On ParadeIn early July every year there is a majorGay Prideparade in downtown Toronto. It draws participants and spectators from great distances and is quite a scene. Though I live right in the downtown area I have never watched the parade before.

In 2002 the marshaling area for the parade was just a few blocks from my home. A chance to do some street photography. It was a hot and sunny day, so I grabbed my Leica M7, a couple of lenses, and headed down to where the parade participants were gathering.

Hands & Feet‚ Toronto, 2002

Photographed with a Leica M7 and APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2.0 ASPH on Provia 100F

I never did watch the parade. I just spent a half hour before it began, shooting the participants and spectators getting organized, and once it got underway headed home. Too hot. Too many people. I felt that the chance for the kind of images I was looking for were over, or at least my mood was. But, I shot a couple of rolls and this photograph stood out from amo...