Marina and I connected over our shared love of photography. Luckily for me, she knows how to work both sides of a camera and made this shoot feel effortless.

We met up on a bright and sunny day and wandered along Toronto’s lakeshore looking for places to casually listen to music, read a book, and pose in front of graffiti.

Nye and I met working in a restaurant together several years ago.

During a shift together he talked about the bike repairs he did as a casual side business. He talked so passionately about working with his hands and the joy it brings him to do custom work for people. I immediately got ideas for this shoot and pitched the idea to him.

After quite a few months passed, we finally got together and spent an afternoon shooting these photos.

The biggest caveat was a limited access to nature and time, so taking my camera out became more of a chore. I still managed to get out once in awhile but it was not sparking the same enjoyment as it had initially.