Ajani Charles, ajaniphoto.eth 📷 🇭🇹
@ajaniphoto.bsky.social
Toronto-Based Pro Photographer, Director, Producer, Mental Health Advocate, Canon Canada Ambassador, assistant@ajani.ca
Website: https://www.ajani.ca, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajaniphoto
Website: https://www.ajani.ca, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajaniphoto
We often treat photography as ordinary because access is universal.
However, among many other experiences, the loss of a loved one often reveals how deeply personal, nostalgic, and significant photographs can be.
However, among many other experiences, the loss of a loved one often reveals how deeply personal, nostalgic, and significant photographs can be.
December 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We often treat photography as ordinary because access is universal.
However, among many other experiences, the loss of a loved one often reveals how deeply personal, nostalgic, and significant photographs can be.
However, among many other experiences, the loss of a loved one often reveals how deeply personal, nostalgic, and significant photographs can be.
Being exceptional in one area does not make someone exceptional across the board.
In fact, being exceptional in an area often requires neglecting several others.
The halo effect turns narrow competence, or a certain feature like attractiveness, into imagined wisdom.
In fact, being exceptional in an area often requires neglecting several others.
The halo effect turns narrow competence, or a certain feature like attractiveness, into imagined wisdom.
December 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Being exceptional in one area does not make someone exceptional across the board.
In fact, being exceptional in an area often requires neglecting several others.
The halo effect turns narrow competence, or a certain feature like attractiveness, into imagined wisdom.
In fact, being exceptional in an area often requires neglecting several others.
The halo effect turns narrow competence, or a certain feature like attractiveness, into imagined wisdom.
Without clarity regarding one’s goals and values, life slowly becomes a reflection of other people’s agendas and priorities, and "yes" becomes the default response to requests of all kinds.
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Without clarity regarding one’s goals and values, life slowly becomes a reflection of other people’s agendas and priorities, and "yes" becomes the default response to requests of all kinds.
Thank you to everyone who has visited my second Project T-Dot art exhibit at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
The exhibit is free, fully accessible, and open daily from 5:00 AM to 11:59 PM.
Visit it before it ends on November 30th, 2025: www.ajani.ca/blog/the-fou.... #projecttdot
The exhibit is free, fully accessible, and open daily from 5:00 AM to 11:59 PM.
Visit it before it ends on November 30th, 2025: www.ajani.ca/blog/the-fou.... #projecttdot
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who has visited my second Project T-Dot art exhibit at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
The exhibit is free, fully accessible, and open daily from 5:00 AM to 11:59 PM.
Visit it before it ends on November 30th, 2025: www.ajani.ca/blog/the-fou.... #projecttdot
The exhibit is free, fully accessible, and open daily from 5:00 AM to 11:59 PM.
Visit it before it ends on November 30th, 2025: www.ajani.ca/blog/the-fou.... #projecttdot
On Sunday, October 26, 2025, I had the pleasure of attending and documenting the first of three sold-out Vybz Kartel concerts at Scotiabank Arena.
Learn more about his recent concerts and donate to the Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/from-po....
Learn more about his recent concerts and donate to the Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/from-po....
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
On Sunday, October 26, 2025, I had the pleasure of attending and documenting the first of three sold-out Vybz Kartel concerts at Scotiabank Arena.
Learn more about his recent concerts and donate to the Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/from-po....
Learn more about his recent concerts and donate to the Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/from-po....
During the pandemic, I learned about Cornbread, aka Jaken, and his crew, JAtoJA Movement.
Thankfully, I documented them this summer in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Learn more about JAtoJA and Japanese dancehall through my blog: www.ajani.ca/blog/cornbre.... #tokyo #japan #jamaica #dancehall
Thankfully, I documented them this summer in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Learn more about JAtoJA and Japanese dancehall through my blog: www.ajani.ca/blog/cornbre.... #tokyo #japan #jamaica #dancehall
October 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
During the pandemic, I learned about Cornbread, aka Jaken, and his crew, JAtoJA Movement.
