MIRON ZOWNIR: DOWNTOWN MISERY FILM PHOTOGRAPHY combine psychological portraiture with the

combine psychological portraiture with the stark backdrop of panel housing and desolate public spaces

and the idealism of the 1960s seemed long gone

The same things that still count

Through intimate street scenes

Photographer: Alisa Resnik

MIRON ZOWNIR: DOWNTOWN MISERY FILM PHOTOGRAPHY combine psychological portraiture with theIn the spring of 2023, Miron Zownir sets out to document the harsh realities of life in Canadas urban centres. His photographic journey takes him over 7,000 kilometres, from Montreal on the east coast to the western shores of Vancouver, passing through the cities of Lethbridge and Winnipeg along the way. Zownir illuminates social challenges facing Canadas larger cities, revealing the destructive effects of the fentanyl crisis in Vancouver and the deep