Stephen Burnie is a Toronto photographer working in both film and digital media. His chosen subjects include nature, travel and architecture but he specializes in urban abstract photography, presenting the familiar city in unfamiliar ways.  In all his abstract work, the photographer attempts to distill the ordinary world by selectively emphasizing basic elements such as colour, texture, lines and shape to reveal a beauty that is often overlooked.  Styles range from hard-edged geometry to softer impressionism.