Nic Hotchkiss

Nic Hotchkiss is a documentary photographer and visual artist based in the GTA. Whether out in nature or on city streets, they marry the stories of people with the places they find themselves in. Their work has been published in The Globe and Mail and University of Toronto Magazine. Nic is a 2026 Local Journalism Fellow, supported by funding from the City of Toronto’s Access Plan for Two-Spirit, Trans & Non-Binary Youth. Nic can be reached via email at nic_hotchkiss@outlook.com.

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Frances Nunziata at a bakery in York South-Weston.

Feature by Jessica Kim with photography by Nic Hotchkiss

In York South-Weston, Old Opponents Face Off for a Third Time

Frances Nunziata, Toronto’s longest serving city councillor, is ready for another term in office. Do her constituents feel the same?

Danforth Village resident Gary Kassbaum looks out from his balcony, his view of the lake now largely obstructed by new buildings.

Analysis by Victoria Hincapie Gomez with photography by Nic Hotchkiss

North of the Tracks: The Election From Main and Danforth

With thousands of new units coming, Danforth Village in the corner of Beaches-East York is a microcosm of a changing city. In today’s sprawling wards, can voters make their local issues heard?

Profile by Emma Paling with photography by Nic Hotchkiss

Toronto’s Most Well-Known Defender of the Unhoused Runs for Council

As a teenager, Diana Chan McNally was briefly homeless. She’s since worked in drop-in centres and become a prominent advocate for unhoused Torontonians. In the race for Parkdale-High Park, she’s going to need to win over homeowners too.