Montreal's Designs and Shapes

 Montreal was established in 1642 in what is now the province of Quebec, Canada. At the time of European contact the area was inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, a discrete and distinct group of Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people. They spoke Laurentian. Jacques Cartier became the first European to reach the area now known as Montreal in 1535 when he entered the village of Hochelaga on the Island of Montreal while in search of a passage to Asia during the Age of Exploration. Seventy years later, Samuel de Champlain unsuccessfully tried to create a fur trading post but the Mohawk of the Iroquois defended what they had been using as their hunting grounds.

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Along The Saint Lawrence River

 

One of the most visited touristic areas of Montreal is the the Old Port. It is a historic port as its use started as early as 1611, when the French fur traders used it as a trading post. It is located adjacent to Old Montreal and it stretches over 1.2 miles along the Saint Lawrence River.

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52 Frames- Week 31

 This week's challenge was called "Color Temperature". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.

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Montreal's Urban Art

 Murals have become a staple in Montreal’s colourful visual identity over the past several years as the city has become a beacon for graffiti artists and street art fans.

The city has more than 3,000 murals spread out across the island and here I've rounded up a very small sampling of the ones that caught my eyes.

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