Toronto PD - Day One MOCCA

Every two years the Program Faculty travel to other College and University Photography Programs.  This is a fact finding trip and a great way for us to connect with others Photography Professors, discuss current trends and teaching techniques.

This year we are spending all of our time in Toronto and we have the pleasure to take in some Contact shows. This year's Contact theme is Public, meaning a lot of street photography, sweet!!  Here are some highlight from Day One.

Our first stop today the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art (MOCCA) to take in a few things, one was the public instillation by Scott McFarland.

Scott McFarland - Corner of the Courageous  

Inside the MOCCA there is two great shows Public: Collective Identity | Occupied Spaces and Street View.  Two of the highlights of the Public: Collective Identity | Occupied Spaces show was Bill Sullivan's Stop Down series.

Bill Sullivan - Stop Down 

And Michael Wolf's Tokyo Compression both are a great series of images. 

Michael Wolf - Tokyo Compression  

The Street View show was a collaboration between MOCCA and the National Gallery of Canada it showcased some of the best street photographers of all time Cartier-Bresson, Weegee, Model, Levitt and Callahan to name a few.  

Henri Cartier-Bresson Prints 

It was great to see the works of these masters first hand along side contemporary street photographers.   For those that have never been to the MOCCA definitely stop by it is a beautiful gallery and they have some great upcoming shows, the curators and staff are extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. 

Both shows run until June 3, 2012 at MOCCA
(Click for Map).