I've taken pictures of this place a number of times but something about them never clicked. In my mind's eye I knew "the" image remained to be taken. (...)

The market is known for its artists as much as it sex workers. This sculpture acted as a lawn ornament as well as a signpost for the artist living the (...)

The Byward Market has as many bars as it does restaurants. This glass was forgotten by the staff the night before. It makes a good advertisement shot, (...)

The sunlight also highlighted this bizarre facade grafted on the side of a restored heritage building. It serves no function and looks like a tumor. I (...)

Speaking of snow ... go for patterns when the light is poor, I say.

I've always liked cobblestones - must be my european background. I liked the way the pattern draws you in. It had snowed lightly overnight and that ac (...)

The looming presence of the US embassy is what kills Sussex Drive. This monolith of American Power sterilizes all beauty within reach. I tried to beli (...)

It was ironic to find these pigs directly across from the US embassy. They way they reflect the embassy is symbolic of American foreign policy. To me, (...)

Of all the streets of the Byward market Sussex is the one that has become the meanest. I was trying for the sidewalk shot and the distant man walking (...)

You wouldn't know it to look at it but this is a lamp shade. I think Tiffany originated this style which has devolved into this horror. It's all about (...)

By the time I swung around back the the centre of the market area the vendors had begun to lay out their wares. Since it was Easter the place was full (...)

Other vendors didn't mind my taking pictures, especially since I stayed away from taking their pictures. They looked on with bemusement as I took this (...)

Fortunately, some vendors were late getting started so I was able to get this display stand before the crowds intervened.

Pipes and patterns. Colours upon colours. Works for me.

This is the antithesis of the previous image. Drab yet patterned. There is a story here missing in the other shot. A part of life has been discarded h (...)

We are leaving the glitzy part of the market zone. This is where the tourists don't go. The Mission is near amd the homeless hang about listlessly in (...)

What is the message here I wondered? Who is the person being hugged? A lost one ... hope ... ??? This was hidden behind a gas station. It was not v (...)

There are a lot of churches in the Byward Market. They would like you to think that they are saving the lost souls who gather there. Sadly, they prey (...)

There are a lot of derelict buildings in the market zone. Many are being renovated into yuppie pads for lawyers and other such vermin. This building h (...)

When buildings are neglected, Nature intervenes. This image and the following ones illustrate that point. Here, a heritage artifact is slowly disappea (...)