City in Motion

By: Allan Li, Stephanie Chan, Amy Jia, Evelyn Jiang, Justin Wei, Jessica Xiong, Angela Xu, Bill Yan |


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Here, the moments of calm stand out—an unexpected dimness in a place that’s always lit up.

Daybreak brings with it the familiar commotion of friends and family living their lives.

After sunset, streetlights warm the roads with the yellow glow of excitement.

But whether in light or in darkness, this city is in motion.

The Reckoner’s Photography Board documents downtown Toronto in this photo series.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Allan Li

Allan is a Grade 12 at MGCI. He enjoys taking photos of his friends. Check his photos out on his Instagram at @allan.liphotos. He is so excited to be a part of the Reckoner this year.

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Stephanie Chan

Stephanie Chan is a Grade 11 student and a photographer for the Reckoner. She’s an avid fan of winter runs and can often be found listening to music or taking pictures of her friends. Her talents include being able to name a Taylor Swift song within 10 seconds and sending indecipherable texts.

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Amy Jia

Amy Jia is on the Editorial, Photography, and News boards in The Reckoner. This is her third year on The Reckoner now, but the only part of her that has changed is her height. However, she decided not to recycle her old biography just to spice things up. If you like reading, bubble tea, music, food, or squirrel pictures, then you know you definitely have something in common with her. She’s always happy to make new friends, so don’t be afraid to say hi or strike up a conversation!

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Evelyn Jiang

Evelyn is a photographer and news writer at The Reckoner. Her notable talents include starting assignments at 12 am and sleeping through all of her alarms. Evelyn is also proud to announce that she has traded her bubble tea addiction for a Chipotle obsession. She aspires to one day be 5’3 and achieve a first grade level of fluency in Mandarin.

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Justin Wei

Justin is a Grade 12 student and the photography manager for The Reckoner. He likes to read the news every day (maybe that's why he wrote for Significant Digits the past three years) and needs to touch grass every other day. If you ever see him outside, Justin is probably on his bike or hiking. Check out his photos on Unsplash!

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Jessica Xiong

Jessica Xiong is the Photography Manager for The Reckoner. She is a Grade 12 student who aspires to make the world a better place and to stop procrastinating (but she always leaves that for another day). She enjoys playing the violin, taking photos, listening to music, and playing with her two cats. In the rare opportunity of something called “Free Time,” she can be found madly trying to catch up on TV shows and Webtoons while eating junk food, spamming her friends online, and taking long naps.

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Angela Xu

Angela Xu is a Grade 11 photographer for the Reckoner. As the professional procrastinator that she is, she started writing this the night before it was due. She enjoys many activities including soccer, people-watching, word hunt, and drinking bubble tea, all of which she did while putting off writing this bio.

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Bill Yan

Bill Yan is a member of the Photography, Print, and Life boards at The Reckoner. He is a curious student who loves doing math, playing the piano, taking pictures, designing, writing and exercising. During the quarantine, Bill has been exceptionally bored, has practiced writing sentences with too many commas, and tried to reduce his run-on sentences. He likes taking naps in his spare time as well. Bill is excited to be a member of the Eleventh guard this year.