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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

It Takes More
Shoot more. 
Write more. 
Feel more. 
Risk more. 
Love more. 
Forgive more.
Fail more. 

Let it all go, before it's too late. 
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Prepare for Take-Off
The world of humanity has two wings—one is women and the other men.
Not until both wings are equally developed
can the bird fly.
— Abdu’l-Bahá
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Prey
The abyss can swallow you up whole. 
So stretch my darling, and swallow the abyss instead.
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SunChaser 009 - Vol. Pacman

When we first met, we were strangers tossing a football around.

The next time we crossed paths, you were a General, I was lost in space and we were both on an epic journey, to once and for all determine if Peanut exists. 

That was one of the best nights of my life. I can't wait for our next intergalactic voyage together. 

Thank you for all the love and support for the last 915 days! Its meant a lot to me brother. 

Love you Pacman. 

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(click to enlarge photos below) 

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Courage

The story was always there, inside each of us. We just needed to find the courage to move it from our heart to our mouth. 

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Timezones
Back-to-back, we stood
Closer than we'd ever been
Closer than we'd ever be
Every passing day we took one step forward
Both of us growing
Both of us growing apart
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False Icons
'End' is an illusion
'Finished' a mirage
'Complete' a hallucination
There is only the journey
Only the process 
Only moment
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Vin Verma

Big shout out to my homie Vin Verma for knocking my socks off with his amazing project entitled Everyday. The basic concept is that Vin produces and releases a new musical track every single day. I believe the goal is to hit 365 days straight. 

There are so many things I love about this project. 

1) Vin is already an established filmmaker, but with this project he is going deeper and using a new medium (music) to create and express himself. I FUCKING LOVE THAT!

2) Any project that encourages people to create EVERY SINGLE DAY (outside of commerce) is always going to have my support.

3) This ain't just music. In my opinion it's a new mixed-genre that is way ahead of its time. Vin does a really amazing job to powerfully blend truly epic soundbites from films, speeches, product launches and so much more, into his melodic and atmospheric beats.  The best way I can describe his style of music is that it's super floaty. You immediately get reflective and contemplative and if you let it, your soul will want to leave your mind and body behind and float above both.

Thank you Vin for taking a risk and creating something so special. I feel as if your music is spiritual journey into both my soul and the cosmos. It has really changed my life and deepened my spirituality in ways words can not express. 

If you have some time check him out on Soundcloud.

I've made a playlist of my fav Vin Verma tracks below. I love to listen to them first thing in the morning or while I write. 

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The Infinite

Brother, we were right. The Infinite is real. I found her. I found God. 

I've never felt so limitless. So light. 

I've also never forgotten those precious years, when we were young men pretending to be old men. 

Turns out the map was bang-on. We just had it upside down the whole time. 

All I had to do was find 10-year old us. Those two knew the infinite. They were the infinite. They still are - infinite.

It's not to late too join me brother. Everything we ever wanted, all our wildest dreams, are here on the other side of that mask. 

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Greatest Gift
The greatest gift we can give people is the opportunity to take down their masks and really see themselves.
— Jennifer Mansell (aka Snazzie)
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