Michael Cooper Photographic

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Actors spend so much time inhabiting other people’s stories, but what interests me is the moment in between — when the p...
03/09/2026

Actors spend so much time inhabiting other people’s stories, but what interests me is the moment in between — when the performance drops and the person is simply present. This was one of those moments with David # actor

I enjoy photographing actors in their own space — away from the stage or set. The performance fades and the person comes...
03/09/2026

I enjoy photographing actors in their own space — away from the stage or set. The performance fades and the person comes through. A quiet portrait of Kyra .kyra, at home. -project

39 years photographing the Canadian Opera Company — and this is where the story sharpens.Inside the dress rehearsal of R...
02/08/2026

39 years photographing the Canadian Opera Company — and this is where the story sharpens.
Inside the dress rehearsal of Rigoletto. A curse is spoken. A father’s love curdles into desperation. Power, betrayal, and vengeance close in as fate tightens its grip. Final breaths, last notes, light carved from shadow—an invited audience watching as tragedy takes its course.

Conductor Johannes Debus 
Director Christopher Alden
Set & Costume Designer Michael Levine 
Revival Lighting Designer Mikael Kangas 
Original Lighting Designer Duane Schuler Chorus master Photos
1 - Sarah Dufresne sarahdufresnesoprano as Gilda and Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto
2 - Zoie Reams as Maddalena and Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto
3 - Nick Murphy as the Usher, Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto and Sarah Dufresne as Gilda
4 - Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto and Sarah Dufresne as Gilda
5 - Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto, Sarah Dufresne as Gilda and members of the chorus.
6 - Chen Peixin as Sparafucile, Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto
With the Canadian Opera Company .costumes

What an honour to photograph Frank Palmer, a true advertising legend, at the “Ch-Ch-Changes” event.Fun full-circle mom...
02/07/2026

What an honour to photograph Frank Palmer, a true advertising legend, at the “Ch-Ch-Changes” event.
Fun full-circle moment: I first photographed Frank years ago when he won the Yahoo Big Idea Chair—during that session, he casually painted a hot dog. Because of course he did.
Decades of ideas, leadership, and influence… and still surprising the room. Exactly why he’s one of a kind. Yahoo ads AD

2 more from Help Portraits it’s amazing to feel the gratitude and see how thankful people are when they get their photo...
01/15/2026

2 more from Help Portraits it’s amazing to feel the gratitude and see how thankful people are when they get their photos. This initiative was started by Jeremy Coward and in Toronto .sinclairphotography and have carried the tradition for years. This gesture has has spread around the world.

Last month I donated my time to take part in a Help-Portrait session — a global movement started by photographer Jeremy ...
01/04/2026

Last month I donated my time to take part in a Help-Portrait session — a global movement started by photographer Jeremy Cowart
in 2008, built on a simple but powerful idea: using photography to give people something they may not often receive — a beautiful portrait of themselves.
No sales. No agenda. Just time, care, and connection.
Grateful to be part of a community that believes photography can do more than document — it can uplift. The first portrait is of Adrianna Blanchard who donated her time as a makeup artist organized by and .sinclairphotography with help from

Looking back at a pretty incredible moment from 2025The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Competition brought the ho...
12/24/2025

Looking back at a pretty incredible moment from 2025
The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Competition brought the house down this year — and a massive congratulations to Nikan Ingabire Kanate, who took First Place and the Audience Choice Prize.
A performance that grabbed everyone’s attention, filled the room, and stayed with you long after the final note. Just pure connection, talent, and presence on stage.
Big bravo to all the artists who stepped into the spotlight, and to the COC for continuing to support and celebrate emerging voices.
Pictured, Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition First Prize and Audience Choice Prize winner Nikan Ingabire Kanate and COC General Director David Ferguson 2025. Conductor Johannes Debus , lighting designer Mikael Kangas . Photo: Michael Cooper

Stepping into White Christmas at the feels like stepping inside a snow globe—glittering costumes, gorgeous harmonies, a...
11/30/2025

Stepping into White Christmas at the feels like stepping inside a snow globe—glittering costumes, gorgeous harmonies, and that unmistakable holiday warmth only live theatre can deliver. ❄️✨
A magical production filled with charm, nostalgia, and world-class talent. If you’re looking to kick off the season with joy, laughter, and a few happy tears.


White Christmas at Shaw Festival

Directed by Kate Hennig
Music direction by Paul Sportelli
Choreographed by Allison Plamondon
Set and costumes designed by Judith Bowden
Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte
Sound designed by Joanna Lynne Staub

Image credits
1-Jeff Irving with the Ensemble performing “Blue Skies”.

2-The Ensemble performing “Let Yourself Go”

3- Ensemble performing “Snow.”

4-Mary Antonini as Judy and Camille Eanga-Selenge as Betty.

Spending time with Kimberley Rampersad is always a gift. A director with vision, a choreographer with soul, an educator ...
11/21/2025

Spending time with Kimberley Rampersad is always a gift. A director with vision, a choreographer with soul, an educator with heart — and a truly exceptional human being. Grateful to capture her in her element. ✨ Do you like this image or the previous post best?

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At home with the incredible — a gifted director, choreographer, educator… and above all, one of the sweetest and smarte...
11/19/2025

At home with the incredible — a gifted director, choreographer, educator… and above all, one of the sweetest and smartest women I know. Honoured to photograph her.

11/01/2025

Halloween 2025 monsters, pricesses, animals and ball players!

“Another Halloween filled with laughter, costumes, and candy-fueled joy. Watching these little ones bring their imaginat...
11/01/2025

“Another Halloween filled with laughter, costumes, and candy-fueled joy. Watching these little ones bring their imagination to life never gets old. 🎃👻 ”

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