Mark Fossen

In the summer of 2009, Fossen left his suburban nine-to-five job and moved into the heart of Vancouver's creative district with a clean slate, a guitar, and a non-existent financial plan.

Knowing he had a handful of songs he could play and sing, he took to the streets and began busking to make ends meet.

For the next three years, Fossen would spend his days transforming busy street corners into peaceful listening stations, romantic piers into intimate stages