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Location: Toronto
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 |  | Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
< on 10/18/2009 10:15 PM >
|  | | | Just found this on the Inside Toronto news site:
http://www.insidetoronto.com/what's on/article/156265--photographers-explore-abandoned-buildings-in-new-television-series
* ERIN HATFIELD
* Oct 18, 2009 - 9:00 AM
Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
Finding art in abandoned buildings, beauty in decay - it's more than just a hobby for the group of photographers that make up DK Photo Group, it is the subject of a new reality television program.
A fast-paced show with stunning scenery, photoXplorers, features the group of five photographers with a common interest in society's architectural cast-offs. The show documents the men as they plan out and execute their photographic adventures.
The DK Photo Group consists of Russell Brohier, Sean Galbraith, Steve Jacobs, Laurin Jeffrey and Mathew Merrett. They call themselves urban archeologists or urban adventurers. The collective owns galleryDK, a photographic gallery in Parkdale.
"These are not your typical photographs," said Jeffrey, a Pickering resident. "There are a lot of people who wonder if it is a photograph or a painting...some are surreal scenes. This is not something your average person is used to seeing on a regular basis."
The photographers started shooting together in 2005 with the intention of putting a show together. Out of that grew galleryDK, located at 1332 Queen St. W. The men now regularly venture out together to shoot.
In essence they are trespassing, but the men don't break into buildings. They operate under the Sierra Club motto - leave only footprints and take only pictures.
"In many cases the door will be open, you may have to jump a fence, or ignore a sign that says no trespassing," said Merrett, a Parkdale resident. "But, I am not going in with a pry bar or anything like that."
They gain access and then fan out and each shoot their individual photos.
"We are not going in these places to destroy them or wreck them, we are going in there to actually show the beauty of them," Merrell said.
They usually make trips early in the morning on weekends when there is less activity and sometimes situations warrant they go under the cover of night.
"You don't go into these places by yourself generally and it's always good to have someone else around because the places are a little bit dangerous," said Brohier who lives in Cabbagetown. "You could fall through the floor, step on a nail, someone could attack you, all those sorts of things."
They don't normally shoot in Toronto because there aren't a lot of places to explore. There were a number of buildings in Liberty Village once upon a time, but they've since been converted to lofts or torn down.
"We have to go to less opportune communities like Buffalo or Detroit," Merrett said.
The six episodes of the photoXplorer show were shot over the course of 10 days in Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg.
"It's almost a new genre of television, I call it art adventure," said the series creator and executive producer of Keep It In The Family Productions, Claude Barnes. "It's not a reality series, but it is not just a photography series either."
Barnes, whose studio is located in the Dupont St. and Lansdowne Ave. area of Toronto, had previously worked with Merrett and Galbraith for the television series Behind the Camera, which is where he got the idea for this new show.
"I really got a rush out of being in an abandoned building and visually how amazing it was so I thought it would be good to pitch a series and Bravo took it," Barnes explained. "We drive past these abandoned boarded up buildings everyday and always wonder what's inside. Now we are showing you what is inside these places."
photoXplorers premiers on Bravo on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The collective shows the photos they created while filming the show at galleryDK, at individual shows and at various outdoor art shows in Toronto.
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M. Fuzzy
Location: GTA
Gender: Male
Machine Gun Bunnies!
| | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 1 on 10/18/2009 10:54 PM >
| | | | *Rolls eyes*
Well, it could be worse (cough cough Train 48...reality show about commuting? come on!).
Keep it fuzzy. |
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Intrinsic
    
Location: Collingwood
Gender: Male
| | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 2 on 10/18/2009 11:14 PM >
| | | | I recognize two of the members who've donated photos to my site in past years. They're good guys who have been doing this for a while. Hope they don't get too much flak for doing this.
Maybe this will attract more "art fags". 
Edit: "They don't normally shoot in Toronto because there aren't a lot of places to explore." - Toronto has 274 locations in the database. WTF?
[last edit 10/18/2009 11:19 PM by Intrinsic - edited 3 times]
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yokes
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| |  |  | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 3 on 10/18/2009 11:21 PM >
| | | | We sincerely hope people enjoy the series (4 of the 5 people in the show are UER members, myself included). It was a fantastic opportunity, and it was a lot of fun to create. The show is 6 half hour episodes, each week a different building.
Also, thanks to those UER members who helped us with research (you know who you are) and tried to meet up with us for the shoots.
I've seen 4 of the 6 episodes, and while there are some facepalm moments (I'm far from being someone who is altogether comfortable on camera), it is leagues better than Train 48. 
I think the show has also been picked up by Discovery Asia.
[last edit 10/18/2009 11:23 PM by yokes - edited 1 times]
"Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men." - Richard Nickel |
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yokes
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 4 on 10/18/2009 11:26 PM >
| | | | Here is the promo reel for it:
http://www.vimeo.com/1845956
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PARKDALE_LOCAL
Location: Parkdale
Gender: Male
| | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 5 on 10/18/2009 11:29 PM >
| | | | gallery DK is a block or so from my house, and I've always likes what I've seen in there. Hopefully the show can portray things in a fair light, without too much meddling from creative producers who want drama for their show.
