Fifty best bets at Contact 2009: Jonathan Taggart

The world’s largest photography festival is underway in Toronto. With over 1,000 artists showing their work at 220 venues, finding the best way to experience the event can be an uphill battle. To help, our art experts have compiled their 50 favourite shots. We’re posting two new images on our site every day. To skip to the whole 50-slide show, click here.

Sorting Blighted Potatoes After Rainfall, Whole Village, Ontario. 2008

Photographer: Jonathan Taggart, Vancouver

Exhibit: Salt and Earth (2008), Ryerson Gallery. Opening May 8, 6–9 p.m.; May 9 to June 6