Starlight Dreams Studio

12/09/2025

I had spent an amazing time for this networking event where I got to photograph and meet some amazing people in the Temiskaming Community.

12/09/2025

Here are some photos from the Diwali event I had planned and hosted. We had done a comedy workshop for children, and here are some of the photographs I took for the event.

If you're wondering why I'm posting all these things now, I've just been keeping my photography passion more private and for use for non-profits. I'm just deciding to share these things now that it's been over a year, and I want to show that the passion was still alive and well. Just kept as a hobby.

12/08/2025

Some of these photos might have been seen on the One Light Diversity social media previously, but here are some other photos I've taken throughout the year last year. I spent most of my time volunteering, planning, and hosting multi-cultural events. This was our Lunar New Year event.

12/08/2025

I never got the chance to post, but over the summer, I had the privilege of not only being a co-coach for my own team, with my son on it, but I got the honour to photograph all the teams! This isn't everyone, and all the photos, but it was a fun experience. Thought I'd share it with you all who have been asking me lately if I am still doing photography.

The answer is yes, but more passion projects than client work. The odd time I'll post a mini session, but for now I am keeping photography to explore creative places, volunteer my time for community events and sports, and enjoy the art when I get the time to do so.

I definitely enjoyed this experience, and hope I get time and opportunities to do more things like this!

03/12/2025

02/14/2025

Did a session with an old friend a few months ago. Excited to share a few

02/03/2025

🌍✨ 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! ✨❤️

We have an important update! The special photography event with 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 has been moved to 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵, 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺 – 𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺! Join us to capture precious moments with a 𝟭𝟱-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 $𝟭𝟬 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁 paid via EventBite.

Choose from stunning backdrops like the 𝘛𝘢𝘫 𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭, 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺, 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘰, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘦, 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰, 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳! You’ll receive 5-7 edited photos emailed to you by February 23rd. 𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨!

📍𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Indoor studio at 90 Whitewood Avenue West; go to the back of the building to find One Light location.
Don't wait—book your slot now before times fill up! 💫

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/love-without-borders-tickets-1230587493319?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/16/2024

🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!!🎉 Tomorrow from 12:30 - 4:30 PM, our Multi-Cultural Reading Circle kicks off! 🌍📚 We can't wait to see all the amazing families there! 💖✨

Join us for some yummy snacks 🍿, fun Arts & Crafts with the talented Melanie Bourgeois 🎨, and a playlist filled with beautiful multicultural stories! 📖🎶 We are so grateful to everyone in our community for coming together to celebrate! 🙌💕

A huge THANK YOU to all who donated books! 📚❤️ Your generosity has been incredible, and we're excited to give these to the library ontop of One Light's donations! 📖🏛️

🔔 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁!🙏

See you tomorrow! 🎈

One Light Diversity Centre

07/17/2024

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀! 📚

We're on a mission to create a diverse and inclusive library for our little ones at 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿!🌈 We're seeking children's books from our community that 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮. 🎉

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 🤔 *

Multilingual books in any language * Stories that celebrate different cultures, traditions, and identities * Books that promote acceptance, empathy, and inclusivity * Tales that highlight the importance of family, love, and belonging

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽? 🤝

If you have gently used or new children's books that fit these criteria, we'd love to receive them as donations! Please drop off your books at One Light Diversity Centre. You can also contact Sahara Sawicki or any One Light Diversity Centre member to arrange a pickup or drop-off.

𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼! 📖

If you'd like to loan your books to our event but don't want to part with them permanently, please send us an inquiry for more information. We'll work with you to make it happen! 📨 𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮'𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙮! 💖

https://www.facebook.com/onelight.diversity

06/12/2024

Did a wonderful session for a lovely family. The original plan was the lilacs, but they're officially out of season! Here are some of the photographs we captured together. Summer Merkley