Edward Gajdel has produced works for editorial, advertising, fashion, and corporate clients for over forty years. From poets to politicians, his portfolio includes leaders of nations to the premier celebrities of Hollywood.

His work has been published in numerous prestigious international photographic journals and magazines like Time, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and GQ. His work is part of the permanent collection at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and the Royal Ontario Museum as part of their permanent collection entitled ‘Fifty Years of Advertising and Design in Canada.’

Edward Gajdel has engaged in several collaborative short film projects, all recognized in various film festivals, including the Berlin International Film Awards. His most recent collaboration, “Unearthing Ogawa,” airing on PBS, has received two coveted nominations for Best Feature Documentary by Australia’s AFIN. Gajdel’s moving pictures are aspects of a larger view of portraiture reflective of his nonlinear portraits. An amalgam of his stills and motion work.

It’s worth mentioning that throughout Eddie’s prestigious 45 years career he has consistently and generously dedicated a portion of his professional practice exclusively to community service. Assisting organizations of all types in conveying their messaging in a visually powerful and profound manner.

Edward continues to engage in private commissions alongside his documentary work. His most recent documentary focuses on the power of resiliency. A community project for West Queen West.

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Which ’hood are you in?

The Annex

What do you do?

I am a visual artist and a documentary filmmaker

What are you currently working on?

A documentary on resilience

Where can we find your work?

My website and Instagram

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While some cities are divided by uptown and downtown, and in some places, even midtown, our city’s true division is East and West. I’ve always lived in the west, but the east contains some pretty pristine pockets of Old Toronto and is more hardcore Torontonian than an outsider can ever claim to be.

So, is it the Beach or the Beaches? There seem to be good arguments on both sides, but it also seems that it has always historically been called both, and people only get salty about it when they are forced to make a choice. I hail from Muskoka and do not accept its pluralization. It’s not the Hamptons. So, I’m sympathetic to those that may have strong feelings. I personally call it the Beaches, because if one says, Let’s go to the Beach, which one? And I’ll be disappointed if it’s not Cherry Beach.

Technically the Beaches is one stretch of sand and boardwalk, divided into 4 separate beaches. Looking through the Toronto Archives it’s fascinating to see how going to the beach has changed over history. Now, no giant water slides or amusement parks are needed to draw people to the water. The lack of private outdoor space has made parks and beaches a communal backyard.

The Beaches is also home to the RC Harris Water Treatment Plant and a 1916 branch of the Toronto Public Library.

Do you say the Beach or the Beaches? Tell us why nicely in the comments.

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