This series of images were taken during a two hours' walk on the streets of Vancouver in one day. The photo report documents life of this vibrant city on the west coast of Canada at the time of 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
It shows both Canadians and visitors to the Games as they live, struggle to survive and have fun during the biggest world class event. It's also the time for Vancouver residents to show the World that there's "our time to shine".
The report shows contrasts that anybody can witness during a relaxing walk along Hastings Street in (in)famous Vancouver downtown East Side while enjoying sunny and springlike weather in always balmy Vancouver. Within the area of 10 blocks, some 15, 000 people live. The drug addicts, mentally ill, HIV positive, sex traders and recipients of low income assistance live and interact with each other. Here, a typical ethnic crossection of a typical street of Vancouver is slightly different - the Caucasian and Aboriginal people predominate. Also, some of them, evicted from their subsidized dwellings at the time of the Games, formed their own Olympic Tent Village. Their location is in strong discord with glamour and atmosphere predominating the 2010 Games.
The photo journey ends up at the site where the Olympic cauldron was lit by Canadian sport icon, ice-hockey player Wayne Gretzky at the commencement of the 21 Winter Olympic Games.
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"Go Canada, Go" is the most visible slogan, displayed in many public places. Showing off the red-and-white colours along with wearing the maple leaf in different forms has become a fashion of the city in these days.
Canada wants to own the podium, that's why it has to go, go and GO!
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No Olympics on stolen land.
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The signs of the Olympic Tent Village call for more housing at the time when the overall cost related to the 2010 Games exceedes 6 billion dollars.
A drug addict injects himself in Vancouver's downtown East Side. This image is part of a winning photo essay showing downtown Vancouver during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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On the intersection of East Hastings and Main Street, right by the Royal Bank of Canada, Vancouver.
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A vendor of badges, pins and other Olympic souvenirs.
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Different formations of security/police force providing security for the Games.
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For the time of the Games, some 13,000+ police officers (including plain clothes ones) were employed to provide security for the event. Close to one billion dollar was spent for the Games
security related projects. This figure makes the event of the most expensive security ever spent in history of all Olympic games.
The Olympic cauldron at the Olympic Conference Centre, secured behind the fence.
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Photographing the Olympic cauldron.
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Excitement of the Games, Vancouver and Canada.
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