What I do know from talking to the street artists is that the tour operators have no affiliation with the street art scene.
The other thing I have heard from the artists is the tours don't give back to the art community. Personally, if I ran one of those tours I would donate a percentage of those profits to an art organization. Seems only fair. IMHO.
Graffiti Alley changes so often it's like a new experience every time you through. This new mural by Nicolas Alfalfa replaced another mural.
It's now been tagged so it will become another mural soon. And so on and so on. It never ends.
This video that I posted on Instagram of Luvs creating his mural of Drake shows how everything transforms in Graffiti Alley.
Uber5000 recently replaced the mural he did in that same spot in 2018.
This mural by an artist from Germany who goes by Original Quality did this wall while here on vacation.
This particular spot changes a lot. Sometimes daily.
Wedding photography in Graffiti Alley
Wedding photography in Graffiti Alley
That's Timmy Drift;s signature Happy Face
This mural was there for a long time
An oldie Spudbomb when Rob Ford was Mayor
Never found out who did this mural
Formerly known as Luvs
Doorways are popular for graffiti faces
Photographer sits in front of mural
On a fence in Graffiti Alley
Lots of sports tributes in Graffiti Alley
Posing while he creates his art for a photographer