Thankfully, I documented them this summer in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Learn more about JAtoJA and Japanese dancehall through my blog: www.ajani.ca/blog/cornbre.... #tokyo #japan #jamaica #dancehall
Thankfully, I documented them this summer in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Learn more about JAtoJA and Japanese dancehall through my blog: www.ajani.ca/blog/cornbre.... #tokyo #japan #jamaica #dancehall
On Monday, April 7, 2025, I had the pleasure of visiting Canon Canada’s new Print Shop, located at the company’s beautifully minimalist headquarters.
Learn more about the Print Shop through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/buildin.... #print #canon #canada #brampton #shotoncanon
Learn more about the Print Shop through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/buildin.... #print #canon #canada #brampton #shotoncanon
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On Monday, April 7, 2025, I had the pleasure of visiting Canon Canada’s new Print Shop, located at the company’s beautifully minimalist headquarters.
Learn more about the Print Shop through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/buildin.... #print #canon #canada #brampton #shotoncanon
Learn more about the Print Shop through my blog, here: www.ajani.ca/blog/buildin.... #print #canon #canada #brampton #shotoncanon
Those who conform most, take the fewest risks, excessively seek external validation, and silence their creativity and individualism often feel most threatened by those who dare to express themselves and take risks, as such people remind them of their own unrealized potential.
September 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Those who conform most, take the fewest risks, excessively seek external validation, and silence their creativity and individualism often feel most threatened by those who dare to express themselves and take risks, as such people remind them of their own unrealized potential.
Very few people take the risk of truly expressing themselves, their ideas, their creativity, their vision. But the courage it takes to do so is always worth it.
September 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Very few people take the risk of truly expressing themselves, their ideas, their creativity, their vision. But the courage it takes to do so is always worth it.
As part of a business development trip with a personal component, I ironically landed in Tokyo on Canada Day 2025, with no contacts, almost no capacity to speak or read Japanese, and no business leads.
A detailed article on my first trip to Japan: www.ajani.ca/blog/courage.... #japan
A detailed article on my first trip to Japan: www.ajani.ca/blog/courage.... #japan
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As part of a business development trip with a personal component, I ironically landed in Tokyo on Canada Day 2025, with no contacts, almost no capacity to speak or read Japanese, and no business leads.
A detailed article on my first trip to Japan: www.ajani.ca/blog/courage.... #japan
A detailed article on my first trip to Japan: www.ajani.ca/blog/courage.... #japan
The inspiration in Japan is pervasive and relentless.
July 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The inspiration in Japan is pervasive and relentless.
Japan has changed my career and life in major ways.
July 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Japan has changed my career and life in major ways.
Japan is incredible; I have so much to say and write about it, and I have an enormous amount of footage.
July 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Japan is incredible; I have so much to say and write about it, and I have an enormous amount of footage.
For the last eight days I have been in Japan for the first time, and my mind is blown.
July 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
For the last eight days I have been in Japan for the first time, and my mind is blown.
I am thrilled to announce that on June 17th, 2025, after being extended twice for a total of eight months, an exciting fourth wall expansion of my solo Project T-Dot art exhibit was installed at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
More info: www.ajani.ca/blog/project...
More info: www.ajani.ca/blog/project...
June 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I am thrilled to announce that on June 17th, 2025, after being extended twice for a total of eight months, an exciting fourth wall expansion of my solo Project T-Dot art exhibit was installed at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
More info: www.ajani.ca/blog/project...
More info: www.ajani.ca/blog/project...
Canon IGNITE helps aspiring creators build confidence, sharpen storytelling skills, and move beyond snapshots.
I am grateful to contribute through my new workshop, Capturing the Present: Mindful Photography for Beginners.
Learn more here: www.ajani.ca/blog/introdu.... #canonignite
I am grateful to contribute through my new workshop, Capturing the Present: Mindful Photography for Beginners.
Learn more here: www.ajani.ca/blog/introdu.... #canonignite
June 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Canon IGNITE helps aspiring creators build confidence, sharpen storytelling skills, and move beyond snapshots.
I am grateful to contribute through my new workshop, Capturing the Present: Mindful Photography for Beginners.
