwear be worn.

As usual, if you have any questions or comments just post them below.

We would like to share with you the following photo and volunteer opportunity coming up in London. This is not going to be a photowalk but a great event to go on out and take some pics!

World Partnership Walk
Walk the Walk. Change the World. Be Part of the Solution to Global Poverty!



Join us at Canada’s largest annual event, dedicated to increasing awareness and raising funds to fight global poverty.
All funds raised (100%) go directly to support international development initiatives – not one cent is spent on administration and there is no registration fee.

Participate as an Ambassador, create a Team with your friends, family and colleagues or how about a Corporate team.

Celebrate the achievements of thousand of Canadians with post Walk – Food, Live Entertainment and Family fun!

Date: Sunday June 6, 2010
Location: Springbank Gardens, London ON
Register online at www.WorldPartnershipWalk.com

Photographers do you want your pictures to make a global difference? Join us as our volunteer photographers, videographers and/or ambassadors. Bring your cameras out to make a difference.



Photographer/Videographer Volunteer Registration
Contact: Erika Hernandez
Email: ea_hernan@yahoo.ca
Phone: 519-719-5514
For more information visit www.WorldPartnershipWalk.com