This weekend saw the big event for Pride Month in the city - the Pride Parade, winding from the Legislative Building through downtown to the Forks.
It was a fun mix of my former genre of daily newspaper photography, street photography and impromptu portraiture. Anytime plenty of people gather, especially for a positive purpose, it’s a great place for photography.
One of the many corporate participants unfurls a large Pride flag while queueing for the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Pride Parade.
A group of spectators watch the parade unfold along Memorial Boulevard from the parkade of the former Bay building.
A different view of spectators in the former Bay building parkade watching the Pride Parade unfold on the street below them.
A child wearing a Pride necklace waves support for the procession in front of him on Memorial Boulevard.
One of the many revellers makes their way along a crowded Memorial Boulevard.
Few places are as rich and interesting for classic street photography as a parade. The art, expression and spirit of a Pride parade make it even more productive for the ‘flaneur’ approach to photography.
Motorcycles, and a casual-attire Spiderman, are seen at the head of the 2024 Pride parade.
Where it starts each year - people waiting to take part gather in Memorial Park, across from the Manitoba Legislature. This ‘bardo’ state, of in-between or waiting for what comes next, is always one of the most interesting places to look at as a photographer, in my experience.
