A neighbourhood, on repeat
CityPlace, photographed.
Some photographers have a muse; Laura Rossi has a neighbourhood. She has photographed Toronto's CityPlace for years: Canoe Landing's yellow beams against every kind of sky, the Bentway's seasons under the Gardiner, and the public art that keeps the towers honest.
If you live in CityPlace, work on it, or are building it, this is proof the neighbourhood photographs beautifully. Family sessions, brand work and development photography all happen here.
The neighbourhood at play
Movie nights on the grass, yoga mats under the Bentway, families in the gardens: the neighbourhood shows up for itself.
Canoe Landing, every season
The yellow beams are CityPlace's handshake: the first thing you photograph and the thing you keep coming back to, in fresh snow and after dark.
Launch nights
Sales galleries, unveilings and the evenings a neighbourhood's next chapter gets announced.
Neighbourhood frames
Rooftop pools, red steel and the small compositions between the towers.
Good to know
Can other developers commission work like this?
Yes. This archive was built over years of commissions for the neighbourhood's developer, so the images themselves belong to that work. What travels is the approach: seasons, events, art and daily life, photographed on a steady cadence for any project in the GTA.
Does Laura still photograph CityPlace?
Every season. The neighbourhood keeps changing, the archive keeps growing, and standing shoot cadences are available for teams who need fresh imagery quarterly rather than a scramble before every campaign.
Can families book a session at Canoe Landing or the Bentway?
Absolutely, and it's a home-field advantage: Laura knows where the light lands between the towers and when the beams glow gold. Book through the family page or email laura@sp-ce.co for a full session in the neighbourhood.
Shoot here
Family sessions, brand work and development photography, in the neighbourhood Laura knows best.