I had a great conversation with Sensei Michael Marion about his amazing photography and how he can take a building I've walked by 1,000 times and make it look like something brand new from a city I've never been to.

We also dabbled in conversations about karate, mental health, forging a path for a career you love, and why he'd go BACK to Okinawa, Japan for his dream photography trip.

Sensei, as the name and our conversation would imply, also owns a dojo in town called Fighting Griffin Family Karate. As someone who's seen Sensei Mike in action and as someone who knows, anecdotally and through research, how much good the martial arts does for a child's development and self-esteem, I encourage you to check them out — they're in the heart of Guelph!