I hope my fellow photographers and friends on Instagram take the time to read this. You might remember I had an unfortunate incident with "Drake" April 4th. He and a bodyguard were intimidating and threatening to assault a photographer in a public park and I intervened non-violently and was threatened by Drake. It was briefly in the news but the other photographer and I mutually decided not to do any more interviews. Now, 7 months later, the photo I took that night of the Toronto skyline with the helicopter Drake landed in has been taken down by IG. (Look through my gallery, it's a blank spot now)They did not alert me they did so and have not answered my multiple requests for an explanation through all channels available. It violates no guidelines. All my other photos from the same location are untouched. Since the evening this happened, Drake never acknowledged this incident despite it being prominent in the media for a few weeks. Obviously, he never contacted any parties involved with an apology. From my experience with Drake, I am not surprised that he only feels bold when he thinks no one is looking and has bodyguards (or possibly lawyers) around him, but I am disappointed in Instagram. Censoring my work because a famous egomaniac wanted them to is shameful. So, I am putting the photo back up. I'd be honored if people shared it, the caption or the story in any way they like. Feel free to ask IG why this photo was removed. I assure you there are no nipples. I'd love to see this photo everywhere. I hate when bad guys win. #drake #repost #toronto #416 #yyz #ontario #canada #canon #canon_photos #viewsoftoronto #postcardsfromthe6 #lovetoronto #huffpostcanada #torontostar #igerstoronto #toptorontophoto #thankyoutoronto #toronto_insta #6ixfix #enjoycanada #explorecanada #imagesofcanada #imagesoftoronto #tourcanada #6ixwalks #1pointp #yourtoronto #1loveto #viewfrommycity #streetsoftoronto @thetorontostar @cbcnews @ctvnews @huffpostcanada @globeandmail @globalnews @bttoronto @cp24breakingnews
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