by Kirsten McGoey | Oct 31, 2025 | Ajax, Art, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Copyright, Durham Region, Educational, Events, Magic, Modern, Oshawa, photographer, Photography, Port Perry, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Whitby
O’Neill Performing Arts present the annual Fall Concert 2025.
We enjoyed performances from:
🥁 Concert Band
🎺 Symphonic Winds
🎶 Senior Winds
🎷 OJ1, OJ2, OJ3
🎤 Chamber Choir
🎼 Treble Voices
🎟️Tickets were $5
A night of amazing performances and support our talented performing arts students on October 30th at 7:00pm (ending just before 9 p.m.).
Follow the program to attend upcoming performances, I hear the Christmas event is something special.
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Kirsten McGoey, Visual Storyteller
by Kirsten McGoey | Oct 21, 2025 | Ajax, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Business Content, Copyright, Corporate, Durham Region, Family Photos, Markham, Oshawa, photographer, Photography, Port Perry, Scarborough, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Whitby
On October 1st we covered the photography for The Pearl Gala: a special 30th edition of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards. For three decades, this event has recognized the bold ideas, visionary leadership, and lasting impact of businesses and organizations shaping our region, and this year we’re marking the occasion with a symbol as timeless as it is meaningful: the pearl. (taken from the GOCC member event page)
Our event coverage starts with a three hour minimum and we edit all quality images we generate from the event.
Event: 30th Annual Business Excellence Awards: The Pearl Gala
Location: Harmony Event Centre/Courtyard by Marriott
1011 Bloor Street East
Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6 Canada
Description: “Pearls represent transformation, resilience, and strength; formed over time through grit and perseverance. What better metaphor for the journey of business, leadership, and community impact? Just like pearls, success is cultivated slowly, shaped by challenges, and polished through experience.
As we reflect on 30 years of innovation, growth, and community leadership, the pearl reminds us that excellence isn’t accidental, it’s earned. It speaks to the power of investing in people, building strong foundations, and contributing to something greater than ourselves.” (taken from the GOCC member event page)
The Harmony Event Centre has a lovely area to receives guests and a bar area that opens to the hall as well as the entry reception area. We loved meeting up with old friends and making new ones while staff delivered some amazing appetizers to the attendees adorned in their pearls.
by Kirsten McGoey | Jul 4, 2025 | Ajax, Art, Bowmanville, Bowmanville Family Photographer, Brooklin, Brooklin Family Photographer, Copyright, Courtice Family Photographer, Durham Region, Durham Region Family Photographer, Family Photographer, Family Photos, Magic, Markham, Oshawa, Oshawa Family Photographer, photographer, Photography, Pickering Family Photographer, Port Perry, Port Perry Family Photographer, Portraits, Scarborough, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Uxbridge Family Photographer, Whitby
Our session link is live for 6 Limited Edition Sunflower Sessions at B’more Sunflower farms just west of Brooklin. The north field is our location and all the details are in the booking link so grab one of these 6 spots before they are gone.
Join us for an evening at B’More Sunflower farms – sessions will be 15 minutes long. The sunflowers here are shorter due to the farm philosophy of not using chemicals on the flowers and it gives the farm walks a more connected feel.
Wide pathways move along with some changes in levels, flowers at the level for little humans and easier to balance with families as they walk the maze. The maze is open to customers so we will be guests in the maze during our time there.
Full details are listed in the ticket link above.
We look forward to working with you during this Limited Edition sessions.
