The most popular photo essays of 2018

This year, Toronto Life took a tour inside Yayoi Kusama’s kaleidoscopic chambers at the AGO, spoke with a rooftopper who scales skyscrapers and construction cranes to see the city from a new perspective and sat down with a curator who knows all about Toronto’s rap trailblazers (pre-Drake). Here’s a look back at our most popular photo essays of 2018.

City News

This 20-year-old photographer makes Toronto look like a futuristic Blade Runner cityscape

“Funny enough, I've never seen the Blade Runner movies"

Culture

Eight photos that capture the strange ‘70s charm of Toronto’s Galleria Mall

Shari Kasman took thousands of pictures to pay tribute to the mall, which is set to be demolished and replaced by condos

Culture

This artist paints Chinatown and Etobicoke in the style of the Old Masters

Our favourite works from Light Passage, Keita Morimoto's new show at Nicholas Metivier Gallery

Culture

Twelve gorgeous photos of what Toronto hip hop looked like before Drake

Including shots of Ghetto Concept, Michie Mee and Director X

Life

These 10 heartwarming wedding photos will make you believe in love again

Our favourite shots from the Gladstone Hotel’s Love (Actually) photo exhibition

Culture

Nine breathtaking pre-dawn photos of Toronto

Photograph Taku Kumabe wakes up in the wee hours of the morning to capture the city under pomegranate skies

Culture

Take a look inside the AGO’s colossal Infinity Mirrors exhibition

Yayoi Kusama's show is the hottest ticket in Toronto

Culture

This photographer celebrates Toronto’s diversity with beautiful portraits of mixed families

On now at Contact, Mick M.'s Toronto: A Family Portrait is a testament to the city's unique cultural mosaic