ON THE

DTES

Journalism from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

INSIDE

• Past/Present

Blended photographs show past and present, and Mitch Thompson explores the potential future. Photographs

• Micro/Macroscopic

A pair of visual essays exploring the neighbourhood, by Hayley Woodin. Photographs

• Picturing the neighbourhoods

A map- and image-based look at the neighbourhoods, by Amanda Punshon and Katie Lawrence. Graphic

• Historic past

The DTES is woven deeply into the architectural history of Vancouver. Here are 12 buildings that show why, by Amanda Punshon and Brian Russell.Text and images

• 100 Portraits

A growing gallery of images of the people of the Downtown Eastside, by Matt Law, Max Hirtz and Katie Lawrence. Photographs

• Hardcore Hastings

Jacob Zinn documents a time when Hastings Street was the centre of the hardcore punk explosion. Video

• The cultural side

A documentary by Sarah Casimong and Cindy Hugo on the increasingly important role of the arts. Audio

• Sidewalk Sidelines

An in-depth look at the sport of soccer and the homeless, by Kyle Benning and Steven Maisey. Video

• Ring Dreams

Josh Saggau finds a young Peruvian-Canadian training and dreaming of big things in the ring. Video

• Changing Traditions

Kristi Alexandra and Jeff Groat go culinary, with a look at dim sum, past and present.Text and images

• Doing Business

Mitch Thompson reports on a culinary move and on doing business in the neighbourhood, with photos by Jacob Zinn. Text and images

• About

The project and the people behind it.

• Front Page

A project of the Advanced Storytelling class in Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Journalism & Communications Studies program

STREET PORTRAITS

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Working toward 100 Portraits

By Matt Law, Max Hirtz & Katie Lawrence ~ Every face tells a story of a life lived. From the tiniest freckle to the deepest wrinkle, the features of our faces describe the passions and pains we have felt.

Photojournalists search for faces to tell a story and nowhere in Vancouver can you find more vibrant and varied tales than in the Downtown Eastside.

These 100 portraits will be an opportunity to see some of the faces found in one of Vancouver’s often misunderstood neighbourhoods. From young and old to rich and poor, these portraits offer a snapshot of the real people you meet on the streets of the DTES.

This will be an ongoing project as group members collect remaining images throughout the summer of 2012.