Be in the book.

There are sixteen pages set aside this year for local businesses to be part of the book. Pages close August 15.

A spread of street portraits from a past edition of Seasons of East Van

For nine years, I've photographed this community. The people who live, work, and explore these streets and bring life to the neighbourhood. Every year it becomes a book.

This year, I am reaching out to local businesses to be in it. Not as advertisers, but more importantly, as supporters of this project. Businesses I've enjoyed supporting and recommending over the years, together in one place, amongst some of the most interesting people I've captured this year.

SoEV by the numbers

Book Edition2026 · Ninth
Number of Pages[page count]
Print Run200 copies
Cover Price$35
Instagram Followers29K · 50% local
Avg. Post Reach50K
LaunchEarly December

Nine years of this

The neighbourhood's
own record.

I've been capturing these neighbourhoods for the past nine years, organically growing this project into what it is today. What started off as free zines hidden around the neighbourhood has now become hundreds of copies sold at Slice of Life, Alterior, Gatley, The Drive Skateshop and Antisocial, and direct from my website.

An early Seasons of East Van zine left inside a newspaper box on the street

Then. Left in a news box on the street.

Past editions of Seasons of East Van stacked on a shop counter

Now. On the counter, nine editions deep.

Seasons of East Van on display for sale in a local shop

Slice of Life · Alterior · Gatley · The Drive Skateshop · Antisocial

What this isn't

An ad buy. Two hundred copies will not out-reach a $300 Meta campaign, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

But I have a strong, loyal, and curious following, who look critically at who and why I collaborate with people when I do.

What this is

An opportunity to support Seasons of East Van in a way that shows my Instagram followers, and more importantly, my book readers, that you back this project.

It can also be a keepsake for your business: made properly, on location.

An interior title spread from Seasons of East Van

Your page is designed, printed and bound to the same standard as every other page.

The pages

Sixteen pages.Twelve still open.

Below are the different ways to be included in this year's book. It can be as simple as a logo on the thank you page, or something more exciting: a full page spread, done by me, for everyone to see. I've set aside sixteen pages in this year's book for sponsor pages, something I've never done before, and four are already taken.

01SOLD

02SOLD

03SOLD

04SOLD

05OPEN

06OPEN

07OPEN

08OPEN

09OPEN

10OPEN

11OPEN

12OPEN

13OPEN

14OPEN

15OPEN

16OPEN

SOEV 2026 · Sponsor pages Pages close August 15

What you could see

This is a team photo.

A team photo taken on location for Seasons of East Van: a group standing together in front of an East Van storefront

Shot on location. Yours runs as its own full page in the book.

Five ways in

Pick your page.

Every sponsor gets a place in the book. How much time I spend on you is what changes the price.

Open

Pay what you can

$100+

Your logo on the sponsor thank-you page
Thanked on Instagram at launch
Invitation to launch night

Storefront

16 pages total

$250

I photograph your storefront on location, no staff needed
Runs as its own full page in the book, with your business name on it
High-res file, yours to keep
Everything in Open

Team Photo

16 pages total

$400

One team photo: owners, staff, whoever wants in
Runs as its own full page in the book
High-res file, yours to keep
Everything in Open

Team
+ Post

Recommended

$800

One team photo, on its own full page in the book
High-res file, yours to keep
Plus a dedicated Instagram collab post, your account and mine, to 29,000 locals
Posted in the week you choose
Everything in Open

Full Staff

6 only

$1,200

One team photo, on its own full page in the book
A dedicated Instagram collab post, your account and mine, to 29,000 locals
Plus individual portraits of your staff, up to 12 people, shot the same day
Rolled out later across Instagram, one at a time
All files are yours
Everything in Open

See a sample shoot ↗

Half now to hold the page, half on the day I shoot.
Sponsorship is a deductible marketing expense.

How it runs

From yes to shelf.

NowYou tell me you're in. No money yet, the page is just held.
August 15Deposit due. Unpaid pages go back on the list.
Aug – SeptI come to you and shoot. An hour, tops. You pick the day.
Sept – OctInstagram features go live, one at a time.
NovemberThe book goes to print.
Early DecemberLaunch night. You're on the list.

Yes

Reply and I'llbook the shoot.

One line back with your tier and a couple of days that work, and I'll do the rest.

Email me Call or text

Mike DiPietro · Seasons of East Van seasonsofeastvan.com