Monthly Archives: July 2014

My Friend Jane

Posted on July 25, 2014 | Comments Off

This is dedicated to my dear friend Jane Heller. She was a fellow photographer who was one of the most talented photographers I know. She was also an amazing single mother and was one of the toughest woman I had the honour of calling my friend. I’m not great with words and I couldn’t do her justice at how amazing she was as a human being. May you rest in peace my dear sweet Jane. I will miss you dearly.

Here is some of Jane’s work that she’s known best for. You’ve probably seen it if you live in Montreal:

You can still support her and her daughter by visiting her online Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/janeheller

Here’s an excerpt from a shoot she bailed me out by helping me a few years ago:

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The photo world lost a very talented photographer today as well as one of the kindest souls you’ll ever meet. I will miss you dearly and it was an honour to have been your friend @janeheller #resteasyjane

Posted on July 22, 2014 | Comments Off

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Le Porc du Quebec

Posted on July 11, 2014 | Comments Off

Pork is probably my favourite meat. Yes, I’m a carnivore. Sorry.
Local ad agency, LG2 hired me to photograph some of their pork farmers for Le Porc du Québec’s new website: http://www.leporcduquebec.com/fr/eleveurs

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McGill – Favourite Haunts

Posted on July 9, 2014 | Comments Off

McGill University has two huge campuses and many buildings within them. McGill News Magazine sent me to shoot some students/alumni/staff’s favourite places.

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Acadian Coast – re:Porter

Posted on July 8, 2014 | Comments Off

Porter sent me to New Brunswick for their “Weekender” section. I’ve never experienced the Acadian French accent first hand so it was quite surprising at how different it was to Quebecois.

This weekender follows the Acadian coastal drive that runs along the eastern coast of New Brunswick.
Here’s a link to view the issue: https://s3.amazonaws.com/porterweb/Content/reporter/35.pdf

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Poutine – WSJ

Posted on July 7, 2014 | Comments Off

A few months ago, I got a dream assignment from the Wall Street Journal. What would this assignment be you ask? Traveling to the Andes to photograph the gorgeous mountains? No. Taking a portrait of Bill Murray, one of your all time favorite actors? Nope. Photographing the Montreal Canadiens roster? Nope again. No, it was to photograph our provinces’ most cherished and sometimes ridiculed junk food dish. Poutine.

I traveled over 600kms to photograph our national dish in the province of Quebec. I ate a lot of poutine and loved it. My stomach didn’t feel the same way though…

Here’s the article and photos below. Enjoy! I certainly did.

: Bingo Rive-Sud – Levis, QC

: Fromagerie Victoriaville – Victoriaville, QC

: Depanneur Poutine Hériot – Drummondville, QC

: Depanneur Poutine Hériot – Drummondville, QC

: Le Roy Jucep – Drummondville, QC

: Le Roy Jucep – Drummondville, QC

: Le Roy Jucep – Drummondville, QC

: Chez Ben – Granby, QC

: Chez Ben – Granby, QC

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Lac Megantic – One year later

Posted on July 5, 2014 | Comments Off

I will remember where I was when I heard the tragic news of the Lac Megantic train disaster. One year ago tomorrow, I was in the hospital with my wife and premature twins when I heard of the sad news.

Maclean’s sent me to Lac Megantic to document and replicate iconic images from one year ago. Here are the photos. Maclean’s website has a great interactive slider of the same before and after images below. Check it out here:
http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/photo/photo-essay-revisiting-lac-megantic-one-year-later/

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Detraform – L7

Posted on July 4, 2014 | Comments Off

Here’s a recent shoot I did for my good friends over at Detraform. I’ve shot photos for this telephone in the past (http://willlew.com/index.php?/things/detraform/) but that was for their non functioning prototype. This time around you it was a real working model.

It’s garnered a ton of great press. It’s been featured in Monocle, Fast Company, Apartment Therapy, Co. Design, Design Milk, Moco Loco and many more websites and magazines around the world. Check out their site: www.detraform.com

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Ice wine

Posted on July 3, 2014 | Comments Off

It’s been a while, i know and i’m following up with a shoot from a while back as well. All the way back to last November. We’re in a heat wave so what better way to cool off than to think of winter and ice wine!

Maclean’s sent me to l’Orpailleur, a vineyard to shoot a story about their ice wine. Here’s a link to to the story: http://www.macleans.ca/society/life/they-are-picking-on-quebec/

Video:

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