TITLE: Sta Maria Goretti Church, Toronto

As an architectural photographer, my creative practice is centered around making evocative images that go beyond a straight documentation of buildings. How can a photograph - or a series of vignettes - tell the story of a structure? Fifty/50, investigates this question through exploring modernist church architecture in Toronto, Ontario.
From the late 1940s to the 1980s, Toronto experienced a high rate of growth and development, resulting in a wealth of modernist-style buildings. Due to an increasing population, parishes were also outgrowing their spaces and found themselves in need of new facilities. Consequently, there are many fine modernist churches built in this period. This series is an ode to one of these buildings, Sta Maria Goretti Church, albeit a half-century or so after its construction.

AUTHOR: Amanda Large (Canada)

Amanda Large is a professional photographer based in Toronto, ON. After studying fine arts at a post-secondary level, she received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Waterloo, and went on to practice as an intern for a few years. Her love of photography began with an old 35mm film camera and the black-and-white darkroom on campus. She - along with her partner Younes Bounhar - established their studio, Doublespace Photography, in 2012. They strive to create simple, bold and elegant architectural photography. Their commissioned work has taken Amanda and Younes across Canada, as well as further afield to Europe, North Africa and Asia.