Photography

In these crazy Covid times, the Wesley Clover Park drive-in has been giving artists and music fans some sense of normal by putting on these fabulous drive-in shows, and it was clear that everyone was happy to be experiencing live concerts again this weekend.

The process and setup at The Ottawa Drive-in Experience was sound. It appeared well-organized and orderly, and everyone seemed to have a great time.

A collection of our favourite IG photos from the past week.

The show highlights work of SPAO’s 2020 graduating class.

A field of bright sunflowers immediately say summer. The calm of these mighty florals moving slowly to face the sun (“tournesol”) is a reminder of nature’s wonder.

At 529 Richmond Road, nestled quietly in the heart of  bustling Westboro, sits the 19th-century Maplelawn Garden.

Ottawa photographer Kelly McDonald takes us on a tour of the Ornamental Gardens at the Central Experimental Farm.

Like many long term care homes in our province, Carlingview Manor in Ottawa has been hit devastatingly hard with the COVID-19 virus. Being part of the same community, photographer Kelly McDonald was able to capture a few signs of hope and courage.

Photographer Kelly McDonald captured some of the many signs related to the pandemic on a walk through her neighbourhood of Woodpark in west Ottawa.

The Ottawa Arts Council announced its annual Arts Awards winners this week via social media.

As neighbours and friends pass on their “daily cabin-fever fighting walks,” photographer Kelly McDonald hangs from her upstairs window and snaps.

The House of Common Shop has prints from about 15 local artists, so far.

The brothers thanked fans for coming out for what could be the last show for the foreseeable future, as concerts will continue to be postponed.

Filling the Bronson Centre Music Theatre from front to back, eager fans were treated to a set which was filled with material from throughout the band’s almost 20 year catalog.