Learn more here: www.ajani.ca/blog/introdu.... #canonignite
I am grateful to contribute through my new workshop, Capturing the Present: Mindful Photography for Beginners.
Learn more here: www.ajani.ca/blog/introdu.... #canonignite
From Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to Friday, May 9, 2025, I attended the Departure Festival and Conference in Toronto, an ambitious reimagining of Canadian Music Week (CMW), which ran until Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Learn more about my experiences here: www.ajani.ca/blog/departu.... #toronto
Learn more about my experiences here: www.ajani.ca/blog/departu.... #toronto
June 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
From Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to Friday, May 9, 2025, I attended the Departure Festival and Conference in Toronto, an ambitious reimagining of Canadian Music Week (CMW), which ran until Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Learn more about my experiences here: www.ajani.ca/blog/departu.... #toronto
Learn more about my experiences here: www.ajani.ca/blog/departu.... #toronto
Think about the short and long-term implications of a social media post before posting it.
June 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Think about the short and long-term implications of a social media post before posting it.
When we have artistic talents or entrepreneurial visions and something inside us that longs to be expressed, we do the world a disservice by hesitating.
Every time we ignore our creative impulses, we silence a part of ourselves, and we withhold what could inspire others.
Every time we ignore our creative impulses, we silence a part of ourselves, and we withhold what could inspire others.
May 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
When we have artistic talents or entrepreneurial visions and something inside us that longs to be expressed, we do the world a disservice by hesitating.
Every time we ignore our creative impulses, we silence a part of ourselves, and we withhold what could inspire others.
Every time we ignore our creative impulses, we silence a part of ourselves, and we withhold what could inspire others.
Hozea Massiah, aka Big Apple, was born on March 10, 1971, and passed on May 6, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 54, and he was hip-hop culture.
Big Apple was one of the first people to believe in my current career path.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DJjvISUxzkP. #bigapple
Big Apple was one of the first people to believe in my current career path.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DJjvISUxzkP. #bigapple
May 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hozea Massiah, aka Big Apple, was born on March 10, 1971, and passed on May 6, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 54, and he was hip-hop culture.
Big Apple was one of the first people to believe in my current career path.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DJjvISUxzkP. #bigapple
Big Apple was one of the first people to believe in my current career path.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DJjvISUxzkP. #bigapple
Optimism is powerful.
April 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Optimism is powerful.
After a valiant battle with cancer following a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2023, and after bravely calling on the Ontario government to lower the minimum age for colonoscopy screening, Bishop Brigante passed away on March 30, 2025, at 46.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DH6bd1yRXXX.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DH6bd1yRXXX.
April 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
After a valiant battle with cancer following a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2023, and after bravely calling on the Ontario government to lower the minimum age for colonoscopy screening, Bishop Brigante passed away on March 30, 2025, at 46.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DH6bd1yRXXX.
Full post: instagram.com/p/DH6bd1yRXXX.
After introspective skills, social skills are the most valuable skills by far.
March 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
After introspective skills, social skills are the most valuable skills by far.
In many ways, we live in a dichotomous and conflicted world.
And so, my fifth Spotify meditation playlist is dedicated to the transcendence of conflict, particularly internal struggles.
The playlist is available here: www.ajani.ca/blog/meditat.... #spotify #playlist #meditation
And so, my fifth Spotify meditation playlist is dedicated to the transcendence of conflict, particularly internal struggles.
The playlist is available here: www.ajani.ca/blog/meditat.... #spotify #playlist #meditation
March 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In many ways, we live in a dichotomous and conflicted world.
And so, my fifth Spotify meditation playlist is dedicated to the transcendence of conflict, particularly internal struggles.
The playlist is available here: www.ajani.ca/blog/meditat.... #spotify #playlist #meditation
And so, my fifth Spotify meditation playlist is dedicated to the transcendence of conflict, particularly internal struggles.
The playlist is available here: www.ajani.ca/blog/meditat.... #spotify #playlist #meditation
Generally, money is more useful than clout.
February 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Generally, money is more useful than clout.