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Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller
by Kirsten McGoey | May 5, 2025 | Ajax, Ajax Family Photographer, Ajax headshot photographer, Ajax headshot photographer, Bowmanville, Bowmanville Family Photographer, Bowmanville headshot photographer, Brooklin, Brooklin Family Photographer, Brooklin headshot photographer, Copyright, Courtice Family Photographer, Courtice headshot photographer, Durham Region, Durham Region Acting Headshots, Durham Region Family Photographer, Educational, Family Photographer, Family Photos, Graduate, Graduation, Headshot, Local Business, Magic, Markham, Modern, Orono headshot photographer, Oshawa, Oshawa Family Photographer, Oshawa headshot photographer, photographer, Photography, Pickering headshot photographer, Port Perry, Port Perry Family Photographer, Portraits, Print the Experience, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Uxbridge headshot photographer, Whitby, Whitby Family Photographer, Whitby headshot photographer
Our photography studio creates graduate photographs for students graduating in the Durham Region from Senior Kindergarten all the way to University.
We have a series of v-stoles in our studio, gowns and hats and would love to work with you to capture this milestone in your education journey. We offer studio session and lifestyle graduate packages on location in the Durham Region at this time.
Our studio sessions can be our “One and Done” sessions or our larger “Lifestyle Graduate” package (which we adapt to the studio with your input). You are welcome to use to the gowns*, stoles and props we have in the studio – but due to the large variety of colours we cannot have every school in stock.
Some of the schools we do have include:
- EA Fairman PS (dark blue, red, dark blue – triple vstole)
- Henry Street High School (purple, gold purple – triple vstole, reverse too)
- Brooklin High (teal, white, teal – triple vstole)
- Anderson CVI (red, white, black – triple vstole)
- (red, white, red – triple vstole)
- (red, medium blue, white – triple vstole)
- (red, medium blue, white – triple vstole)
- (green, white, green – triple vstole)
- (teal, white, black – triple vstole)
- We also have some single stoles in silks but they are not as nice as the vstoles above which is now the industry standard. (Note: each stole is $45+ shipping so we add a few each year due to the cost, cost as of 2025 Spring.)
Where possible we also will adapt existing stoles to the colour (if photoshop allows for the change).
Post secondary stoles are not something we stock as there are too many variations. * Gowns we have in various sizes – SK in blue/red matte, black gowns in a variety of sizes, green and dark blue gowns.
Our studio has soft white faux tulips and we can forma faux diploma. The SK graduates really have fun with the props and we have large sized pencils just in this year to add to those moments.
Our lifestyle work allows us to break out of the studio and into the location settings. These are not group sessions (aka one grad per package) but one on one sessions with your graduate to document their graduation at a local park, mural or other space in your town/city.
Our graduates are encouraged to wear their suit or dress under their gown so we can capture both. Bring your sport or interest along – we can showcase your love of “soccer”, a photo with your pet or a photo with your siblings. But ideally the focus is on you during this session – a gown/hat image, a suit/dress image and a few creative shots in between.
The end result is a keepsake that you will cherish for a lifetime and can gift to loved ones.
Want to know more about our packages?
Want to see our graduate portfolio? Graduates
Send us a connect form!
Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller
by Kirsten McGoey | Apr 22, 2025 | Ajax, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Copyright, Durham Region, Events, Magic, Markham, Modern, Oshawa, photographer, Photography, Port Perry, Sports Photography, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Whitby
What It got its start in 1968 as a one-day football game established by Mayor Des Newman, with the Mayor’s Cup trophy awarded to the winner. When football was ended at Anderson CVI in 1984 the event stopped until it was revived in 2009.
Since 2009 Rivalry Week between Henry Street HS and Anderson CVI has been running with both schools vying to win the coveted Mayor’s Cup. They play two hockey games (girls and boys), one basketball game and one volleyball game.
This year the results were as follows:
+ Henry Girls Hawkey – Win
+ Henry Boys Hawkey – Win
+ Anderson Boys Basketball – Win
+ Henry Girls Volleyball – Win
This completed the third year Henry has won the competition.
Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.
Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.
Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.
Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.
No matter the losses or wins the end of the Rivalry week is a reminder that we are stronger together. This event allows more people to attend volleyball games than we would ever see in a normal versus match in the school year. Congrats to all the organizers and students who attend each year.
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Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller
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