Downtown Sudbury Art Murals

So, what do photographers in Sudbury do after the wedding season? As a wedding photographer, I’m curious about fellow colleagues here in Sudbury. I come from a place where it’s summer all year round, and you really end up shooting lots of weddings; sometimes you have to stop booking and pass them on to other fellow wedding photographers.

Here in Sudbury, seasons are very well defined (except for spring, lol); you know, starting from April all the way to October, you’re busy doing wedding photography, seven months of weddings, lovely. I’ll say the peak for wedding photographers has to be July and August; these two months are the “hottest.”

So that leaves us from November to March, just looking forward to the next wedding season. I really appreciate that because, wanted or not, you get to rest, or supposedly rest, because you have tons of weddings that you need to hand out all those wedding photos. Sneak peeks are great, but they leave you wanting more!

So, as I wait for this next season, I’m looking around, trying to get any excuse to get my camera out; you see, you always have something to photograph; sometimes we think that wedding photography is all we do, but as an artist, you need to go out there and develop your eye. 

For me, every wedding photography event is different. And I always knew that, but doing wedding photography in Sudbury changed how I see weddings. Even though I always try something different, this time, I changed my approach towards everything, not only wedding photography but also anything I shoot. I always think of a narrative, like writing a big novel, the best-selling novel in all of Sudbury, a best seller. And every time I register with my camera, I know that my couples will open that book and see through time, taking them to the beginning of their life story.

So, as I was passing through downtown, I forced myself to take my camera and calm down. Like in slow motion, I started watching my surroundings and looking for stories. These stories are these Sudbury Murals.

As I started looking through my camera, I was intrigued, asking myself all sorts of questions. Who was the one who gave permission for people to paint this considerable jumping man down the stairs? And this took me down to more questions; wait, there's another one. 

For sure, the city gave someone permission to do all this art around. 

Ok, but what about the artist? Did they get paid? or at least their painting materials? Was this a self-motivated idea? So many questions.

Many of these women were painted to resemble the spirit of the City of Sudbury, embracing cultural diversity and their mining roots but also showing how they love art. 

It’s a small downtown, but if you walk, you’ll appreciate its allies and corners that will take you artwork after artwork, asking questions but eventually just appreciating each of them. I wish all cities were filled with bit murals, a blank canvas where we can paint; concrete jungles remind us of the city rush and what short time we are supposed to spend on this earth.

So, there’s a story in everything. I may not be writing literature, but I’ve started to write with my camera; even if it’s just me who sees its value, I know this small change will impact my wedding photography for my couple in Sudbur

Sudbury Art Murals