[last edit 10/18/2009 11:30 PM by PARKDALE_LOCAL - edited 1 times]
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z0th
Location: /dev/urandom
Gender: Male
On the bleeding edge of cocking things up.
| | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 6 on 10/18/2009 11:36 PM >
| | | | ill be watching!
gallery | deviantart | flickr |
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yokes
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 7 on 10/18/2009 11:39 PM >
| | | | Parkdale_Local: Thanks, glad you like the gallery. Be sure to stop in an say hi when we're around.
We were very conscious of the look and feel of the show, and wanted to present things without undue or artificial drama. We had a lot of faith in our producer, based on a project we'd worked with him on in the past:
http://www.youtube...atch?v=x6r-EAHU3M0
(this was what lead to the series)
We always felt that he understood what we wanted to portray, and he has worked hard (against some opposition at first) to make it happen. The 5 of us are very happy with how the end result has turned out. Ultimately, I think it is a pretty accurate representation of (at least) ourselves and our involvement in UE. That being said, some things, such as the "planning sessions" are basically staged versions of what we do via email and such (which wouldn't exactly show well on TV). This is a pretty minor (and admittedly groan inducing) component of the episodes.
[last edit 10/18/2009 11:40 PM by yokes - edited 1 times]
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msgsudz
Location: Peterborough, Ontario
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Msgsudz has an overactive bowel and shits like a Clydesdale.
| | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 9 on 10/18/2009 11:58 PM >
| | | | Posted by The Photomat
Our sex scenes were somewhat staged as well, but the producer allowed me to block my own scenes.
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ok, NOW i have a reason to tune in.
i'm gonna be in Toronto on the 26th of this month...could i get the address of your gallery so i can check it out?
"She's built like a steakhouse, but handles like a bistro!" - Zapp Brannigan
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yokes
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 10 on 10/19/2009 12:02 AM >
| | | | 1332 Queen West, a little west of Dufferin
Note, though, that while we have at least some of our shots there in the UE category, most of the year we don't show UE shots on the main walls.
[last edit 10/19/2009 12:05 AM by yokes - edited 1 times]
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DevilC
Location: Washington, District of Corruption
Gender: Male
I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 12 on 10/19/2009 12:03 AM >
| | | | Interesting.
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fedge
Location: Gaud Corners, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
you blight up my life™®
| | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 13 on 10/19/2009 12:04 AM >
| | | | Posted by yokes
it is leagues better than Train 48. |
Hell, riding on train 48 is better than Train 48!
Remind us before it airs so we don't forget.
18-odd Years Of UER-ing! |
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yokes
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 14 on 10/19/2009 12:04 AM >
| | | | Posted by The Photomat
Our sex scenes were somewhat staged as well, but the producer allowed me to block my own scenes.
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And the rest of us blacked out.
"Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men." - Richard Nickel |
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Jono
civilly disobedient.
| | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 15 on 10/19/2009 12:07 AM >
| | | | I've seen the 'raw' footage, and I gotta say Photomat, yours were the best; the most 'natural' anyhow? I dunno, Yokes seemed to be showboating a bit - it seemed...awkward, since I know him. I know those faces were faked, anyhow.
Haha. I'm definitely gonna be watching the series, guys!
j->
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msgsudz
Location: Peterborough, Ontario
Gender: Male
Msgsudz has an overactive bowel and shits like a Clydesdale.
| | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 16 on 10/19/2009 1:15 AM >
| | | | Posted by The Photomat
1332 Queen St W, near Brock. Hours: Thurs-Sun 12-5
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aww crap! i'm only in t.o. for monday and tuesday.
"She's built like a steakhouse, but handles like a bistro!" - Zapp Brannigan
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manitou
Location: Mississauga/Toronto/Waterloo
Gender: Male
I was born with an inherent knowledge of every abandonment in the world!
| | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 17 on 10/19/2009 1:26 AM >
| | | | Posted by Intrinsic
"They don't normally shoot in Toronto because there aren't a lot of places to explore." - Toronto has 274 locations in the database. WTF?
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The next episode will have to be filmed here then.
When someone else is footing the bill, you don't travel to your backyard.
Edit: My sex scenes weren't staged at all.
[last edit 10/19/2009 1:27 AM by manitou - edited 1 times]
www.dkphotogroup.com
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yokes
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 18 on 10/19/2009 2:11 AM >
| | | | Posted by DevilC
Interesting.
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Hopefully!
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zero5four
Location: Southwest Florida
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Photographers explore abandoned buildings in new television series
<Reply # 19 on 10/19/2009 3:02 AM >
| | | | I'm actually editing a documentary that I have been working on for a little over a year called 'Dissecting the DK' but I might take a different approach or choose a different name since the term "DK" has been taken already! Back to the drawing board. Besides that, the show looks interesting and hopefully they will air it in the states at some point. (Yokes) Sorry we did not get to meet this past week in Miami, but I will take u up on ur offer if I am ever in the Toronto area.
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