This is Allen Agostino
allenagostino.bsky.social
This is Allen Agostino
@allenagostino.bsky.social
I am a storyteller. The greatest privilege of my life is being invited to witness people's lives.



Winner #canadaartscouncil explore/create and concept/realization grants, #AliMustafa
Fringe benefits of owning a photo studio is absurd headshots with my favorite loaves of bread. Sourdough, sourman.

#toronto #canada #headshot #photostudio #fashion #blackbirdbakery #photojournalism #documentary #doc #pj #photojournalist
April 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hey @dougford.bsky.social how many billions did you under spend on healthcare? Why the fuck is my dad with blood infection in the hallway!?
February 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hey @dougford would your dad be in the hallway at the hospital like mine is!?
February 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
thegreenline.to/stories/toro...

Proud of this photo essay I was able to work on for @thegreenlineto.bsky.social on food security in Toronto.
Unpacking groceries: The lives of Toronto's food bank clients in photos
We spoke to food bank clients across in Toronto about their experiences accessing groceries and preparing meals.
thegreenline.to
February 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It occurred to me that coming of age stoner movies are going to be impossible to write for a generation. The speed of culture and tech has made a Canyon between generations.

It's impossible to relate to pubescent kids having their serotonin manipulated by tech bros with black mirrors.
February 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The algo has eliminated universal truth.

There should be no debate about the nazi salute we saw.
January 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thoughts on Trump and what he symbolizes:
We have given our feeds our media to tecnoligopolys. Disinformation threw political siloing has run rampant for a decade.
We need access to our algos. Or we need to treat these companies as publishers and the need to be open to liable suits.
January 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Anyone in Toronto interested in a creative cowroking community? I run one. Please reach out.
January 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Capitalism is when private insurers deny claims of people ravaged by wild fires. When private insures pull out of a state because it is not profitable.

Socialism is when fire fighters fight fires. When municipal water works at hydrants.
January 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Who is the voice of these times?

Who is our Hunter s Thompson skewering Regan like he was from the future?

Is it that there are so many voices it's hard to hear one? Is it that the billionaires own social media platforms and suppress them?

We are in pain as a society. who is speaking to it?
January 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It's ok not to like Trudeau. It's ok to disagree with his politics. But to call him a dictator or to call him a tyrant.

Please watch the following. Understand what those words really mean.

youtu.be/FamvAHz7if0?...
DRONE VIDEO: Aerial Footage Of Alleged Mass Grave Site Used By Assad Regime In Damascus, Syria
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
youtu.be
December 18, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Garry Bear, a close friend that passed a few years ago now. After meeting me once, invited me to stay in his home. A volunteer fire fighter after becoming disabled continued going on calls.

He is fixing department equip at his home with his own tools nd parts.

#canada #indigenous #sony #manitoba
December 14, 2024 at 7:34 PM
To my #freedom convoy friends and family. Watch the videos of people being released from Assad's prisons in Syria. The families being reunited.

Try to call Canadian leaders dictators afterward. Please.
December 12, 2024 at 5:27 AM
If you don't know what dictatorship means.

youtube.com/shorts/eqZDM...
One of the biggest traffic jams in the world! #syria #damascus #russia #shorts
YouTube video by Artur Rehi
youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:15 AM
To my American friends and family. That hear Trump using the word dictator watch him cozy up with dictators.

Look at what is happening in Syria.

Understand that dictatorship means this.

Please look up the videos of people being freed from these prisons. Please
December 12, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Watch the people being freed from Assad's prisons in Syria. I cant even articulate the emotions I feel watching this people being freed.

This is why democracy is essential.
December 12, 2024 at 1:41 AM
youtu.be/mcvLKldPM08?...

Dear god am I fired up for this. What is your favorite zombie movie!?
28 YEARS LATER – Official Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
youtu.be
December 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Man Chuck, you're my second favorite Mangione.

Deny Delay Depose.

#luigi #mangione #ceo #news #politics
December 10, 2024 at 4:56 PM
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A story I wrote and shot for @theglobeandmail.com . It has been such a privilege getting to know and feel like oart of the family that is Hong Luck.

#photojournalism #photo #toronto #chinatown #news #story #canada #photo #sony #35mm #liondance #hongluck
A Chinatown institution forges a path forward with an ancient tradition
For the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club, the ceremonial burning of aging lion heads is a link to the past - and the future
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Clickbait title arguments have taken the place of Nuanced conversation.

Everything is grey. We are multitudes.
December 8, 2024 at 6:18 PM
If we can't trust Galen Weston to charge the right price for bread, how can we trust him to charge the right price for healthcare.

Deny Defend Depose

#canada #usa #ceo #healthcare #universalheathcare #dougy #ontario #news #politics #liberal #conservative #ndp #pj
December 7, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Can you think of any examples of populist leaders with cogent policies. Leaders that didn't just use populist rhetoric to lie or hide their policy goals?

#news #politics #canada #usa #history #journalism #photojournalism #populist #liberal #ndp #conservative #ppc #dem #republican #maga
December 7, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I want to know what im eating. We need access to our algorithms.
December 7, 2024 at 6:21 PM
This is Sagkeeng fire department battling a house fire. If you live on a reserve in Canada you are 11 times more likely to die in a fire.
#sony #documentary #art #photography #news #pj #photojournalism #35mm #photo #firstnations #canada #rez #news #manitoba
December 6, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Does spotify wrapped remind you that you have adhd?

#SpotifyWrapped
open.spotify.com/wrapped/shar...
My top artists of 2024 - Get yours
2024 Wrapped
open.spotify.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:20 PM