When Yvon and I were first going out, and he asked me if there was somewhere he could take me on a pass with Air Canada for my birthday, I chose St. John's without hesitation. So we visited in 1999, and then I returned in 2002 to give a course. I went back in 2018 for a more fulsome photography expedition to the city, and these photos are mostly from that last visit. St. John's is a remarkable city, perched out at the extreme eastern end of the North American continent, a city that has retained it's honest beauty, and a wonder to visit.
Photo List (Total 321 Photos)
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Central St. John's (128 photos) - This gallery covers the central city of St. John's. It starts at the harbour, with various views of the ships and harbour from different vantage points. It moves into the city, starting at the waterfront hotel where I stayed, and then criss crosses the city, moving gradually up the hill that ascends from the harbour, ending at the Basilica and then The Rooms, the provinces art gallery, archives and museum.
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Colourful St. John's (27 photos) - The city is known for it's "jellybean" rows of brightly painted houses. This includes a bunch of these from the central city.
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Signal Hill (50 photos) - I went up to the Signal Hill National HIstoric Site twice, once in sunny weather but with a fog rolling in, which changed the landscape every few minutes and it was terrifically beautiful, and then in the morning at 5:00 am to see the sunrise, which was also terrifically beautiful. I walked on some of the trails after the sunrise, awaiting the time when my hotel would set out their breakfast on my return.
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The Battery (19 photos) - The Battery is a small neighbourhood that sits on the sides of Signal Hill, the houses scattered across the hillside, not all even accessible by the narrow streets. I was here in the very early morning, after having seen the sun rise over Signal Hill, and the light had not yet reached the houses in the Battery, lending these photos a blueish cool tinge that I think is nonethelss sort of pretty. More photos of the Battery are available in ....
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Pippy and Memorial (23 photos) - These photos show a few things in the northern quarters of the city, including Confederation Building, a small bit of Pippy Park, a brief walkaround on the campus of Memorial University, and a photo of the airport.
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Out of the City (46 photos) - I took a drive out of town. The first few of these photos are pretty much still of St. John's, because I drove along Southside Road on the opposite side of the Harbour and so took some photos of the city across the way, including some nice ones of The Battery. After that, I visited Fort Amherst, the Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site (furthest point east in N. America), Petty Harbour, and Bay Bulls.
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St. John's in 1999 (13 photos) - Yvon offered me a "pass" for my birthday in the days of our early relationship, and I chose St. John's without hesitation. Here are a few grainy grey photos of that visit, that I remember well.
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St. John's in 2002 (15 photos) - My second visit to St. John's happened in February 2002 when I gave a workshop.
