Six years, one subject
I'm Alicia Fernandes. I shoot the tower. Not exclusively, but close enough that my hard drives could file a restraining order.
I moved to Toronto in 2020 with a wide-angle lens and zero contacts. The tower was the first thing I photographed from my Leslieville balcony — 346 metres of concrete needle catching the last pink of the day. Within a week I had sold that frame to a stock agency. Within a month, I was waking up at 4 a.m. to chase the light from the Islands ferry.
This site is the notebook I kept meaning to write. Where to stand with a camera. What the decks actually feel like when you go up. Why the blue hour disappears so fast in October. How fog turns a $40 ticket into a lesson in patience. The stuff that doesn't fit in an Instagram caption.
What this is — and what it isn't
346 Metres is not official. I don't work for the tower, never have. I sell photographs, not tickets. If you're looking for the real operator, their official site is here. What I can give you is six years of showing up in every weather, with honest notes about what you'll actually see.
Start reading
If you're a photographer, begin with Where To Stand — six ground-level spots I keep coming back to, with lens notes. If you're visiting the tower, Going Up covers the practical stuff: timed tickets, the lift, the glass floor, without any sales pitch. And if you love golden light as much as I do, The Blue Hour is the page I'm proudest of.