Street observation.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

In this project, I photographed various scenes as I explored my town in order to put emphasis on the little things we see everyday without actually looking at. There is a difference between seeing and looking. Observing is a more subjective experience, which involves both visual and thought. It is an artist's role to look at the world and put a little of themselves in it. And while seeing is easy, looking at our world with poetry, inspiration and thought is a more complex process. Pictures from this portfolio are so many views on my life, my art, my thoughts, and ultimately on me. 
Recycling consumerism.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

This photograph is part of a series called "Society". 
Many of the items collected in those bins are being discreetly rerouted into landfills and incinerators. As we deploy armies of robots and drivers to deliver the world to our doorsteps, we avoid facing the reality of the wastelands of packaging that lie under our feet. This serie of photographs taken in major North American cities questions the possibility to shift from a "recycle more" mindset to a "consume less" one.
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The crowd.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

This photograph is part of the Society series.
​​​​​​​This work focuses on some individuals in large gatherings. The picture here was taken on Times square. The crowd is a multitude of anonymous people gathered in one place and one moment, whose strength lasts only an instant and whose particularity is to have no face. Except one, obviously charmed.
Modern Tourism.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)



High Lines.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

This photograph is part of the "Cities shaping us" series.
Following the "Society" series, these urban living architecture photographs question the relation between humans and buildings. Architecture is a vehicle for expressing universal emotions and providing communities with joy, interaction, and inspiration. Today, cities have become so central in our lives that in some extend they also shape our societies. Geometry and architecture of the spaces we inhabit might even affect our behaviours. 
Contours.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

This photograph is also part of the series called "Cities shaping us". 
New York is one example of how buildings affects our mood and society. With urban structures in Manhattan blending into the sky, how can we not notice the unique energy of the city? 
Summer in Old Port, Montréal, 2013.
(Nikon AE-1 film camera with vintage lens, 50mm)

This photograph is from a more photojournalistic series of a city's past and present.  ​​​​​​​
Hugo and Jen.
(Nikon AE-1 film camera with vintage lens, 50mm)

Each couple creates a world, develops a language, gives words a connotation of which only lovers know the secret. This work focuses on the new mental maps, dictionnaries and decors created by two individuals. Here, Hugo and Jen are sitting together.
Untitled.
Women in the street, Rabbat. 
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

Part of the "Women from Morrocco" series.
In Morrocco, streets have always belong to men. In this work, I wanted to portray the face of a new generation of feminists who grew up in a still very traditional and patriarchal society. 
The Walk.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

Part of the "Women from Morrocco" series.
The woods.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

Part of a series called "In keeping with the Witches".
Following the "Women from Morrocco" series, I wanted to explore another theme related to witches. Inspired by Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, this serie of photographs  imagine how Salem's witches environment would look like if the play were to happen in 2019. 
John Proctor's barn.​​​​​​​
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

Part of a series called "In keeping with the Witches".
Following the "Women from Morrocco" series, I wanted to explore another theme related to witches. Inspired by Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, this serie of photographs  imagine how Salem's witches environment would look like if the play were to happen in 2019. 
Princesse Maudite.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)

This series explores nighttime as a period of time that lowers social conventions and reveals subconscious. There is an interesting symbolism about the night. In ancient Greek mythology, Nyx was the goddess of the night, and the daughter of Chaos. Still today, order belongs to the day and chaos to the night. When the sun goes down our shadow gets liberated as artificial lightnings begins to shape all sorts of geometrical figures. 
Exit.
(Fujifilm X-E1 with vintage manual lens)
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