Jake Wong

These candid street photos were taken while I was out and about in Burnaby Heights. Whether it be day or night, the neighbourhood has a nice vibe. I like the dynamic style of shooting where someone or something interesting catches my eye and I immediately react with the press of the shutter. These are four photos I’d like to share and I hope they evoke a story within you. All were shot digitally except for one that was shot with an old 35mm film point and shoot. Can you guess which one?

Prints available – contact photographer at wrwong@gmail.com
IG: @2xu2xu

Kathryn Ford

I live in Burnaby and work in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, so I’m spoiled by the countless photographic opportunities. I’m a firm believer in accepting what the day gives, and that extends to street photography. Here on the Wet Coast, you definitely can’t wait for perfect light and dry weather. And after all, what can compete with the visual magic created by fog, rain, or snow? 

Prints available – contact photographer at katfo13@icloud.com
IG: @katymight

Daniel Mosquin

Flowers are my first photographic love. It was perhaps a decade into my development as a photographer that I started photographing people. Combining the two in my street photography is sometimes done on purpose, sometimes not. Perhaps the strong vertical lines in each image represent limbless trees of the forgotten forest...or perhaps the stems of flowers that are beyond the frame.

Prints available – contact photographer at daniel@danielmosquin.com
IG: @danielmosquin

Daniel Lin

This collection of photos taken near Brentwood, the fastest growing metropolitan area in Burnaby, depicts the rapid development of condominiums and modern, towering structures that are forming the skyline of tomorrow. Each photo highlights a specific quality of the aforementioned; a display of scale, vibrant lighting, or a contrast against the surroundings. Seeing the pace at which new structures are constructed, I can only wonder: How many more will appear in the coming years?

Prints available – contact photographer at daniel.lin310@gmail.com
IG: @evoxvisual

Mike Wong

Burnaby is a story of rapid growth and change. These photos reveal a glimpse into Burnaby's rich past and bright future.

Barnet began as a sawmill town on Burrard Inlet in 1900. It quickly grew into a self-sufficient company town with hundreds of Japanese, Chinese, South Asian and European mill workers. Many people would be surprised to learn that submarines were built at Barnet between 1914 and 1917 for the Russian Navy by a Seattle company wanting to circumvent neutrality rules.

Before Barnet, it was home to the Tsleil-Waututh First Nations who called their land "Thluck Thluck Way Tun" meaning "the place you go to peel bark in the springtime."

Edmonds, one of four town centres serving Burnaby, developed rapidly due to its close proximity to New Westminster. Burnaby's first municipal hall was built in 1899 at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Further to the east on Edmonds Street is the "Lost in the 50's" neon sign, a beloved Burnaby landmark since 1961.

Brentwood is a town centre in Burnaby's northwest sector. Brentwood Mall was built there in 1961 and is Burnaby's oldest mall, undergoing renovations in 1988 to add a second level and a white teflon roof resembling sails. Today, Brentwood Town Centre is being redeveloped to house greater retail and office space with multiple high-rise towers.

Metrotown is Burnaby's largest town centre and it serves the city's southwest sector along Kingsway. Kingsway is one of the longest roads in Metro Vancouver. It was built in 1860 by the Royal Engineers to connect New Westminster to False Creek. It follows a trail used by Indigenous people for centuries.

When the Ford Motor Company built an assembly plant near Kingsway and McKay Avenue in the 1930s, it helped in the birth of Metrotown. In 2005, "Metropolis at Metrotown" was formed and it became one of the largest shopping malls in Canada. Today there is a 100-year plan to transform Metrotown into the city's downtown core.

Prints available - contact photographer at sureshot_mikew123@hotmail.com
IG: @sureshot_mikew123