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Anne

Trading Cards

Well, after nearly four months of shooting, I'm almost done the trading cards for the Toronto Police Mounted Unit, 2011 series. It's a labour of love- I donate my time for this project because I think it's important to foster police-community relations. In this case, so many children are collecting the cards whenever they see a police officer on a horse, it's great. They're reading about the officers and horses on the backs of the cards and learning little details about them all. It's a lot of fun working with the unit and they're always warm and accommodating. Over the past seven years of shooting them I've amassed a huge archive of images, everything from horses getting their teeth done to escorting the Queen's landau at the Queen's Plate. I've loved every minute of it.

Being a Toronto photographer in a sea of other photographers, I'm not gonna lie, it's nice to have that "Anne de Haas Photography" on the back of each of the thousands of cards, tiny marketing aids, but it's the little moments and memories with the unit that keep me doing this project year after year. Thanks to them all for trusting me and letting me into their day to day lives, it's been wonderful.

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Originally uploaded by torontofotobug.

Our new baby. He fell out of his nest last week and while I had made up my mind not to interfere with nature, it was hard to watch him baking in the hot sun and getting dehydrated. David brought him into the house and we fed him all rainy weekend and now he's getting so strong and perky it's great. We put him outside all day under the tree in a terrarium with the lid off so his mum can still come and feed him, but all she does is sit there and scold me. We'll see what happens.

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I read online to feed him dog kibble soaked in water. Or tinned dog food. I didn't have any tinned stuff so he seems to like the kibble. He eats every two hours or every time I walk past. and he hears my voice. I think I'm in love.

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Originally uploaded by torontofotobug.

This is one of those moments that stick in your mind. I guess, being a photographer, some of my moments are preserved. My mom had asked me to bring some of my portfolio to the nursing home to show my dad. He was a professional photographer when I was growing up and is the reason I do what I do today. The Alzheimer disease had already sucked all the life out of him, along with any memories. He didn't know who any of us were. I felt stupid giving him the photos to look at. He studied this one for a while and then closed his eyes. I don't know what I was trying to do anyway, since he couldn't speak, and I don't know where this story is going.. I just stumbled across the photo while cleaning up.

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Outtake from Canine Unit shoot.

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Wandered around Hamilton today, exploring a few of the many waterfalls on the Niagara Escarpment. I was surprised to see the icicles since it's been so warm lately. Warm, as in "above freezing".

horse down

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Originally uploaded by Kevin Day.

My friend Kevin Day in England has some amazing images of the Royal Horse Guards in action.

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One of those Dorothy moments