Laurier’s Brantford campus building and spaces

Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor Carnegie Building. Our campus buildings have been carefully crafted to be a safe space for all Laurier Brantford students. Seeing these buildings as we come back on campus for the 2023-2024 academic year reminds us…

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Gallery: Snowed-In: Winter Has Finally Arrived in Brantford

Photos Contributed by Jeremy Vyn and Nida Shanar Winter took its “jolly-ol-time” arriving this year. In fact, every year winter seems to be getting shorter and shorter (it seems appropriate here to refer you to the article in this issue that…

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Photo Gallery: Being Unique

Like many of us, nature is beautiful and unique from a single petal to the pattern on a leaf on a tree. Each season has a unique way to express the beauty within. A local greenhouse provides people the opportunity…

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Photo Gallery: Glass

Cropped photos of well-focused glass usually turn out quite abstract. I was able to take these photos easily because there is glass everywhere, and the point was to capture different types of glass surfaces. Changing the colours of some of…

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Gallery: Backgrounds

Initially, I was going to do my theme on “signs of spring,” given that in March we generally get small signs that spring is coming.  This year, however, Canadian weather proved – yet again – to be an unpredictable rollercoaster. …

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Gallery: What We Find in the Woods

Slightly inspired by the vibe of Taylor Swift’s Evermore, this gallery’s theme is “what we find in the woods”. While these places and specific items are not necessarily anywhere near each other, I tried to collect images that could be…

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Gallery: Shadows

Shadows are an extension of life in people and objects. If captured at the right time, would give us an inkling into the original image. However, beyond the surface, shadows help us imagine – to see with depth. Here are…

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Capture Contest Winners: Molly Simpson & Michael Manful

In December we collaborated with the Digital Media and Journalism Students Association (DMJSA) and held a capture contest for Laurier Brantford students to showcase their photography skills. Congratulations to winner, Molly Simpson, and runner-up, Michael Manful!

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Gallery – Lights

Around this time of year, colourful lights are practically unavoidable. I was able to see the 9th annual Brantford Lights at Glenhyrst this year, and was amazed at the displays they had set up. This is where half of my…

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Gallery – Beauty of Nature

For this gallery I wanted to capture the beauty of nature during the winter. Many of these photos show remaining plants from the fall or before, covered in snow. These pictures show the first days of winter, when the new…

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Gallery – Architecture

Over this year’s reading week I had the opportunity to take a trip to British Columbia. In British Columbia the province has such a beautiful view with all the mountains and trees but they also have a lot of unique…

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Gallery – Fall Leaves

Fall was weird this year.  The majority of the days were rainy, and the colours that we are so used to seeing in Southern Ontario seemed to be hiding away in very exclusive locations.  I heard stories of a magnificent…

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Gallery: Colours – Sara

We wake up everyday to get the day started and before we know it our day turns from hours into minutes, then seconds as the day slips by. Especially as a university student, it becomes easy to be caught up…

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Collage: Small Businesses in Brantford

PHOTO BY TEJAS SINGH   Small businesses around Brantford are all special in their own way and it is with this uniqueness that they have been able to survive the pandemic.    One such business is The Collective which is…

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Collage: Light Manipulation

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   You can’t have good without bad,  You can’t have bad without good,  Or everything in between.    You can’t have light without darkness, You can’t have darkness without the light, Or…

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Collage: Valentine’s Day

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   February is typically one of the coldest months of the year, however, people’s hearts are filled with warmth as they celebrate Valentine’s Day with their significant others. These photos depict the…

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Collage: 10 Things to Do at Home

PHOTOS BY VARSHA SRIGANESH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   It’s the time of the pandemic, and January is almost done! There are so many ways to keep ourselves motivated and happy. Here is the list of 10 things to do…

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Collage: Winter

BY JEREMY VYN & MICHAEL PIRILLO Winter is both chaotic – with snowstorms, blowing snow, and harsh conditions – and peaceful.  These photos are meant to bring out the peaceful and beautiful aspects of winter.  By taking the world around…

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Collage: Christmas

PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Michael Pirillo: Staying home to enjoy the holidays is totally enjoyable and very appropriate for 2020. As you can see in my photos, I decorated my house and did a lot…

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Stu(dying) notes

Photos by Sara Sheikh   University is about innovation, and it is a skill you have to use for study notes as well. To understand the content efficiently, it takes creativity to adapt to classes and professors’ teaching styles. I…

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Collage: Cannabis

PHOTOS BY REUBEN JAMES SORIANO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Having the creative liberty of taking photos of anything relating to cannabis, capturing the moment & perhaps the high one gets when smoking was a necessity. The best way to…

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Collage: Halloween 2020

PHOTOS BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Poem by Natasha O’Neill, Editor-in-Chief   Ghosts, goblins, witches and vampires heading towards us Halloween night, they all provide us quite a fright.   Stocking up on candy, and handing it out…

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Collage: Fall Nature in Brantford

Photographer Jeremy Vyn took a nice walk around the trails of downtown Brantford to create a beautiful fall, sunny day collage. These photos were created to bring a sense of peace and tranquility during this time. Taking a walk during…

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